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For the fourth night of the 2016 Lulaworld festival and as part of our regular Salsa Saturdays, Lula welcomes Jose Condé's Cuban salsa ensemble Ola Fresca direct from Brooklyn, NY.
Ola Fresca
Weaving the musical bridges connecting Cuban son, salsa, timba, and funk, Ola Fresca boasts two world-acclaimed, award-winning albums under the direction and creative energy of bandleader Jose Conde.
In it’s current incarnation, Ola Fresca is a trombone-driven, power house salsa octet that performs poignant songs about immigration, identity, drumming by Conde and other NY based Latin music writers and collaborators. These can be heard on the most recent album ELIXIR.
Featured Program
Lulaworld 2016 - June 1 To June 11
Now in its eleventh year, the annual Lulaworld festival brings together Toronto’s finest world, jazz and Latin musicians presenting their latest compositions and projects and collaborating with celebrated international guests.
The festival will include a day of free outdoor programming as part of Dundas West Fest on June 11. Lulworld 2016 includes CD releases, more than a dozen international guests, free concerts, family workshops and a huge Brazilian parade that YOU can be part of!
Presented by Lula Music and Arts Centre the 2016 Lulaworld festival will highlight the incredible breadth and calibre of the Toronto world and Latin music scenes. LMAC would like to thank our funders, partners and sponsors for all their support.
Lulaworld 2016 Events @ Lula Lounge
Jun 1- Yoser Rodriguez CD Launch + Laura Cole + Cécile Doo-Kingué
Jun 2- Los Poetas Remix Launch + Fito Blanko
Jun 3- Gabriel Palatchi + Changarón Del Norte
Jun 4- Ola Fresca direct from NYC
Jun 5- Elsten Torres and Amanda Martinez
Jun 7- Kafinal + Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd
Jun 8- Wagner Petrilli + Aquiles Baez Trio + Eliana Cuevas + Jeremy Ledbetter
Jun 9- D'BI. & THE 333 + ABAKOS (Pierre Kwenders x Dear Denizen)
Jun 10- Toto Berriell + Mario Allende Group + Dailyn Martinez + Roberto Linares Brown + Roicel Riveron
Lulaworld Stage @ Dundas West Fest June 11
10:30am- Viva Puerto Rico at Lula Lounge
11:00am- Grand Bateria Express - Street dance
1:30 pm- Viva Puerto Rico at Dundas West Fest
3:00pm- Roicel Riveron + Roberto Linares Brown
4:30pm- Aquiles Baez Trio
6:30pm- Toto Berriell + Pablo Cardenas + Mario Allende
8:30pm- Junior Teixeira + Batucada Carioca
Workshops
June 4 and 11- Samba Dance workshops
June 6- Songwriting workshop with Elsten Torres at Small World Music Centre
June 11- Grand Bateria Expresss - Community drumming and dance in the street
June 13- Samba Drumming workshop with Junior Teixeira from Monobloco