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Hope you've been in training for the summer music season, because this weekend will be a big test, with three big festivals: Luminato (on until June 14), Muhtadi International Drumming Festival plus the Art of Jazz. Too much great stuff to list here. And mostly free too! 

New event page:

The website now has a new, occasional page with some more information and video about a few shows and performers that may not be as widely known as they should be. See www.to-music.ca/events2note.htm.

Posted there now are notes about Grupo Vocal Desandann, Buddy Milller (playing with Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin Friday at Massey Hall), and three of the performers at Sunday's free Slide Guitar Luminato concert: Sonny Landreth, the Campbell Brothers and Debashish Bhattacharya. Also noted is Anacona: a 16-piece, all women's orchestra from Cuba, founded in 1932, and playing Canada for the first time this weekend at the Art of Jazz. (And joined on Saturday by local Cuban All-Stars and Jane Bunnett).

 

Upcoming reminders:

• Tonight: Amadou & Mariam, plus the launch of the Muhtahdi International Drumming Festival.
• Friday: Gladstone World continues with "Eritrean Soul" from krar player Dawit Siyum; reggae with Willi Williams at the Lula.
• Over the next 10 days: A Bamboo reunion at the Lula, Richie Havens, Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra (two Luminato shows), Brazliian Guitar Marathon (also a free Luminato event).
• Watch for Njacko Backo's CD release, the African Film and Music Festival (June 19-21), African Guitar Summit (June 30).
• Desandann, whom I've noted several times are releasing their first CD in 10 years on Friday, June 12 at Ellington's on St. Clair.
• Performers are now posted for Afrofest (July 11-12), Harbourfront weekends (partial listings)

All up at www.to-music.ca/events.htm