2009

December 04, 2009

Music

Meres J. Weche

Saidah Baba Talibah: The Phone Demos

To describe Toronto’s own Saidah Baba Talibah as a mesmerizing singer and performer would be an understatement. This multi-faceted artist is actually an accomplished singer, dancer, actress and writer... read more..

November 09, 2009

Theatre

Meres J. Weche

Theatre Review: Yellowman

With Dael Orlandersmith’s Pulitzer-nominated tale, Yellowman, local director Weyni Mengesha adds to an already impressive list of works showcasing the powerful voices of black female playwrights featu... read more..

October 29, 2009

Theatre

Meres J. Weche

d'bi.young: the ultimate storyteller

Award-winning Jamaican-Canadian dub poet, storyteller and actor d'bi young is an overall performing arts phenomenon. She is known for such performances as her outstanding role in the 2005 production o... read more..

Interview with Quebec Soul/R&B Singer Gage

October 26, 2009

Music

AfroToronto Team

Interview with Quebec Soul/R&B Singer Gage

Pierre Gage, of Jamaican and Haitian origins, was born on January 3rd, 1977, in Montreal. In high school, he passed an audition for an amateur version of Starmania, where the acclaimed author of the read more..

October 08, 2009

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

The texture of good hair

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of watching Chris Rock’s Good Hair at the Toronto International Film Festival. The idea for this comedic documentary was borne out of a question posed by Rock’s d read more..

September 18, 2009

Movie Reviews

Meres J. Weche

AfroToronto's TIFF 2009 Picks - Part II

The Toronto International Film Festival ends this weekend. But it's not too late to enjoy the festival if you haven't already done so. There are still two full days of screenings, and the following read more..

September 16, 2009

Movies

Meres J. Weche

A Precious Sapphire

Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square was mesmerized last Saturday (Sept. 12th) with a powerful reading by poet-novelist Sapphire from her book entitled Push. The book was originally published in 1997 and str... read more..

AfroToronto.com’s TIFF 2009 Picks - Part I

September 10, 2009

Movie Reviews

Meres J. Weche

AfroToronto.com’s TIFF 2009 Picks - Part I

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) starts today. This year’s edition has been touted as one of the best line-ups in years. Much fanfare has been made with the announcement that none oth read more..

August 25, 2009

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

DVD Review: Trouble the Water

Oscar-Nominated Documentary about Hurricane Katrina Comes to DVD On August 28, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on New Orleans, Scott and Kimberly Rivers, Roberts made the fateful decisi read more..

August 20, 2009

Books

AfroToronto Team

Book Review: The Bitch Switch

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth made her memorable entrance into the national spotlight as the villain viewers came to either love or hate on The Apprentice during the debut season of the hit NBC-TV re read more..

Quentin Tarantino: The “Inglourious Basterds” Interview

August 18, 2009

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

Quentin Tarantino: The “Inglourious Basterds” Interview

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 27, 1963, to an Italian father and a mother of Irish and Cherokee extraction, Quentin Jerome Tarantino took a most unorthodox approach to showbiz. He dropped out... read more..

August 17, 2009

Community

Adele Ambrose

Selam Youth Festival: Community building at its best!

This summer represented the evolution of the Selam Youth Festival. Growing from a one-day celebration to a three-day affair, the festival started as an initiative by a group of young Ethiopian and E read more..

August 12, 2009

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

The Lil Wayne era

I don’t know when it officially began. There was no ceremony, no bells or whistles, there was no parade and certainly no vote by the masses (but if there was, it was more rigged than Florida’s read more..

August 09, 2009

Theatre

AfroToronto Team

Delicious Picks for Summerworks 2009

This year’s Summerworks Festival gives us a most revealing look at new works by some of the city’s busiest performance personalities, all with something to say and really great lighting to say it un read more..

Exclusive Interview with Historian Dr Clayborne Carson - Part I

June 28, 2009

Community

AfroToronto Team

Exclusive Interview with Historian Dr Clayborne Carson - Part I

Clayborne Carson spent his university years involved in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War protests. He earned his B.A. in 1967, M.A. in 1971 and Ph.D. in 1975 from the University of read more..

June 15, 2009

Arts and Entertainment

Meres J. Weche

Godfrey Takes Toronto

The Toronto Just For Laughs Festival will break down cultural barriers through laughter with The Ethnic Comedy Show. The event will take place at the Winter Garden Theatre on July 17 and 18, 2009. H read more..

