The third annual Uma Nota Festival of Tropical Expressions is four days of music, arts and culture from across the Americas. The live music and DJ lineup, with acts from New York City, the U.K. and Brazil, as well as the best of the local scene, represents the city’s most tangible manifestation of the Pan American experience. This year’s festival embraces global innovators and still celebrates the city’s kaleidoscope of tropical groove.
Check the programming for the festival below. Click on images for information on the individual days and the Pan American Bridges workshop series!
The Festival Launch Party. Thursday, October 17
We kick off our third annual festival at the venue where it all began — the Gladstone Hotel ballroom — with two of the Toronto live acts doing the most interesting work in the Brazilian music scene and possibly the most creative person we know holding it down on the decks. Gladstone Hotel (ballroom), 1214 Queen St. W. Doors 9 p.m. $10.
World Soul Party. Friday, October 18. Co-presented by World Famous Music.
Representing the northern part of the Americas, we delve into a night of wailing northern soul and hard-hitting bluesy funk. The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W. Doors 9 p.m. Advance tickets $23/more at the door.
Bridges Tropical Mashup: Live, Analog and Digital. Saturday, October 19. Co-presented by Dos Mundos Arts & Media
Two rooms of great music from the realms of funk to excite and groove the dancing soul. The Great Hall, 1097 Queen St. W. Doors 9 p.m. Advance tickets $12 / $15 at the door until 11 p.m. / $20 after
Community Cultural Fair. Sunday, October 20. Co-presented by Dos Mundos Arts & Media, Koffler Centre of the Arts and Lula Music & Arts Centre
Our Sunday all day fair involves an afternoon feijoada, lots of family fun workshops and shows. Good food, drink, and laughs, all set to music and dance. Fun for the whole family.
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. Doors 2 p.m. until midnight $5 suggested minimum donation / $10 cover after 7 p.m. Advance tickets are for the later part of the evening.
The Pan American Bridges Workshop Series
As part of the festival this year, we have teamed up with Dos Mundos Arts & Media to present an expanded slate of community arts workshops. By involving and reaching more communities in Brazilian, South American and North American expressions, Dos Mundos and Uma Nota allow people to discover arts and culture in a way that is interactive, participatory and fun. Check out the complete listings
For more info and tickets visit: http://umanota.ca/
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