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Mar 11th, 2009, 08:05 PM
LUMINATO UNVEILS 2009 MUSIC PROGRAM
TORONTO (March 10, 2009) – Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, proudly announces its 2009 music program. Featuring a number of world and Canadian premieres, Luminato honours the art of the guitar and the power of music. Kicking off the 10-day celebration, Canadian icon Randy Bachman rocks out at Yonge-Dundas Square during Luminato First Night. As part of Luminato, New York Guitar Festival founder David Spelman co-curates the largest Guitar Festival in Canada. Luminato’s Guitar Festival features: Three Girls and their Buddy; Goran Bregovic; The Traveling Blues; and The Canadian Songbook: A Tribute to Neil Young’s Live at Massey Hall. Plus, Luminato attempts to break a Guinness World Record in The Great Canadian Tune. Now in its third year, Luminato is an annual celebration of the arts where Toronto’s stages, streets, and public spaces are infused with theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, film, literature, visual arts, and design. Luminato brings a world of creativity to the city for ten days June 5-14, 2009. Tickets for Luminato events go on sale April 16.
= * * YES THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING TOO!
“Luminato’s music program presents a fusion of the best in global music with performances for all tastes and audiences,” says Janice Price, Luminato’s CEO. “From South America to the Balkans to the United States and Canada, Luminato showcases a world of music in Toronto and reminds us of the critical role that music plays in our everyday lives.” “Luminato’s music program travels the globe without ever leaving Toronto,” says Chris
Lorway, Luminato’s Artistic Director. “Our programming team really enjoyed finding the intersection between music and other genres. As a result, we’ve compiled an exciting program that includes theatre, film, and photography – all of which have music as their inspiration.”
Luminato’s Guitar Festival line up:
Luminato’s Guitar Festival is Canada’s largest celebration of the guitar. Co-curated by the New York Guitar Festival’s David Spelman, signature programs and performers transcend genres and pay tribute to the creativity and inspiration drawn from the guitar.
* * what I culled from some of the free highlights on offer:
Luminato First Night
Luminato takes over Yonge-Dundas Square on Opening Night with a free performance by one of music’s most eclectic and prolific performers. Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) kicks things off as Luminato welcomes the Canadian guitar legend for a free outdoor Opening Night concert.
Friday, June 5 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Artist Lounge
Located at the Hard Rock Cafe at Yonge-Dundas Square, Luminato’s Artist Lounge will be the place for the Toronto arts community and general public to gather each evening during the Festival to hear some great music and spontaneous jam sessions. Hosted by NOW Magazine’s 2007 Best Blues Artist Raoul Bhaneja and his band, The Big Time, the Artist Lounge will be a late night watering hole for Festival artists and those in the know.
Friday, June 5 – Friday, June 12 at Hard Rock Cafe
FREE
The Traveling Blues
Luminato’s The Traveling Blues showcases the rich history and compelling sound of Blues music from the dusty streets of Africa to the deep heart of the American South. A soulful and cathartic expression of one’s self, blues’ influence is intimate yet widespread. The Traveling Blues at Toronto’s Metro Square features headliner Taj Mahal along with: Fiona Boyes; Kevin Breit & Harry Manx; Mamadou Diabate; Alpha Yaya Diallo; Alvin Youngblood
Heart; Madagascar Slim/Tri-Continental; and Michael Pickett.
Saturday, June 6 at Metro Square
FREE
The Great Canadian Tune
Luminato attempts to break the Guinness World Record for Largest Guitar Ensemble as Yonge-Dundas Square hosts a jam session with guitarists playing ten of the greatest Canadian tunes. The current record is held by Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany where 1,802 guitarists assembled to perform Deep Purple’s “Smoke On The Water.” In the weeks leading up to the Festival, audiences are asked to log on to luminato.com to place their votes for The Great Canadian Tune. The Great Canadian Tune is presented by OLG.
Saturday, June 6 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Light On Your Feet
Back again after a spectacular launch last year, Light On Your Feet brings dancing to the streets as Yonge-Dundas Square plays host to five evenings of free dance lessons and concerts featuring music to make you move from all over the world. Hosted by Vince Parrell, Light on Your Feet features salsa, produced in association with Salsa Festival Group (June 6), country (June 7), Bollywood, produced in association with Masala! Mehndi! Masti! (June 8), disco (June 9), and big band/swing (June 10). Light On Your Feet is presented by OLG.
