11 Jun
From the Muhtadi Festival June 10 press release:
June 13th & 14th, Woodbine Park where entry is FREE.
Toronto (Canada) – June 10, 2015 – The 16th Annual Muhtadi International Drumming Festival will start off the Summer Festival Season at Woodbine Park, Toronto, ON Canada on June 13th and 14th, 2015. Welcome to the Festival where all cultures come together, drumming and dancing to one beat! Here is the lineup for 2015!
Main Stage Saturday June 13th
10:00 Amara Kante (Ivory Coast) Hand Drum Workshop
12:00 Muhtadi & the World Drummers (West African) Opening Ceremony
12:30 Emery Adult School Drummers
13:00 Northern Legs Southern Fists (Kung Fu, Dragon and Lion Dance Team)
13:30 Orkestra Gatigo
14:00 Tabla House
14:30 FND (West African)
15:00 Isshin Daiko (Japan Traditional)
15:30 Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo featuring Dyalis Machado Migeles
16:00 Baque de Bamba led by Aline Morales (Afro Brazilian)
16:30 Dhol Circle
17:00 Muhtadi & the World Drummers (West African)
17:30 Hummingbird Tassa Group (Trinidad)
18:00 Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra (T.A.S.S.O)
18:30 Mike Ieradi (Protest The Hero)
19:00 Beyond Sound Empijah
19:30 T-Dot Batú
20:00 Maracatu Mar Aberto (Afro Brazilian)
20:30 Sirens of Shanti
MIDF 2015 Features Mike Ieradi (Protest The Hero) Main Stage Saturday June 13 6:30 pm
Main Stage Sunday June 8th
10:00 Amara Kante (Ivory Coast) Hand Drum Workshop
12:00 Muhtadi & the World Drummers (West African) Opening Ceremony
12:30 Parkview Public School
13:00 Orkestra Gatigo
13:30 Richmond Hill United Church Drummers
14:00 Jerima Harvey
14:30 Baro Dununba (Traditional West African and Diasporic rhythms)
15:00 CADRE Drum Ensemble (Rudimental)
15:30 Northern China Waist Drummers
16:00 Samba Squad
16:30 Muhtadi & the World Drummers (West African)
17:00 Amara Kante (Ivory Coast)
18:00 Grand Bateria Express
Drum Village Clinics Saturday June 13th
Located in the North West corner of Woodbine Park,, the Drum Village features Drum Clinics in the main tent (12-6 pm each day) with clinicians including Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo (Cajones), Everton White and Everton White (The Single Paradiddle). The clinics range from Hand Drums to Drum Kits and are accessible too all ages.
12:00 Joel Jacobs (Junction Beats)
13:00 Njacko Backo (African Voyages Africains)
14:00 Steafán Hannigan (Bodhráns for Modhrans! Celtic)
15:00 Everton White (The Single Paradiddle)
16:00 Daniel Gomez (Drum Kit) Timing Speed
17:00 Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo (Cajones)
Drum Village Clinics Sunday June 14th
12:00 Joel Jacobs (Junction Beats)
13:00 David Lawrence (Tuning)
14:00 Daniel Gomez (Drum Kit) Timing Speed
15:00 Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo (Rumbero)
16:00 Nigel Maynard The Anatomy of the DrumSet
17:00 Steafán Hannigan (Bodhráns for Modhrans! Celtic)
Roaming
Northern Legs Southern Fists (Kung Fu, Dragon and Lion Dance Team)
Muhtadi International Drumming is an arts and culture not-for-profit organization that hosts the annual free event held in Toronto in June. The festival celebrates the drum, its universality as an art form, and its presence in all cultures around the world.
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