AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION OF WOMEN AND SONG:
SECOND ANNUAL GLOBAL DIVAS GALA CONCERT
Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana with guests
WEDNESDAY MARCH 24, 2004 KOOL HAUS, 132 QUEENS QUAY EAST, 7:30PM DOORS
St. Stephen's Community House is proud to announce a talented and diverse
line-up of accomplished Canadian female world artists for the second
annual Global Divas concert.
Headlining this musical event is Grammy nominated and Juno award-winning
Cuban jazz flautist and saxophonist, Jane Bunnett and The Spirits of
Havana.
http://[
http://www.janebunnett.com ]www.janebunnett.com Jane will
be joined at the Kool Haus by a global line-up of musicians, including:
Catarina Cardeal: this Portuguese fado songstress returns this year. She
is currently recording an original project with Mike Siracusa and Dominic
Mancuso.
Caridad Cruz: an Afro-Cuban son princess born and educated in Havana,
Caridad spent three years studying music at the Escuela Superación Tecnico
Profesional Ignacio Cervantes. She has been singing professionally ever
since. [
http://www.caridadcruz.com ]http://www.caridadcruz.com
Monica Friere: this soulful Brazilian samba singer has performed all over
the world and has topped World Beat Music charts. She currently lives in
Montreal and is recording her new CD with Caetano Veloso's and Gilberto
Gil's percussion players. [
http://www.cam.org/~marezia/
]http://www.cam.org/~marezia/
Emeline Michel: the Queen of Haitian Song has been performing on stages
throughout the Caribbean, Europe, North & South America, and Africa for
the past 15 years in French and Haitian Creole.
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http://www.emelinemichel.homestead.com/Home.html
]http://www.emelinemichel.homestead.com/Home.html
Suba Sankaran: this immensely talented South Asian jazz fusionist began
her musical career at a young age studying South Indian vocal music and
percussion under her father Trichy Sankaran, a master drummer. She studied
jazz at York University where she currently directs choirs.
http://[
http://www.autorickshaw.com ]www.autorickshaw.com
Oumou Soumare: this Gazelle of the Mali desert currently lives in Moncton,
New Brunswick but studied at the Bamako National Institute of Arts in Mali
where Habib Koite studied and taught music classes.
St. Stephen's Community House and CBC Radio present this event hosted by
Garvia Bailey of CBC Radio One's Global Village. CBC Radio will be there
to record this special event for local and national broadcast on upcoming
editions of CBC Radio One 99.1's Metro Morning, Here and Now (Victoria Day
Weekend), Bandwidth and Global Village and CBC Radio Two 94.1's In
Performance (Mar. 26). Proceeds from the evening will support vital
community programs at St. Stephen's Community House, which helps more than
28,000 people each year.
The Global Divas concert begins at 8:00 p.m. with doors opening at 7:30
p.m. Concert admission tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling
Ticketmaster at 416.870.8000 or online at [
http://www.ticketmaster.ca
]http://www.ticketmaster.ca. Concert tickets can also be purchased by
visiting Soundscapes located at 572 College St. & Toronto Women's
Bookstore located at 73 Harbord St.
Patrons can meet the Divas at a Gala Reception beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Included in this special portion of the evening is a delectable array of
international cuisine from some of Toronto's finest restaurants, such as
Caju (922 Queen St. W.), and the Global Marketplace silent auction. Gala
tickets cost $100 ($50 tax receipt) and tables of 10 can be purchased for
$1,000 ($500 tax receipt) and can be ordered by calling 416.925.2103 ext.
238.
St. Stephen's Community House has been creating opportunities and
strengthening communities in Kensington Market and surrounding
neighbourhoods for over 40 years by providing vital programs for
low-income families, at-risk youth, the homeless, isolated seniors, people
at-risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, the unemployed and newcomers to Canada.
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