Category: premiere
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Toronto’s 2024 Spice Food & Wine Festival on May 11set to smash cultural barriers
— First-ever outdoor ethnic food and wine fest will ‘change the diversity narrative forever’ — Toronto, ON. Canada’s first-ever outdoor ethnic food and wine festival, Spring into Spice is returning to Toronto by popular demand. On Saturday May 11th from 12 noon – 10 PM, festival attendees will flock to Fort York national historic site to experience an unusual collision of diverse wines and far-flung food. Caribbean, African, Indian, Thai and Latin American cuisines will all be paired with a diverse range of wines, instead of the tradition…
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Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival,Toronto-Thu, Apr 25th- Sun, May 5, 2024
By Sally Warburton The 11 day Canadian documentary film festival is an annual celebration for documentary film fans and those who love to learn and be entertained. The HD festival included Opening Night Screening of documentary LUTHER: Never Too Much This year’s festival was held at 3 cinemas – The Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema…
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YINTAH wins 2024 Hot Docs Audience Award! DOXA festival screenings Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday this week + Sheffield DocFest in June
YINTAHA Documentary Film on the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s Fight for Sovereignty by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell & Michael Toledano Winner of the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary at Hot Docs Festival 2024 DOXA Film FestivalTuesday, May 7 – 8PM (PDT) @ VIFF Centre – Vancity TheatreThursday, May 9 – 3PM (PDT) @ SFU – Djavad Mowafaghian CinemaSaturday, May 11 – 3PM…
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Flavia Abadía Transcends Boundaries with Fusion of English, French, and Spanish In “MALA”
“MALA” YouTube and Spotify Website Flavia Abadía, the singer and songwriter based in Toronto, Canada, seamlessly incorporates English, French, and Spanish into her evolving music. Born in France to Colombian and French-Canadian heritage, Flavia effortlessly blends an array of musical genres, including Latin, Moombahton, Hip Hop, House, Vogue, and other global elements. Flavia Abadía’s debut album, “Crossover,” hit…
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KANSAS-Another Fork in the Road – 50th Anniversary Tour@Massey Hall-Sat.,May 4th,2024
By Wayne Baggs &YYZ Photography The concert at Massey Hall was titled-Another Fork In The Road-50th Anniversary Tour. Formed in Topeka, Kansas, United States in 1970. The band is best known for their international hit singles “Carry On Wayward Son” “Point Of No Return” and “Dust in the Wind”, All the hits and plenty more…
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Hot Docs-“It’s A Wrap For 2024!”
Hot Docs wrapped up its exhilarating 11-day Festival last night, capturing audiences with a diverse lineup of 168 films hailing from 64 countries. The Festival featured 274 live screenings on seven screens at three venues across Toronto, with 248 live filmmaker Q&As, and five extended discussions with filmmakers and special guests as part of the Big Ideas Series,…
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Americana Rocker Matthew Holtby’s New EP is an Absolute Sonic Departure
“Goodbye Song” YouTube and Spotify Website Oshawa, ON-born, Warkworth, ON-based Matthew Holtby has been slowly adding to his collection of singles, one song at a time for the past two years. Working with Peterborough, ON Producer Michael Phillips, the pair have been digging out the sounds Holtby creates on his acoustic guitar with the help of his bandmates, best…
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Mestre Sérgio Xocolate’s XOCÔ Unveils Historic Musical Odyssey With New “Guerrra” Video
“Guerrra” YouTube and Spotify Website XOCÔ (Lulaworld Records) represents Mestre Sérgio Xocolate’s visionary venture, blending AfroIndigenous Brazilian rhythms with elements of rock, psychedelic music, and various modern influences.Hailing from the Northern region of Brazil, Sérgio brings forth a vibrant fusion of traditional nativerhythms intertwined with folklore, capoeira, and poetry. In his music, Sérgio’s lyrics hold a profound power,…
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Hot Docs Awards $75,000 to Canadian and International Filmmakers
Hot Docs is proud to announce the winning documentaries from this year’s official competition, along with recognizing outstanding Canadian and international filmmakers through additional awards. These awards were revealed at the Hot Docs 2024 Awards Presentation, held at the Centre for Social Innovation – Annex and hosted by arts journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends,…
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Country Blues Guitarist GLEN FOSTER Releases “White Funeral” From ‘Unnatural Tendencies’ Album
“White Funeral” YouTube Website After four decades in the music business, Glen Foster has earned the right to break any rule he wants. And this happy iconoclast shows no signs of compromise on “White Funeral,” a whimsically morbid country-blues number that appears on his latest album, the trend-bucking Unnatural Tendencies. Like a winking eulogy to a vanishing…
