Toronto Urban Music Festival 2009

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January 20 — February 1, 2010

Wednesday, January 20 – Monday, January 25
Urban Music Week Visual Arts
Toronto City Hall Rotunda (7:30 – 9:30 p.m.)

Noted visual artists and photographers will be featured in this special exhibition.

Admission: Free!

Friday, January 22 – Saturday, January 23
Film Screenings
National Film Board Cinema, 150 John St. @ Richmond St. W.
(Friday: 6:00 – 11:00 p.m., Saturday: 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.)

This exciting urban film series was launched in 2003 in association with the National Film Board of Canada at the John Spotton Cinema (a.k.a. National Film Board Cinema). A series of films and a Master Class by a noted director proved very successful. The screenings include: 2 Turntables and a Microphone – The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay, The Hip Hop Project, RiP: A Remix Manifesto, Rise Up: Stories from Jamaica’s Music Underground, and Still Bill (an intimate portrait of soul legend, Bill Withers. Includes classic hits “Ain’t No Sunshine”, “Lean on Me”, “Lovely Day” and “Just the Two of Us”). Three films will be screened each day.

Admission: $6 per screening, $10 one-day pass, $20 two-day pass available at the door.

Monday, January 25
R&B/Soul Showcase featuring Eric Roberson
The Mod Club, 722 College St @ Shaw St.

This showcase will feature Grammy nominated Eric Roberson and hot new soul/r&b artists who are creating an underground buzz in the music scene. Just added are A.K.A. Subliminal and Prita Chhabra.

Admission: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Available at Play De Record, Rotate This, Soundscapes, and Ransom.

Tuesday, January 26
Black Lotus Media in association with Urban Music Week
Acoustic Soul Tuesdays (open mic)
Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst St. (8:00 p.m.)

Hosted by Hajile Kalaike and featuring Poet Dwayne Morgan and A.K.A. Subliminal, Accoustic Soul celebrates five years of some of the City’s freshest talent on stage along with a hot five-piece band.

Admission: $10 at the door.

Wednesday, January 27

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25

REMG Entertainment and TUMF Urban Music Week present:
The Return…Doom featuring Mos Def
with special guests D-Sisive and Mix Tape Massacre
Kool Haus, 132 Queen’s Quay East
(All Ages, 8:00 p.m. doors, 9:00 p.m. show.)

Tickets: $39.50 (plus any additional fees) in advance and available at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Soundscapes, Play De Record and Ransom.

This event is presented in association with TUMF’s Urban Music Week.

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