Events
Women in Percussion Festival at Lula Lounge – October 11 to 15
With Women in Percussion Festival, Lula Music and Arts Centre celebrates women in world and Latin percussion with five days of concerts, workshops and drumming-focused conversations featuring leading local artists and international guests. While highlighting the work of top calibre and boundary-breaking percussionists with roots in Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, India, Brazil, Guinea, and the Anishnaabe Nation, Women in Percussion will explore the challenges faced by women drummers as well as the the role of drumming in various cultural and spiritual traditions.
Inspired by the women musicians who pursue their artistic vision in the male-dominated world of drumming, contributing programmers Olga Dominguez and Mabinty Sylla have guided the curation of the festival which has been made possible by Ontario150, The Government of Ontario, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Heritage. Tamar Dina, director of Music Liberatory will introduce the concerts and workshops.
October 11 Rakkatak + Baobá + Sarah Thawer & Friends
6pm doors, 7pm show
$15 advance / $20 at the door
Presented in association with NAC presents across Canada with Introduction by Tamar Dina of Music Liberatory
October 12 Brenda Navarrete + OKÁN + Aline Morale and Jabu Morales
6pm doors, 7pm show
$15 advance / $20 at the door
October 13 Madelin Espinosa with Iroko and Papiosco y Los Ritmicos
Free before 8pm/$15 at the door
October 14 Shandra Spears Bombay + Mabinty Sylla + Madelin Espinosa
Shandra Spears Bombay
Ceremony, Spirit and Gender: Anishnaabe Nation Percussion
Talk and intimate performance. 11am FREE. Reserve at info@lula.ca
Mabinty Sylla Workshop
West African Drumming and Dance Workshop (Bring a drum or use our buckets.) This workshop will be delivered in French but you can follow it even if you don’t speak French!
1pm FREE Reserve at info@lula.ca
Madelin Espinosa Workshop
Basics of Cuban percussion
3pm FREE Reserve at info@lula.ca
October 15 Sarah Thawer + Aline Morales
Sarah Thawer
Drumming Workshop
1pm FREE Reserve at info@lula.ca
Aline Morales
Aline Morales Brazilian Percussion workshop and closing party
2:30 FREE Reserve at info@lula.ca
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