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October 11, 2013
Third Annual Uma Nota Festival of Tropical Expressions
OCTOBER 17-20 IN TORONTO
WHAT -- Uma Nota Culture announces the third annual Uma Nota Festival of Tropical Expressions,
taking place October 17 to 20, 2013. Uma Nota is a unique event series focusing on Afro-Brazilian, Latin,
Caribbean, Funk and Soul music provided by both live acts and DJs.
Comprising four days of music, arts and culture from across the Americas, this is Uma Nota’s biggest
festival to date. 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.
In few other places in Toronto does one find music and culture from the Americas so diversely and
colourfully mixed. This year’s festival embraces global innovators and still celebrates the city’s
kaleidoscope of tropical groove.
Festival schedule at a glance:
DAY 1 - Thursday, October 17
Festival Launch Party
Gladstone Hotel (ballroom), 1214 Queen St. W.
Os Tropies, Gord Sheard Brazilian Jazz Quintet and DJ Firecracker
Doors 9 p.m.
$10 at the door
More info: http://umanota.ca/events/festival-launch-thursday-october-17-2013/
DAY 2 - Friday, October 18
World Soul Party
The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W.
Alice Russell (U.K.), Phil Motion and the Easy Lo-Fi, Marques Toliver and DJ General Eclectic
Doors 9 p.m.
Advance tickets $23 online
Co-presented by World Famous Music
More info: http://umanota.ca/events/world-soul-party-friday-october-18-2013/
DAY 3 - Saturday, October 19
Bridges Tropical Mashup: Live, Analog & Digital
The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W.
In the hall:
Live: Bloco Bracatum, Los Hijos de Tuta
DJs: Uproot Andy (NYC), Geko Jones (NYC)
Opening act: Lido Pimienta
In the record room: Jason Palma (Footprints), Humble Mike and MC Bookshelf (Record Collective),
Guv’nor General (Pressure Drop)
Doors 9 p.m.
$12 advance tickets online / $15 at the door before 11 p.m. / $20 after 11 p.m.
Co-presented by Dos Mundos Arts and Media
Record room co-presented by Footprints
More info: http://umanota.ca/events/bridges-tropical-mashup-live-analog-digital-october-19-2103/
*JUST ADDED*
Artist and designer Angela Vargas (Ecuador/Toronto) has been commissioned to create custom
decor & visual environment for the Bridges Tropical Mashup: Live, Analog & Digital, on Saturday,
October 19 at The Great Hall. At last year's festival, she created a design of exploding Rubik's cubes; this
year, she will create a parallel universe for the event.
DAY 4 - Sunday, October 20
Community Cultural Fair
Lula Lounge,1585 Dundas St. W.
Live music: Tio Chorinho, Rick Udler, Heavyweights Brass Band and Forrallstar (forró) + DJ Mogpaws
(Simmer Down)
Plus workshops, cultural talks, dance, food and drink (Brazilian feijoada) and family-friendly activities
2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Pay What You Can ($5 suggested minimum donation/$10 after 7 p.m.)
Co-presented by Dos Mundos Arts and Media, Koffler Centre of the Arts and Lula Music and Arts Centre
More info & program schedule: http://umanota.ca/community-cultural-fair-sunday-october-20-2013/
*JUST ADDED*
*Multimedia presentation from A Flower in the Mouth: The Beauty and Burden of Carnaval in
Pernambuco, Brazil (NYC-based photographer Jason Gardner)
*Singer Flávia Nascimento of Quebec City group Forrossanova. The group played a string of successful
shows in Toronto this past August; she brings back a number of crowd-pleasing songs from the forró
masters.
Ticket Info
Tickets are available on the Uma Nota website. Festival passes are $40. Visit http://umanota.ca.
Workshops
Uma Nota announces an expanded slate of community arts workshops. The Pan American Bridges
workshop series is presented by partnering organization Dos Mundos Arts and Media, with the support of
the Toronto Arts Council, as part of the Uma Nota Festival.
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 from the Americas, in
a way that is interactive, participatory and fun.
Full workshop program and details:
http://umanota.ca/pan-american-bridges-workshop-series/
Workshops are Pay What You Can or free
N.B. Schedule also attached as an image
Workshop schedule added to updated program below
For more information, please contact:
Jonathan Rothman, Media and Communications, Uma Nota and Uma Nota Festival
416-886-5786
jonathan@umanota.ca
http://umanota.ca http://umanota.ca
Alex Bordokas, Programming and Production, Uma Nota and Uma Nota Festival
647-293-2266
abordokas@gmail.com
ABOUT UMA NOTA CULTURE AND THE UMA NOTA FESTIVAL
Uma Nota is a reference point for world citizens and lovers of music and culture. It is a unique
event series focusing on Afro-Brazilian, Latin, Caribbean, Funk and Soul music provided by both live acts
and DJs. From June 2007 until the first annual Uma Nota Festival in November 2011, the events took
place every two months in the Gladstone Hotel ballroom. With the expansion to a three-day festival, Uma
Nota Culture and its productions moved from a bi-monthly music showcase and party at the Gladstone
Hotel to a roving series of events.
Visit the website: http://umanota.ca.