MIDF 2012 PERFORMERS
Main Stage Saturday June 9th
1:00 pm Northern China's Waist Drum and Dance
1:30 pm TBA
2:00 pm SamulNori Canada (Korea Traditional)
2:30 pm Hanulim Drum Circle (Korean)
3:00 pm Joy Lapps Trio (Pan)
3:30 pm Cuban Percussion Ensemble
4:00 pm Bass’ment Sound Crew
4:30 pm Michel Dequeved
5:00 pm Muhtadi & the World Drummers (West African)
5:30 pm Beyond Sound Empijah
6:00 pm Baque de Bamba led by Aline Morales (Afro Brazilian)
6:30 pm Hummingbird Tassa Group (Trinidad)
7:00 pm Joaquin Hidalgo (Cuban Rhumba Workshop)
7:30 pm Umurisho (Burundi Drummers)
Main Stage Sunday June 10th
10:00 am Amara Kante (Hand Drum Workshop)
12:00 Blue Raven
12:30 pm Parkview Public School
1:00 pm Gahu Ensemble - J.R. Wilcox Public School
1:30 pm Northern China's Waist Drum and Dance
2:00 pm Alexander Muir Public School
2:30 pm Mexicree (Aztec)
3:00 pm Isshin Diako (Japan Traditional)
3:30 Dhol Circle (African, Brazilian and Indian)
4:00 pm Samba Squad (Brazilian rhythms)
4:30 pm Toronto All Stars ()
5:00 pm Muhtadi & the World Drummers (West African)
5:30 pm Hummingbird Tassa Group (Trinidad)
6:00 pm Baro Dununba (Traditional West African and Diasporic rhythms)
6:30 Maracatu Mar Aberto (Afro Brazilian)
7:00 pm Iyá Iré (Cuba)
Archie Alleyne Stage Saturday June 9th
3:00 pm Archie Alleyne Evolution of Jazz Ensemble (Jazz)
3:30 pm Njacko Backo & Toumkak Drummers (Cameroon Contemporary African)
4:00 pm Alpha Rhythm Roots Students (Guinea, West Africa)
4:30 pm FND Drummers (African)
5:00 pm CU (Casineros Unidos) Productions Dance Lessons, Exhibition & Workshop (Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton)
6:00 pm Norman Marshall Villeneuve (Jazz)
Archie Alleyne Stage Sunday June 10th
1:00 pm CU (Casineros Unidos) Productions Dance Lessons, Exhibition & Workshop (Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton)
2:00 pm Samba Elégua (Brazil)
3:00 pm Archie Alleyne Evolution of Jazz Ensemble (Jazz)
4:00 pm FND Drummers (African)
Roaming
Northern Legs Southern Fists (Kung Fu, Dragon and Lion Dance Team)
Workshops
Free Hand Drum Workshop with Master Drummer Amara Kante, Sunday June 10th at Woodbine Park Main
The Muhtadi International Drumming Festival (MIDF) celebrates the drum, its universality as an art form, and its presence in all cultures around the world. MIDF is the only annual festival in North America celebrating the drum. It is a free festival that is gaining additional recognition year after year. The event promises to be a 2 day family-friendly celebration full of multicultural performances and passionate, artistic people.
Adding to the experience, MIDF hosts a wide variety of vendors with an array of cultural garbs, jewelry, and ethnic foods. It is a festival where all cultures come together, drumming and dancing to one beat!
Muhtadi International Drumming Festival presents el ¡Tambor! Includes a Children’s Play Area, ethnic cuisine, exotic arts and crafts, workshop programs and for the adults in the crowd a strategically placed refreshment area.
In previous years, the festival has taken place outdoors at Queen’s Park North, featuring over 30 drumming groups that display the diverse cultural traditions and drumming styles from various countries. This year the festival moves east to Woodbine Park, right across the street from Ashbridges Bay.
Woodbine Park is a part of the larger Beaches area in Toronto; a community known for its vibrancy, natural surroundings and great outdoor sound stage – a perfect location for this year’s MIDF because it mirrors the festival’s characteristics.
The park is situated at the corner of Northern Dancer Boulevard and Lake Shore Boulevard East (Northern Dancer is between Coxwell and Woodbine Avenues). It is known to play host to various other summer festivals including the Beaches International Jazz Festival and the Beach BBQ and Brew Fest. Muhtadi International Drumming, the not-for-profit organization behind MIDF is excited to bring live music and dance to the versatile Woodbine Park because it’s well suited for their growing and energetic festival.
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