Non-stop Performances by Local and International drummers On The Main Stage at the Muhtadi International Drumming Festival
The 12th Annual Muhtadi International Drumming Festival is proud to announce the Performance Schedule for this weekend at Queen’s Park North, Main Stage. 2011 special guests, the Tivoli Drummers, representing Grenada headline the Festivals international performers representing cultures from Africa, North America, South America, Europe, India, Japan, China, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, South Korea, and the Middle East.
Main Stage
| Saturday June 4, 2011 | |
| 12:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| 12:30 | Mexicree (Aztec) |
| 13:00 | Frank Oak Public School |
| 13:30 | Northern China Waist Drum Group |
| 14:00 | Stephan Hannigan (Celtic) |
| 14:30 | Njacko Backo & Toumkak Drummers (Cameroon Contemporary African) |
| 15:00 | Anwar & Karan (India) |
| 15:30 | Dragon Ritual Drummers |
| 16:00 | Samu Nori (Korea) |
| 16:30 | Dohl Circle (Sri Lanka) |
| 17:00 | Muhtadi & The World Drummers |
| 17:30 | CADRE Drum Ensemble (Rudimental) |
| 17:45 | Kwon Soon Keun (Korea) |
| 18:00 | The Tivoli Drummers (Grenada) |
| 18:30 | Hummingbird Tassa Group (Trinidad) |
| 19:00 | The Resolutionaries Marimba Band (Zimbabwe) |
| Sunday June 5th, 2011 | |
| 12:00 | To Be Announced |
| 12:30 | Parkview P.S. |
| 13:00 | Alexander Muir P.S. |
| 13:30 | Primilla Willians (Sri Lanka) |
| 14:00 | Joy Lapps Trio (Pan) |
| 14:30 | To Be Announced |
| 15:00 | Isshin Diako (Traditional) |
| 15:30 | iDRUM (Afree) |
| 16:00 | Maracatu Mar Aberto (Afro Brazilian) |
| 16:30 | Beyond Sound |
| 17:00 | Muhtadi & The World Drummers |
| 17:30 | The Tivoli Drummers (Grenada) |
| 17:45 | Hummingbird Tassa Group (Trinidad) |
| 18:00 | Samba Squad (Brazilian rhythms) |
| 18:30 | Baro Dununba (Traditional West African and Diasporic rhythms) |
| 19:00 | Batucada Carioca Samba Group (Brazil) |
Thousands of people will come together for one of the most unique musical gatherings in the the world, unified by one single instrument-the all powerful drum. The two-day festival features performances by local and international drummers, representing at least a dozen world cultures.
For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact:
Mike Slocombe 416-407-4488 Email: media@muhtadidrumfest.com
Please view the video interview with the Founder and Artistic Director of the Muhtadi International Drumming Festival, Muhtadi Thomas about the nature of rhythm and the drum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SS-38BbR-k
For additional information about the Muhtadi International Drumming Festival, please visit: http://www.muhtadidrumfest.com
call 416-848-3838,
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