Global Rhythm

with DJs
JOSE MARQUEZ (Tribe, Yoruba Records, Los Angeles)
YOGI (Solid Garage Toronto)

special live performance by:
BATUCADA CARIOCA

Sat April 11th 10pm
Remix – 1305 Dundas St. W. Toronto

$10 Adv Tickets, $15 @ Door

Hosted by Pradeep & Bridgette

Info & tickets :
www.umanota.ca
www.unitedsoul.ca

And now for something a little different, on the house side, with a world of influence and bordering on the the spiritually ecstatic…

JOSE MARQUEZ (Tribe, Yoruba Records, Los Angeles)
https://soundcloud.com/jose-marquez

Los Angeles DJ/Producer Jose Marquez’s musical influence is a result of being brought up on a stable diet of Latin and World Music. Always intrigued by electronic sounds, Jose’s mission has been to fuse his love of world rhythms with the dance floor. Jose indeed succeeded when he burst onto the scene in 2010 with memorable remixes & edits of artists such as Celia Cruz, Nina Simone, Oumou Sangare and many others…

YOGI (Solid Garage Toronto)
https://soundcloud.com/unitedsoul
http://grooveinstitute.podomatic.com/

DJ / Promoter / Producer YOGI is the purveyor behind Solid Garage and a crucible behind the scenes of the house music world’s underground warehouse sounds.
His journey started as a member of the highly respected DJ collective: Groove Institute. Their mission: to educate and entertain the people with the MUSIC that they loved. Over the years, YOGI has shared the stage with some of the industry’s finest like Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Louie Vega, Osunlade, Colonel Abrams, Jellybean Benitez, Robert Owens, Byron Stingily, Adeva, Blaze, Jazzanova, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Tortured Soul, Black Motion … On any given night, Yogi’s dj set showcases his love for global rhythms and Solid Garage music!

BATUCADA CARIOCA

Batucada Carioca is the rawest form of samba bateria that you will ever see outside of Brazil. Batucada means drumming group and carioca means from Rio de Janeiro, and Batucada Carioca is the real deal. Led by the venerable Maninho Costa, born in Ilha do Governador in Rio’s Zona Norte and nephew of the great samba school master Odilon Costa, he is recognized as one of the most bad-ass players anywhere in the world. He brings the real samba flavour to our Global Rhythm party.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Batucada-Carioca/131794183509341?fref=ts

Join us for a totally liminal night of springtime goodness.

For more info, booths and birthday packages call 4168322205

i15 -YEAR FiFTEEN OF iDRUM

Celebrating the movement that brought percussion, musicianship, dj culture & dance together…

free b4 11pm with rsvp – $15 b4 12am – $20 after

RSVP to: [email protected]

Remix Lounge – 1305 Dundas St. West (West of Dovercourt Rd.)

Percussion:
Davidson (dCONCEPT)
Vince (WBI Music)
Allen (Rhythm Quest)
Alfons
Barry
Sabah
Mark (Bongo & B)
Peter Bongo & B)
Tej (Guru Bros)
Santosh (Guru Bros)
Andre
Chico
Andy (Pan)
Daniel

Other Musicians:
Paul (Vocals/Sax)
Geoff (Sax)

DJs:
Gene (Shines Records)
Corey Dawkins (Shonuff)
Yogi (Groove Institute)
Vinny Gruvhunter
Ron
Cullen (Guerrilla Science)
Earl (Dj LaZe)

Dance:
Iman (Kama)
Collette
Shahi
Kevin
Tarik (D4C)
Erin (Kharizma Entertainment)

Host:
Pradeep

Media Support:
United Soul

Performances:
1. Warehouse – The Early Days
2. Swing – Jazz House
3. Nu Age
4. Finale 15 – Island/Afro

Starts at 8 PM sharpish,

Live bands, DJs  with special low priced drinks and food. Check our Shisha bar! ……..it’s  just all about fun and having a good time!

No Cover        8pm – 3am

presents another instalment of our FUTURE SOUL series featuring a very special line up of Canadian talent that have been creating waves worldwide for some time now. Having released quality material on some of the best imprints out there we are super excited to have them all together under one roof.

TAZZ (MTL)
Underground Quality, Tsuba, New Kanada, Sistrum
https://soundcloud.com/tazz

BASIC SOUL UNIT (TO)
Lab.Our, Mule, Ostgut Ton, New Kanada.
https://soundcloud.com/basic-soul-unit

NITIN (TO)
No. 19 Music, MFR
https://soundcloud.com/djnitin

RINCON (TO)
Hypnotic Mindscapes, bday set!

Hosted by Hypnotic Mindscapes, Remix Lounge, Samantha McMeekin.

Visual installation by Nu Spaces

Advance tickets available on Resident Advisor

Make your Valentines Day different and special come celebrate with us!