June 08, 2009

Lifestyle

AfroToronto Team

Cooking out

Despite what the weather lately may indicate, summertime is almost upon us, and that means short shorts, summer festivals and, of course, weekend Bar-B-Ques. I don't just mean throwing some food on read more..

A Look Back at Obama's Speech to the Muslim World

June 08, 2009

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

A Look Back at Obama's Speech to the Muslim World

Obama made his long-awaited address to the “Muslim World” [last week]. He made a similar address to the Turkish parliament back in April, but this was THE speech that Obama promised to give eve read more..

Raven Dauda Talks About Doubt and Getting Intimate Again

May 21, 2009

Theatre

Meres J. Weche

Raven Dauda Talks About Doubt and Getting Intimate Again

Raven Dauda has been dazzling Toronto’s theatre circuit since the original stage production of Da Kink In My Hair at Theatre Passe Muraille in 2003. The actress, named one of Now Magazine’s top ten th... read more..

Success Behind The Man - Spotlight on Dwayne Morgan

May 05, 2009

Spoken Word

AfroToronto Team

Success Behind The Man - Spotlight on Dwayne Morgan

Dwayne Morgan is no longer lost in translation...at least amongst Francophones. The Spoken word artist is excited about his latest career accomplishment, his first bilingual book, Le Making Of d’... read more..

Wynton Marsalis: Of jazz and spoken word

April 23, 2009

Music

Meres J. Weche

Wynton Marsalis: Of jazz and spoken word

Wynton Marsalis needs little introduction. He is considered one of modern jazz’s most prominent composers and trumpeters. His music is a mix of jazz, swing, and blues, but he is also admired as a gift... read more..

April 21, 2009

Lifestyle

AfroToronto Team

The ten reasons I love rocking my fro…

My natural hair journey has not been without its obstacles, yet I feel empowered whenever I think about all the wonderful things that come along with rocking my fro. read more..

April 15, 2009

Books

Meres J. Weche

Book Review: 40 Dayz of Motion

Few artists on either the local spoken word or hip-hop scene can boast of having the skills to seamlessly navigate both worlds. Toronto-born and bred artist Motion, a.k.a. Wendy Braithwaite, is just s... read more..

April 13, 2009

Theatre

AfroToronto Team

Last Days of Last Days of Judas

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Pontius Pilate, Jesus and a couple of soldiers walk into a fermenting cellar…Sound familiar? Try this. Fifteen phenomenal actors walk into a rehea read more..

CD Review: Cassandra Wilson Revisits Pop

April 08, 2009

Music

Meres J. Weche

CD Review: Cassandra Wilson Revisits Pop

Grammy-winning American jazz musician and vocalist Cassandra Wilson released a new compilation album this week. “Closer To You: The Pop Side” is an entirely cover album that captures some of pop... read more..

The 9th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival - April 15-19, 2009

April 07, 2009

Movies

Meres J. Weche

The 9th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival - April 15-19, 2009

The ReelWorld Film Festival turns 9 in style this year with 47 films from 14 countries. Running from Wednesday, April 15th, to Sunday, April 19th, the festival will feature 6 world premieres, 6 intern... read more..

April 06, 2009

Books

Meres J. Weche

Emmanuel Jal: War Child

The annual Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children will be held from April 18th to 24th. As always, the festival will feature a wide array of engaging films that are sure to appeal ... read more..

April 02, 2009

Travel

AfroToronto Team

Travelling on a budget

With the recession in full swing, it’s hard to cut all the things in your life that are considered “luxuries.” One of the first things to go is the travel income, even though many of us enjoy gettin read more..

Sugar: The bittersweet of baseball politics

March 31, 2009

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

Sugar: The bittersweet of baseball politics

Sports in the US, much like Hollywood, presents itself as a celebration of star power and those who make it while rarely pausing to examine the many more who are discarded, exploited, and very often read more..

Spence Gallery: Exploring the Diasporic Canvas

March 25, 2009

Visual Arts

Meres J. Weche

Spence Gallery: Exploring the Diasporic Canvas

Spence Gallery is a trendy art space located in Mirvish Village. Here, Toronto art lovers can get a taste of contemporary expression from artists of Caribbean, Latin-American, and African backgrounds.... read more..

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