M.I.D.F http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com Feel the rhythm! Feel the vibe! Come see what the Muhtadi Drum Fest is all about! Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:41:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 MUHTADI INTERNATIONAL DRUMMING FESTIVAL http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/05/23/muhtadi-international-drumming-festival-celebrating-women-in-rhythm-june-2010-2/ http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/05/23/muhtadi-international-drumming-festival-celebrating-women-in-rhythm-june-2010-2/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 03:13:43 +0000 Manager http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/?p=332 The Muhtadi International Drumming Festival (MIDF) is a not-for-profit organization that hosts a three-day annual event held in Toronto from the 3rd to 6th of June 2010. The festival celebrates the drum, its universality as an art form,  and its presence in all cultures around the world.

Saturday June 5 (10 am -12 noon)

Parade of the Drums Starting point:  Ramsden Park, Performances by Northern China’s Waist and Dance drum

Saturday June 5 and Sunday June 6  (12 noon – 9 pm) – Queen’s Park.

Drumming Festival -Two stages of performances, food and craft from many ethnic groups

drum festival dates

]]> http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/05/23/muhtadi-international-drumming-festival-celebrating-women-in-rhythm-june-2010-2/feed/ 0 MUHTADI INTERNATIONAL DRUMMING FESTIVAL ~ CELEBRATING WOMEN IN RHYTHM! JUNE 2010 http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/05/16/muhtadi-international-drumming-festival-celebrating-women-in-rhythm-june-2010/ http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/05/16/muhtadi-international-drumming-festival-celebrating-women-in-rhythm-june-2010/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 03:52:25 +0000 Manager http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/?p=296 The Muhtadi International Drumming Festival (MIDF) is a not-for-profit organization that hosts a three-day annual event held in Toronto from the 3rd to 6th of June 2010. The festival celebrates the drum, its universality as an art form,  and its presence in all cultures around the world.

drum festival dates

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Date Event Description Time
June 3 FESTIVAL LAUNCH Artscape Wychwood Barns / 7-10pm, 601Christie St. 7-10pm
June 5 PARADE OF THE DRUMS Ramsden Park > to > Queen’s Park (FREE!) 10am
DRUMMING FESTIVAL Queen’s Park (FREE!) 12-8pm
June 6 FESTIVAL FINALE Queen’s Park (FREE!) 12-8pm
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]]> http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/04/13/check-out-our-new-midf-video/feed/ 0 6 Reasons To Participate Now! http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/04/07/6-reasons-to-participate-now/ http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/04/07/6-reasons-to-participate-now/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:55:00 +0000 Manager http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/?p=213 Here are 6 reasons why you want to partake in the Muhtadi International Drum Festival 2010:
1) Awesome Fun - Great music, great energy, and friendly people make MIDF an awesome experience for individuals, couples or families.  Come out and experience it!
2) Diversity - With a focus on Woman’s drumming we’ve got representation from around the world.  Never heard drummers from Mongolia or Brazil?  You’ll love it!
3) Exposure - With over 15,000 people in attendance this is an excellent place to display your skills as a Drummer, support the community as a Sponsor, or do business as a Vendor.
4) Great Music - Not only do we have a ton of people, and an excellent environment – we’ve also got the best drumming you’ve ever heard.  The music is just fantastic.
5) Arts Support - Artists help bring culture together.  They help inspire and drive creativity.  They need your support – as a participant, visitor or sponsor – to continue to develop outstanding performances and art for the community.
6) It’s FREE!!! - We want you to experience drumming, culture and the arts.  Thanks to our Sponsors, Vendors, Volunteers, and Drummers this event is FREE to watch.  Come out and support all the hard working teams that have put this together.

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Download the Vendor Registration

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Please Contact Us for more information.

]]> http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/04/03/drummer-registration/feed/ 0 View the Event Details http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/04/03/event-details/ http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/04/03/event-details/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:01:49 +0000 Manager http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/?p=176 Date Event Description Time June 3 FESTIVAL LAUNCH Artscape Wychwood Barns / 7-10pm, 601Christie St.  7-10pm June 5           PARADE OF THE DRUMS Ramsden Park > to > Queen’s Park (FREE!) 10am   DRUMMING FESTIVAL Queen’s Park (FREE!) 12-8pm June 6 FESTIVAL FINALE Queen’s Park (FREE!) 12-8pm ]]> http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/04/03/event-details/feed/ 0 ::: FUNDRAISER FOR HAITI @ ARTSCAPE WYCHWOOD BARNS::: http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/01/21/fundraiser-for-haiti-artscape-wychwood-barns/ http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/01/21/fundraiser-for-haiti-artscape-wychwood-barns/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:31:49 +0000 Manager http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/?p=170 On Saturday January 23, 2010, the Toronto International Drumming Festival invites you to a fundraiser to help the victims of the Haitian Earthquake. The event will feature performances by Muhtadi and the World Drummers, Njacko Backo and the Toumkak Drummers, Patience Npunlwana, Spoken Word, Jacques Yams, and other artists to be announced. There will be food by Ali, so come hungry!

We will be fortunate to have a representative of Dr. Eric Pierre, the High Commissioner of Haiti, present at the event.

For more information please contact Muhtadi at 416.504.3786 or Njacko Backo at 416.836.8951

Where: Artscape Wynchwood Barns, Barn 2/The Covered Street, 601 Christie St.
When: 4pm to 8pm on January 23, 2010
Door: Pay What You Can

Please help spread the word! Thank you to Artscape for the generous donation of the space.

Find out more and keep up- to -date on our Facebook event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=428457775423&index=1

Thanks in advance for your support! Hope to see you there!

]]> http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2010/01/21/fundraiser-for-haiti-artscape-wychwood-barns/feed/ 0 M.I.D.F. Will Be In Orillia for ASHIKO! http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2009/09/10/m-i-d-f-will-be-in-orillia-for-ashiko/ http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/2009/09/10/m-i-d-f-will-be-in-orillia-for-ashiko/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:18:00 +0000 Manager http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com/?p=161 The Sharing Place Food Bank will be Drumming Away Hunger at their Ashiko! festival featuring many of the dynamic drumming groups that were featured at our tenth anniversary!
Come on up to the Stephen Leacock Museum Grounds in Orillia on Sunday September 13, 2009 between 10am and 8pm for an enegy-filled family day of dancing and drumming!

See the list of performers and more details on the poster link below:

Ashiko!_poster_2009[1]

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