EVENTS
Our World Festival of Music (3 events)
Saturday June 9th, 2007.
Kitchener City Hall Civic Square - Starting at 7pm.
Free Event
OUR WORLD FESTIVAL OF MUSIC returns for a second exciting year with free performances at Kitchener City Hall Civic Square, starting at 7pm. This year OUR WORLD is proud to present 3 of the finest exponents of world music working in Canada today.
HILARIO DURAN & PERSPECTIVA
JUNO Award winning Cuban pianist Hilario Duran performs with his Havana based ensemble Perspectiva. In his homeland Hilario developed a reputation as a Latin jazz performer of the first order before joining forces with Jane Bunnett on her JUNO Award winning Spirits of Havana and eventually moved to Canada. Following his 2005 JUNO Award for New Danzon, Hilario was a nominee again in 2006 for Encuentro en La Habana, recorded in Cuba with Perspectiva. The Encuentro cd is full of spontaneity and the joy of the re-union, a collaboration which will renewed at the OUR WORLD festival.
ADAM SOLOMON & TIKISA
Born in Mombasa, Kenya, Adam was a co-founder of Canada's great pan-African band, the Afronubians. Adam is also a member of Canada’s celebrated, JUNO Award winning African Guitar Summit. Adam's style of guitar playing fuses the Mississippi delta blues style of BB King and Muddy Waters while highlighting the African blues style. With his band Tikisa, Adam creates a unique sound that combines his blues influences with traditional and modern coastal East African rhythms. A sound that is full of energy and a delight to hear outdoors at OUR WORLD.
DAVID BUCHBINDER QUARTET
4 time JUNO Award nominee, David Buchbinder is a trumpeter, composer and cultural inventor. He has been involved in the creation and presentation of world music and jazz since 1987, through the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band and his creation of ASHKENAZ: A Festival of New Yiddish Culture. He is involved in cross-cultural experimentation, exploring the intersection of the musical cultures of Jews, Arabs and others, with the Arab/Jewish/Jazz fusion ensemble Medina. All of these rich musical influences will be heard when David performs at OUR WORLD.
The Artistic Director of OUR WORLD FESTIVAL OF MUSICis Lawrence McNaught. 519-742-7306 ~ rpi@gto.net
Multicultural Film Club
June 11th – 15th
The Multicultural Film Club hopes to screen at least five international films in outdoor locations around downtown Kitchener from June 11th - 15th. The screenings begin with short films created by youths and others from the local community. The interpretation of identity in the Canadian context is key to this film series.
Tapestry Citizenship Court
June 13th. 12:30 p.m.
The celebration of community and place is important to us in a global culture that is often transient. Tapestry illustrates that cultural perspectives are championed, and that through maintaining vital traditions we can establish our own roots into the community.
Once again we invite you to share in this identification and celebration of place through Tapestry 2007: Join new Canadians as they take the oath of citizenship, a proud moment for all of us to be able to appreciate our common values:
Equality—We respect everyone’s rights. Everyone has the right to speak out and express ideas that others might disagree with.
Respect for cultural differences—We try to understand and appreciate the cultures, customs and traditions of all Canadians, whether they were born in Canada or came here from another country.
Freedom—As Canadians, we enjoy basic freedoms, such as freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of peaceful assembly.
Peace—We are proud of our non-violent society and our international role as peacekeepers.
Law and order—We respect democratic decision making and the “rule of law.” We promote due process so that the courts and the police treat everyone fairly and reasonably.
- Department of Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Pinteresque by MT Space
June 14-23 The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St. Kitchener
Show Times:
Thurs. - Sat. / 8:00 pm Performances | Sunday, Jun. 17th / 2:00 pm Sunday Matinees
Tickets:
Adults | $18 in advance / $20 at the door | Students & Seniors $15
For Tickets call 1-800-265-8977 or @ Order
Online. Group Bookings available by e-mail.
Motivated by Harold Pinter’s 2005 Nobel Prize lecture, Art, Truth and Politics, this collective creation explores issues of war, death, injustice, mass media and power.
