Lulaworld 2013 – Presented by Lula Music and Arts Centre May 10 to 31: 16 Concerts! 5 CD Releases! More than 120 artists representing more than a dozen countries. Each May, the annual LULAWORLD festival...
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Conversation with Amanda Martínez
As part of the Royal Conservatory 2012-2013 Season, World Music Series, World Music, Pop, Royal Conservatory Presents: Amanda Martínez with Special Guest Javier Limón at Koerner Hall Amanda Martinez collaborates with multiple Grammy Award-winning Spanish...
Glenda Del E – Q-Ban Mixology (Self-Produced – 2010)
If Glenda del E succeeds in doing what she has set out to do with Q-Ban Mixology, she will be one of the few Cuban artists, who include the majestic Gloria Estefan, to meld disparate musical idioms with traditional Cuban ones in a popular metaphor. There is no name for this kind of music. The word “popular” has become so tainted because there is a good deal of over-produced music is thrust upon the listener and aficionado that real talent often passes [...]
Hilario Durán celebrates 35 years of musical career at the Royal
Pianists abound in the Island of Cuba. Excellent pianists indeed, but only a selected group meet the high standards of virtuosity. Hilario Luis Durán Torres, better known as Hilario Durán belongs to that group. His nickname "Con Tumbao" fits him perfectly well. His percussive attack is killer. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1953, Durán never dreamed he would become a Canadian citizen one day, even less that he would make Toronto his permanent residence [...]