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Casa Canadiense
Casa Canadiense (“Canada House”) is a community-based popular education centre located in a working-class neighbourhood of Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in 1992 by a group of Canadian activists, and it continues to be sustained by a volunteer group of activists centered in Toronto.
Casa Canadiense receives no government funding; we are dependent on the donations from our supporters, and from our fundraising projects here in Canada.
Groovy Mondays
Groovy Mondays is an open stage and concert series that started in August 2001. Since then, hundreds of musicians from around the world have performed on our stage. In 2003, Groovy Mondays released the first compilation CD called "Groovy Mondays Live at Holy Joe's" available for purchase at MapleMusic. The CD artwork, music and production was donated and all money raised from CD sales go to ArtsCan Circle.
In October 2005, Groovy Mondays changed venues, from Holy Joe's to the NOW Lounge and introduced a new workshop series to complement the open stage series. In partnership with Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, a limited backline of a full-size Roland keyboard, with weighted keys and an Epiphone acoustic, plug-in guitar is now provided.
Look for new weekly advertisements and listings in Toronto's independent weekly NOW Magazine.
Small World Music
Mission statement:
To promote world music activity in Toronto by presenting artists of the highest calibre, while developing audiences through community outreach.
To increase opportunities for local performers at various stages of career development by presenting their work alongside recognized international artists.
To enhance the interchange of community-based activities with the broader cultural sector by collaborating with members of diverse cultural groups.
Sonic Deli Records
An indie record label and full music production house located in the High Park neighbourhood of Toronto.
Toronto Blues Society
The Toronto Blues Society was formed in 1985, by Derek Andrews, David Barnard and John Valenteyn. The objective of the Toronto Blues Society is to ensure that blues music, an indigenous North American art form, is guaranteed a continued presence in Toronto. They work to create a climate in which the opportunities for live performances, radio airplay and national touring, that can make a career in music viable, are being made available to blues musicians.
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