Friendly’s Summer in the City
Look out, look out! Here comes a union of community and easy living on a May-time summer night … Summer in the City takes us back to an old-style Canadian historical tavern with a nefarious reputation (and nefarious hygiene standards): the Silver Dollar Room. Be ready for heavy rhythms and cartoon-like characters who are into fun and...
Paint the Halls! (at Women’s College Hospital)
Undeniably, Women’s College Hospital has brought so much life into the city of Toronto. In 99 years (until 2010) over 150, 000 babies were born there. Even my colleague Jonathan and I, as well as all of our respective siblings, were born at Women’s College Hospital. My mom still has a silly smile on...
Brasil vs Brazil! The ‘s’ vs ‘z’ Debate
There is a polemical issue in the halls of production at Uma Nota Culture. Is it Brasil with an “s” or Brazil with a “z”? Essentially, in the English language, Brazil is normally and properly spelt with a “z” and in Portuguese it is spelled with an “s.” Our resident editor and word form stickler Jonathan Rothman...
Uma Nota: Hot Spring edition April 26, 2013
Yes yes yes … Springtime is upon us, and to welcome the season we draw from the wellsprings of three musical sources: Dub style reggae, Afrobeat and Brazilian popular music. Our featured guests are Aline Morales, Asiko Afrobeat Ensemble and K-Zar Dubwise; General Eclectic anchors the DJ lineup. We bring a rejuvenating Brazilian-style party to...
Brazilian Shorts @ AluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival
AluCine Latin Film & Media Arts Festival is beyond just what its title suggests. Although its origins are in experimental short films, these days it is a lot more. They present short and often experimental films from around the world and also showcase artistic performances and talks about culture. Best of all, this year AluCine has invited...
The Samba Squad. They Love Drums.
If you are a lover of rhythmic, drum-based music, it is impossible to ignore Samba Squad. In multi-cultural, multi-rhythmic Toronto, a city with a great number of street bands, batucadas, maracatus, percussion groups et al., the Samba Squad, after arriving on the scene in 1999, is the city’s biggest and most well-known. While they use...