The four cast members of Pinteresque have built mutual relationships with community members who came to Canada as war refugees. The show is the result of an eight-week creation workshop based on actors’ notes, journals, and reflections around these relationships. Using movement, dance, storytelling, ritual, live testimony, video projection and original music, this production portrays the hardships of a family’s journey seeking refuge after escaping a war torn country. The show raises questions around the politics of power with emphasis on the US conduct in the war against terror. Questions around Iraq war, AbouGraib Prison and the manipulation of media are also explored through physical movement.
This production is a dynamic multidisciplinary movement-based performance that endeavours to transform the audience from mere spectator to responsible witness.
Filmmaker Terrance Odette, and composer Nick Storring are also contributing to the piece through its video and soundscapes.
Neruda productions presents: A Café Cabaret
FRIDAY, JUNE 15TH Victoria Park (The big Tent)
Doors open at 7PM, show starts at 7:30PM
Tickets: $15 advance / $20 door ~ Earthwinds Waterloo (42 King
St S.) & Kitchener(238 King St. W) Eco coffee at (your Kitchener Farmers
Market)For more information or to reserve tickets, call 519-502-9677 ~ www.nerudaproductions.com
AMANDA MARTINEZ - Fabulous Voice - Sensational Band
Remember the name Amanda Martinez because we're going to hear a lot
more from this very talented Canadian Latina artist. She captures the raw
emotion and passion of Latin music that is well beyond her years, making the
rest of us sit up and listen.
Claudia Garcia de la Huerta, Host Big City Small World, CBC Radio
Amanda’s debut album, SOLA, captures the heart and draws you into the moment with her sensuous, soulful voice, accompanied by soothing guitar and spellbinding violin under a gentle pulse of percussion. The collection of original and traditional songs has beautiful lyrics sung in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Having been immersed in the melodies of Latin jazz giants, Amanda’s own stylized mixes of bossa-infused Afro-Cuban rhythms, Mexican folk and jazz leave Latin music lovers enthralled and blissfully mesmerized.
MARCELO PUENTE
Singer, song-writer, poet, architect, teacher. Born in Chile, came to Canada
in 1974 following the Coup d’etat, where he continued his life as a
musician and song-writer. Member of SOCAN (Society of Composers and Authors
and Music publishers of Canada). Former member and director of the groups:
Lallantú (75-77) ,Compañeros (77-82, formed by Greeks and Chileans
musicians) and later Andén Sur(91-93).
His music, lyrics and rhythms are the result of the years being in South America and Canada, sharing with other cultures and sounds, but still the roots of his folk music. Some of his songs have been translated into English, French and Greek and kept in the “Canadian Archive of Immigrant Songs” and performed by many singers and groups. He has composed music for plays, documentaries and films and has seven recordings. Recently he recorded “Mares y Barrios”; and “Vida” with Canadian singer Heather Chetwynd. He has tour through Canada, United States and Chile, and performed in Mexico, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. For many years Marcelo Puente has been working as well with Heather as a duo and with Grupo Taller, playing in Toronto in different places and for different reasons.
Marcelo Puente has shared stage with musicians such us Toño Suzarte (Chile), Daniel Viglietti (Uruguay), Alfredo Zitarrosa (Uruguay), Holly Near (USA) ,Christos Leontis (Greece), Nancy White (Canada), David Campbell (Guina- Canada), Kenti (Peru), Gabino Palomares (Mexico), Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy (Nicaragua), Huara (chile), Cristina González (Chile), and others.