Saturday, June 6 – Wednesday, June 10 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
The World of Slide Guitar
Embodying a rich musical history, the slide guitar has been played using metal pipes, batteries, spoons, and even broken bottles. Luminato celebrates The World of Slide Guitar with an all-day concert at Yonge-Dundas Square featuring headliners The Derek Trucks Band along with: Debashish Bhattacharya; Kevin Breit and FolkAlarm; The Campbell Brothers; Jerry Douglas; Sonny Landreth with Cindy Cashdollar; Daniel Lanois featuring
Brian Blade; and Don Rooke. The World of Slide Guitar is presented by OLG.
Sunday, June 7 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Tales of The Uncanny
Richard Oswald’s 1919 silent German film Unheimliche Geschichten, or Tales of The Uncanny, makes its Canadian debut at Yonge-Dundas Square. Berlin artist and electronic musician Robert Lippok performs a live musical score of the gothic film alongside two top Canadian indie bands. Curated by North by Northeast and presented in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Toronto, Tales of The Uncanny is the story of an old bookstore where literary characters such as Death and the Devil come alive to read stories about
themselves.
Thursday, June 11 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Goran Bregovic
One of the Balkans’ iconic composers and musicians, Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra take over Yonge-Dundas Square on June 12. The raucous night of Eastern European music features a Serbian gypsy brass band, string ensemble, all-male tuxedoclad choir, and two Bulgarian sisters singing back up. Born in Yugoslavia, Bregovic fuses dance tunes of a Roma brass band with traditional Eastern European choral music, all with a modern rock ’n’ roll edge.
Friday, June 12 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
National Bank Yorkville Festival – Brazilian Guitar Marathon
Luminato’s National Bank Yorkville Festival – Brazilian Guitar Marathon is a daylong exploration of the guitar’s rich history in Brazil – from Jazz and Samba to Bossa Nova and Chorinho. Village of Yorkville Park hosts a stellar line-up of Brazil’s most distinctive guitar masters, including: Grammy Award®-winners Sérgio and Odair Assad, often hailed as the best classic guitar duo in the world; virtuoso Celso Machado; Badi Assad (sister of Sérgio and Odair); Romero Lubambo; and seven-string sensation Yamandú Costa making his Toronto debut. National Bank Yorkville Festival – Brazilian Guitar Marathon is presented in association with the Bloor-Yonge BIA.
Saturday, June 13 at Village of Yorkville Park
FREE
See, it IS time to get excited about the summer offerings!
ENJOY and you're welcome.
.
TORONTO (March 10, 2009) – Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, proudly announces its 2009 music program. Featuring a number of world and Canadian premieres, Luminato honours the art of the guitar and the power of music. Kicking off the 10-day celebration, Canadian icon Randy Bachman rocks out at Yonge-Dundas Square during Luminato First Night. As part of Luminato, New York Guitar Festival founder David Spelman co-curates the largest Guitar Festival in Canada. Luminato’s Guitar Festival features: Three Girls and their Buddy; Goran Bregovic; The Traveling Blues; and The Canadian Songbook: A Tribute to Neil Young’s Live at Massey Hall. Plus, Luminato attempts to break a Guinness World Record in The Great Canadian Tune. Now in its third year, Luminato is an annual celebration of the arts where Toronto’s stages, streets, and public spaces are infused with theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, film, literature, visual arts, and design. Luminato brings a world of creativity to the city for ten days June 5-14, 2009. Tickets for Luminato events go on sale April 16.
= * * YES THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING TOO!
“Luminato’s music program presents a fusion of the best in global music with performances for all tastes and audiences,” says Janice Price, Luminato’s CEO. “From South America to the Balkans to the United States and Canada, Luminato showcases a world of music in Toronto and reminds us of the critical role that music plays in our everyday lives.” “Luminato’s music program travels the globe without ever leaving Toronto,” says Chris
Lorway, Luminato’s Artistic Director. “Our programming team really enjoyed finding the intersection between music and other genres. As a result, we’ve compiled an exciting program that includes theatre, film, and photography – all of which have music as their inspiration.”
Luminato’s Guitar Festival line up:
Luminato’s Guitar Festival is Canada’s largest celebration of the guitar. Co-curated by the New York Guitar Festival’s David Spelman, signature programs and performers transcend genres and pay tribute to the creativity and inspiration drawn from the guitar.
* * what I culled from some of the free highlights on offer:
Luminato First Night
Luminato takes over Yonge-Dundas Square on Opening Night with a free performance by one of music’s most eclectic and prolific performers. Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) kicks things off as Luminato welcomes the Canadian guitar legend for a free outdoor Opening Night concert.