Tickets $20 available at Brasil Remittance 1458 Dundas Street West

416.588.0749 or 416.727.7642

The Carnival is celebrated in Brazil every year, 46 days before the Easter festival. Carnival is derived from the word carnelevare, wich literally translates to “removal of meat”. The roots of the festival are believed to be in the tradition of Roman Catholics when they abstained from meat and alcohol on certain days as a method to drive away bad things from their life.

The Carnival in Brazil as we know it today is believed to have originated during the European dominated era. Back then, followers of the Roman Catholic Church would indulge in last day of dance, fun, alcohol and sex just before the start of Lent, which is a period of abstinence from alcohol and other sins. Back then, people would exchange clothes and indulge in wild dancing, and it also sometimes coincided with exchange of slaves.

Carnivals are celebrated in many countries but the one in Brazil is most famous. Different cities of Brazil have their own way of celebrating this week long festival of revelry and fun. However, the most famous carnival is that of Rio De Janeiro. Thousands of people throng the Sambodromo stadium in the city. Often wearing masks and colorful costumes, they dance to the beats of drums and music, Samba being the most prevalent form of dancing here.

A major parade with beautifully dressed samba dancers atop a decorated moving vehicle goes through the stadium as hundreds of people keep joining the parade as the parade makes its way.

Another city which is famous for its Carnival in Brazil is Salvador de Bahia. The original capital in Brazil, carnival is celebrated a little differently here. Street carnival is celebrated in this city rather than having a stadium as a venue for the parade. Thousands of people throng the streets from early dawn and dance their way through the city till late evenings. Carnival in Salvador also lasts a little longer than in Rio.

DJs Chico Umengan & Joe Navaro

We are BIG FUN PRODUCTIONS, a Toronto based event planning & promotions group founded by DJ’s Chico U & Joe Navarro.
Kongo, Club Z & Bedrock when they , Rpm, Phoenix,Guvernment, and Roxy Blu)
Our sole mission is to bring you back… to the way we used to do it.

Our motto, “Reconnecting people through music and dance” best describes what our events bring to the table. As we always say…it’s all about the vibe baby!

Mitch Winthrop
Began his career as a disco and funk DJ in Toronto in 1979, and began to develop what was to become a huge following by the mid 80’s. Additionally, he has hosted and/or programmed over six different house music mix shows on various radio stations, spanning the last ten years. This wealth of experience includes stints on Energy 108 (Canada’s biggest dance station), Buffalo, New York’s WBLK, as well as the original “Keys To House” (a nationally syndicated program in the U.S.), and the first ever house music show on Canadian radio (The “Rhythm Method” on CHRY in Toronto). A proven live performer, Mitch has spun memorable sets in New York City and in Germany, and has also amassed a portfolio of many residencies in significant Toronto clubs. His audiences there have come to expect a solid repertoire of hard New York Tribal House and pumping garage, mixed elegantly to his very high standards. Mitch’s credentials as a studio artist are also impressive. He has remixed tracks for ‘Lil Louis and The People Movers, among others; he has collaborated with The Stickmen; and he has also been featured as producer or remixer on releases for Hi-Bias, SPG, Quality and Container Records, Germany. Mitch’s most recent release, “Still Groovin'” (Aquarius) is still tearing up floors everywhere.

Albert Assoon
An icon to Toronto’s music scene from the Twilight Zone of the early 80’s, Fresh Nightclub at 132 Queesns Quay that later became (RPM & Guv) and also the Saturday resident DJ of the living room on Adelaide Street. Albert have been rooted in Toronto’s history inspiring many local DJs.
Albert has noticed the soul missing in todays scene, the underground feel and so it’s his mission to take you back to when it started.
Don’t miss out on this special monemts in music from each of these talented DJs that lived it and still today throw down like it was yesterday.

Admission $10.00

Reasons To Be Cheerful Part !
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; you were not around at the time so you may not have had the experience of how it sounded and evolved to what it is today, and for those of you who understands and appreciate House Music today, and for those of you who want to be inspired by some of what’s coming up tomorrow.

The Real Deal, these three awesome home grown Toronto DJs, have been around since the inception of House Music, are DjS who kepted the dance floors filled.
DJs Curtis Smith – Out of D’Ordinary, Groove on Down and Dibgate Records.

DJ Mitch Winthrop – Began his career as a disco and funk DJ in Toronto in 1979, and began to develop what was to become a huge following by the mid 80’s. Additionally, he has hosted and/or programmed over six different house music mix shows on various radio stations, spanning the last ten years.

DJ Dave Campbell
Some DJs “break” records in Toronto, meaning they play it in Toronto before it gets played anywhere else. Dave Campbell has broken genres in Toronto. A veritable music encyclopedia, he’s performed all across Canada as well as in the US, Europe, China and the Phillipines.

Dave has that special knack for getting a crowd grooving to his beat, so it’s no surprise that he’s shared the stage with legends like DJ Jazzy Jeff and Jam Master Jay, or opened performances for megastars like Usher and Kanye West at ACC

$5 b 4 11pm $10 After