NANO VALVERDE and grupo Ayekan composer, guitar, quena
Nano Valverde was born in Chile and came to Canada in 1974. He balances
a strong background in Andean folk music with classical music studies at the
Royal Conservatory and York University Much of his work is grounded in political
action: music for the Jaguar Project, or dancer choreographer Alejandro
Roncería, soundscape for the interdisciplinary work Rivers of Blood
Flows On, sound for the theatre piece Veins of Copper and the
music for the documentary War is not a Game. Nano composed music
for Deepti Gupta’s dance piece Quanta and performed in its
premiere at The National Arts Centre, then toured New York and Banff Centre
for the Arts with this piece. He composed the score for the film Johnny
Greyeyes screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Tobacco Ties
dance piece for World Indigenous Dance Festival. The multimedia presentation
"Reading Galeano"and “Reading Galeano: on Argentina”
inspired by texts of Uruguayan writer-historian Eduardo Galeano performed
at the Salvador Allende Festival for Peace, Alucinarte Festival, and Bach
in the Barn.
National Aboriginal Day Children’s Gathering
June 21st.
Anishnabeg Outreach Centre presents the second annual community children’s gathering to celebrate National Aboriginal Day on Victoria Park island on Thursday, June 21, from 4-7 p.m. Nharo!, a local organization with connections to the aboriginal peoples of southern Africa, will also participate in this showcase of entertainment, activities and understanding through intercultural awareness. Children of all nations are invited to join for dance, storytelling, crafts, drumming and special guests. More information by phoning 1-519-763-5292.
Silk Road Festival - Free Admission!
June 22nd
The fifth annual Silk Road Festival brings a tantalizing experience of food, merchandise, and world class entertainment to Kitchener’s East End on Friday, June 22nd starting at 6 :30 p.m.!
Experience a world of performance...
Eastside Melodies Ensemble - 8 p.m.
Musicians Gursev Singh, Sukhsaihaj Kaur, Japnaam Kaur and Priyanka Sinha perform selections from the great tradition of Indian classical music with the stringed Taoos and Tanpura, as well as the harmonium and tabla drums. The sweet vibrations of traditional Indian instrumental and vocal music will captivate your spirit!
Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble – 9 p.m 
Audiences are enthralled with its mesmerizing and heart-pounding sounds of the Japanese drum (taiko) and Japanese flutes. Rooted in the traditions of Japan, Kiyoshi Nagata rejuvenates this ancient art form by producing innovative and exciting music and creates a new voice for the taiko.
At the Bazaar...
Visit the Silk Road Bazaar for merchandise from across Asia and the Middle East. See demonstrations of ancient arts or look for the whimsical and altogether modern influences. This year’s event will continue to celebrate the connection between culture and business along the Silk Road.
Latitudes Storytelling Festival
June 23rd & 24th.
"Amid the music, sights and smells of the 40 th KW Multicultural Festival in Victoria Park will be the creative haven of Latitudes Storytelling Festival . Held on June 23 and 24, 2007, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Multicultural Festival in Victoria Park, Kitchener, Latitudes is a free festival that welcomes stories from around the world, told in many different forms, centred on the theme, "Stories: Food for the Soul."
We are also pleased to unveil a community project celebrating the 10 th anniversary of the Iron Horse Trail , stories and images collected along the trail and retold through an audio-visual presentation. We hope you can join us. Festival times are 12:30 to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday. For further details: www.latitudesfestival.com or contact Lori-Ann Livingston, executive director, at latitudes@canada.com or 519-584-1758."
40th Annual KW Multicultural Festival
June 23rd & 24th.
After 40 years, the KW Multicultural Festival has brought the world to our doorstep, by hosting about 60,000 people over a two-day weekend. As the jewel in the Tapestry crown, the festival kicks off the summer with more than 25 performances on the main stage, more than 15 international food vendors, and about 40 craft vendors and local artisans. Hosted by the K-W Multicultural Centre and its member groups, the festival runs from noon to 9:30 p.m. on June 23, and noon to 8 p.m. on June 24 at Victoria Park’s Clock Tower Common. Admission is free. For more information, contact 519-578-7570 or 519-745-2531, or www.kwmc.on.ca.
Our World Festival free noon hour concerts
June 12th Kitchener City hall
June 14th. Speakers Corner
June 19th Kitchcner City Hall
June 21st Speakers Corner.