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Nigerian-Born via Italy now Toronto Singer-Songwriter Sonia Aimy To Launch New Album Light-Imole at Toronto’s El Mocambo on June 14th
El Mocambo 464 Spadina Ave, Toronto June 14th 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm Ticket price: General Admission $30; VIP $40. Tickets Available Here Website Istituto Italiano di Cultura is thrilled to present Sonia Aimy’s album launch party for at the El Mocambo on June 14. The album is a fusion of storytelling inspired by Sonia’s birthplace, Nigeria, and…
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Tim “Ripper” Owens Takes Michael J. Miller Band’s Hard-Rock Hedonism One Step Further With “Live It Up”
“Live It Up” YouTube and Spotify Website The hard-rock juggernaut known as MJM has more than enough party favors in their stash to throw one heck of a blowout. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t going to fling open their doors in welcome when a true legend shows up wanting to join in. Just cock an ear toward…
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Beyoncé Features Snippet of Roy Hamilton’s “Don’t Let Go” on Cowboy Carter – And There’s A Toronto Connection To THAT
Rich, melodic and booming, Georgia-born Roy Hamilton’s voice was instantly recognizable and that’s why it eventually attracted the attention of Elvis Presley, who was influenced by his gospel style and catchy riffs. Hamilton’s legacy is carried on by his son Roy Hamilton Jr. and grandson Roy Hamilton III, who both live in Toronto. “It was…
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Artists Against Homelessness Presented with Community Service Award in Toronto For “The Forgotten Homeless” Song
“The Forgotten Homeless” YouTube and Spotify Richard Todd, singer/songwriter/guitarist for Toronto band Redpath Traffic, accepted a Community Service Award in the Arts & Culture Leaders category for spearheading his ensemble project, Artists Against Homelessness. The award was presented by Chris Glover, MPP, Spadina Fort-York, at his annual Community Recognition Ceremony. “This award acknowledges the work we’re doing to…
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TNA Impact Wrestler And Scrounge-Rock Queen GOLDY LOCKS Finds Her Purpose In “Just Say Yes” Single
“Just Say Yes” YouTube and Spotify Website When you need a pep talk in how to get the most out of life, you always want to turn to a woman who grows food out of her own poop. Okay, hear us out. Yes, it’s true that Goldy Locks, lead singer and mastermind of Nashville’s house-shaking Goldy lockS Band…
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Turkish-British R&B artist Onur Sevigen Captures The Push-Pull of Two Cultures and Ambivalent Love in Sensual Single “My Way”
“My Way” YouTube and Spotify Instagram and TikTok Having a foot in two cultures can sometimes feel like being torn between two lovers, and never getting any satisfaction. Turkish-British alternative artist Onur Sevigen tackles this conundrum in his sensual, suspenseful, and cinematic new single “My Way” – available now. Fusing R&B, hip hop, and a falsetto rivaling Prince, “My Way”…
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The Muffins’ Martha Johnson Sets The Pace For World Parkinson’s Month With ‘Slow Emotion’
“Slow Emotion” YouTube and All-In-One Streaming Link The Making Of “Slow Emotion” – YouTube Parkinson’s Canada Website UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute Website They say music can be the best therapy but leave it to community-minded Canadian legend Martha Johnson to make her music a form of group therapy. Her new single, “Slow Emotion,” is a fortifying hit of emotional oxygen for those living with Parkinson’s Disease. That’s…
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Three Chords And The Sleuth: Murdoch Mysteries Soundtrack Album Is A Real Whosungit
“The Making Of…” – YouTube The first-ever musical episode of the CBC’s Murdoch Mysteries was a hit with just about everybody. The fans loved it. Bill Brioux of Brioux.tv called actor Thomas Craig’s big number, “Bloody Hell,” “bloody marvelous.” And on March 25, the night before the episode aired, JUNO Awards host Nelly Furtado even gave this melodic milestone,…
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Afropop Singer ADEOLUWA Rediscovers Love With New Single “Jeje” From New ‘For The Fourth’ EP
“Jeje” YouTube and Spotify Website Finding new love after experiencing heartbreak can be both thrilling and exciting. No one knows this more than Oyo, Ibadan, Nigeria-born, Montreal-based Afropop singer ADEOLUWA. Following the heartbreak displayed on his previous EP “Kings of Detours”, ADEOLUWA returns with his julibant new EP “For The Fourth” and the single “Jeje”. Steady drums, soothing…
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Classic Rock Legends Honeymoon Suite Keep Their Promises On New Studio Release “Alive”
“Alive” YouTube and Spotify Website and Webstore They’ve been racking up the sales and accolades since 1983, HONEYMOON SUITE has moved over 1 million records worldwide and won the JUNO Award for Group of the Year in 1986. The band has many songs placed in major motion pictures and TV over the years such as the hugely successful Miami Vice…
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