Friday, June 5 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Artist Lounge
Located at the Hard Rock Cafe at Yonge-Dundas Square, Luminato’s Artist Lounge will be the place for the Toronto arts community and general public to gather each evening during the Festival to hear some great music and spontaneous jam sessions. Hosted by NOW Magazine’s 2007 Best Blues Artist Raoul Bhaneja and his band, The Big Time, the Artist Lounge will be a late night watering hole for Festival artists and those in the know.
Friday, June 5 – Friday, June 12 at Hard Rock Cafe
FREE
The Traveling Blues
Luminato’s The Traveling Blues showcases the rich history and compelling sound of Blues music from the dusty streets of Africa to the deep heart of the American South. A soulful and cathartic expression of one’s self, blues’ influence is intimate yet widespread. The Traveling Blues at Toronto’s Metro Square features headliner Taj Mahal along with: Fiona Boyes; Kevin Breit & Harry Manx; Mamadou Diabate; Alpha Yaya Diallo; Alvin Youngblood
Heart; Madagascar Slim/Tri-Continental; and Michael Pickett.
Saturday, June 6 at Metro Square
FREE
The Great Canadian Tune
Luminato attempts to break the Guinness World Record for Largest Guitar Ensemble as Yonge-Dundas Square hosts a jam session with guitarists playing ten of the greatest Canadian tunes. The current record is held by Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany where 1,802 guitarists assembled to perform Deep Purple’s “Smoke On The Water.” In the weeks leading up to the Festival, audiences are asked to log on to luminato.com to place their votes for The Great Canadian Tune. The Great Canadian Tune is presented by OLG.
Saturday, June 6 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Light On Your Feet
Back again after a spectacular launch last year, Light On Your Feet brings dancing to the streets as Yonge-Dundas Square plays host to five evenings of free dance lessons and concerts featuring music to make you move from all over the world. Hosted by Vince Parrell, Light on Your Feet features salsa, produced in association with Salsa Festival Group (June 6), country (June 7), Bollywood, produced in association with Masala! Mehndi! Masti! (June 8), disco (June 9), and big band/swing (June 10). Light On Your Feet is presented by OLG.
Saturday, June 6 – Wednesday, June 10 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
The World of Slide Guitar
Embodying a rich musical history, the slide guitar has been played using metal pipes, batteries, spoons, and even broken bottles. Luminato celebrates The World of Slide Guitar with an all-day concert at Yonge-Dundas Square featuring headliners The Derek Trucks Band along with: Debashish Bhattacharya; Kevin Breit and FolkAlarm; The Campbell Brothers; Jerry Douglas; Sonny Landreth with Cindy Cashdollar; Daniel Lanois featuring
Brian Blade; and Don Rooke. The World of Slide Guitar is presented by OLG.
Sunday, June 7 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Tales of The Uncanny
Richard Oswald’s 1919 silent German film Unheimliche Geschichten, or Tales of The Uncanny, makes its Canadian debut at Yonge-Dundas Square. Berlin artist and electronic musician Robert Lippok performs a live musical score of the gothic film alongside two top Canadian indie bands. Curated by North by Northeast and presented in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Toronto, Tales of The Uncanny is the story of an old bookstore where literary characters such as Death and the Devil come alive to read stories about
themselves.
Thursday, June 11 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
Goran Bregovic
One of the Balkans’ iconic composers and musicians, Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra take over Yonge-Dundas Square on June 12. The raucous night of Eastern European music features a Serbian gypsy brass band, string ensemble, all-male tuxedoclad choir, and two Bulgarian sisters singing back up. Born in Yugoslavia, Bregovic fuses dance tunes of a Roma brass band with traditional Eastern European choral music, all with a modern rock ’n’ roll edge.
Friday, June 12 at Yonge-Dundas Square
FREE
National Bank Yorkville Festival – Brazilian Guitar Marathon
Luminato’s National Bank Yorkville Festival – Brazilian Guitar Marathon is a daylong exploration of the guitar’s rich history in Brazil – from Jazz and Samba to Bossa Nova and Chorinho. Village of Yorkville Park hosts a stellar line-up of Brazil’s most distinctive guitar masters, including: Grammy Award®-winners Sérgio and Odair Assad, often hailed as the best classic guitar duo in the world; virtuoso Celso Machado; Badi Assad (sister of Sérgio and Odair); Romero Lubambo; and seven-string sensation Yamandú Costa making his Toronto debut. National Bank Yorkville Festival – Brazilian Guitar Marathon is presented in association with the Bloor-Yonge BIA.
Saturday, June 13 at Village of Yorkville Park
FREE
See, it IS time to get excited about the summer offerings!
ENJOY and you're welcome.
.