…is an Afro, Brazilian, Latin, Caribbean Funk and Soul music festival/community.
I checked this out
I’ve been a long fan of Ghislain Poirier, but I’ve just never gotten the chance to see him in person…so I was pretty delighted when they announced a surprise guest DJ I’ve been a long withstanding fan of as well, DJ Rupture 😊
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Dub Connection Sound System and Dub Stuy Records are also affiliated with these guys
Toronto, ON
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It was the graffiti that initially caught my eye. I thought the door was locked but I saw a couple of kids go in so I ended up in the parking lot and the back area.
…is a fortune-telling deck brought to you by Evan Doherty from Toronto, ON
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They were in an exhibit with tarot readers and they were right around the corner asking people, “Hey do you want a bullshit reading?”
Nice.
Note: they weren’t trying to insult the tarot readers or anything. Their cards actually made it to an occult/tarot shop and the community is pretty cool about it.
I also get tarot readings, on occasion.
I just think this is a really creative and clever counter-culture/mockery.
Check out their site here
And their Facebook here
…by Lip Photography (from St. Catharines, Ontario currently based in Toronto, ON)
Here are the finished products:
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Get your Vegan motorbike rubber swag over via Blackline Accessories’ IG here
Their site is under construction but you can access it here
And their Facebook here
I’m a huge Poirier (Montreal, Quebec) and Fwonte (Port-au-Prince, Haiti based in Montreal, Quebec) fan so…
They played some of my favourite tunes
Jokma (Poirier ft. Mr. OK)
Here’s the original track
and they also played Trafik (Fwonte)
Here’s the original track
Loved the setup too.
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Here’s a great talk in Montreal by Poirier, “Play: It’s a Serious Thing”
Check out Poirier’s site here
And his Soundcloud here
Check out Fwonte’s Soundcloud here
And his Bandcamp here
Check out Face-T’s Facebook here
Check out The Round Venue’s site here
…originally from France, based in Toronto, ON.
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I compared his work to Brassaï, as the sensibility is very similar, to which he responded, “Oh cool! Is he on Instagram?”
lols
“No no he’s one of those academic, dead ones from like the 20’s or something.”
Jokes.
I would write more about him but he’s trying to stay anonymous so no dice, folks. Sorry.
And I know his photos look like it was shot on film, but he’s actually using a DSLR.
Check out 6ixsaem’s Instagram here
…is a museum of Islamic art, Iranian art, and Muslim culture.
…also North America’s first Islamic Museum right here in Toronto, ON
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There were pieces from Sicily and Spain though, which got me confused, but then I read on and realized that European cultures had a pretty heavy influence on Middle Eastern & predominant Islamic nations. Duh.
Here’s my personal favorite:
“Said the Prophet, most glorious: Abandoning the world is more righteous than any worship.”
There was a cool part on the second floor too:
“Marvellous Creatures: Animals in Islamic Art”
img courtesy of Aga Khan Museum
Photos weren’t allowed on the second floor, so I don’t have anything for you, unfortunately.
Check out The Aga Khan Museum’s site here
They’re open on Tuesday-Sunday from 10-6. Admission is $20.
On Wednesdays, hours are extended til 8 as admission is free from 4-8.
“Yeah, I was operating a bulldozer back home. I might do the same thing here. I love what I do. I just stand from where you operate it. You sweat so much…
Some people hate it…but I love it.
Back home, I’d just be in my beaters, sweating…like not too much, but just enough body heat to be kind of moist… when the sweat is like dews on your skin.
You feel everything: you feel the warm tropical breeze, the smell of the earth, the wind… on all your senses.
And the ground…it all depends on the day and the kind of job, but my favorite is the kind that’s not sticky, but not like gravel either. It’s brown, but dry enough to separate, not too moist to clump…it’s like…sandy but bigger than sand grains…like…like…
Coffee beans.”
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“I went to audition in Canadian Idol. I slept overnight in the line-up and then I woke up with a sore throat! I was crying! I called my dad. I was like, ‘Dad! They’re going to put me in the bad audition tape!’ I was crying so much…I went back home. I didn’t audition!”
Wait what? What’s bad audition tape? What?
“At the end of the show, they play the worst auditions in the episode! It’s like bloopers!”
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He ultimately got cast a leading role in a theatre in Madrid for almost a decade though he rooted for Hollywood in the beginning.
Morals of the story:
1. Sometimes, as we walk our paths, we are shown a different direction that is better for us.
2. Before we get to our destination, we have to fail many, many, many times… arguably, to prepare us better for where we’re actually headed before we even know, ourselves, where that is.
I don’t really care much about these things but since he’s my friend, I told him he should’ve gone to the audition anyway so I can watch it for my own entertainment… but yeah, no, had I been in his place, I would’ve done the exact same thing.
...is a musician/DJ/producer/promoter from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Here are a couple of my favourites:
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I had a ton of posts on this guy as he is one of my favourite DJ’s/Producer/Musicians. I thought his talk, “PLAY: It’s a serious thing” is really important. A lot of people seem to think that art is all unicorn farts but like he mentioned, someone wanted to do a doc on a day of his life to which he responded, “It’s gonna be fucking boring then” ’cause all he does is sit in front of the computer at home and make music.
I’ve hung out with musicians -> true story. Shows are where they drop it.
Check out his site here
And his Soundcloud here
Gelene 