Events Calendar - November 19, 2004 |
| Up From The Roots presentsThe 6th Annual When Brothers Speak Spo [ Static Link : iCal ] |
| City: | Canada, Ontario, Toronto |
| Time: | Fri Nov 19, 2004 @ 7:00pm |
| Info: | ANOTHER COLLEGE DROPOUT HEADS TO TORONTO! TORONTO , ON – Kanye West's multi-platinum album, The College Dropout, has introduced the World to a number of new talents. On Friday November 19 th and Saturday November 20 th , one of those talents will make his first appearance in Toronto . Chicago Spoken Word Artist J.Ivy, featured on the track, Never Let Me Down with Jay-Z, will head to Toronto as part of the Sixth Annual When Brothers Speak Spoken Word Poetry Concert at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. J. Ivy is the fork in the road where traditional poetry meets hip-hop, blurring genres with his infectious mix of wordplay and musicality that have transfixed audiences across the country the United States, from his native Chicago to Los Angeles, from Nashville to Philadelphia. Ivy has shared the stage with artists like Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bo Diddley, legends Patti Labelle, El Debarge, Roy Ayers, Bob Dylan, as well as Erykah Badu, Carl Thomas, and Jill Scott. Joining J.Ivy in When Brothers Speak is Florida 's Will Da Real One, fresh off of winning the inaugural World Individual Championship at the Canadian Spoken Wordlympics in Ottawa . New York will be represented by Jive Poetic who finished in third place at 2003's Toronto International Poetry Slam. Virginia will send 13 of Nazareth, while Toronto will be represented by Eddy The Original One, and two time Canadian Urban Music Award winner, Dwayne Morgan, who will release his fifth book, The Making of A Man, at the show. When Brothers Speak began in 1994 inside of a crammed Comfort Zone, and has now grown to become the largest spoken word event of its kind in North America . Tickets are on sale now through the St. Lawrence Centre Box Office at 416.366.7723, in person at 27 Front St. , or on line at [ www.stlc.com ] . Tickets are $25/$30 in advance. Up From The Roots presentsThe 6th Annual When Brothers Speak Spoken Word Concert Friday November 19th, Saturday November 20thJane Mallett TheatreSt. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsTickets $25/$30 in advance9pm [ www.upfromtheroots.com ] [ www.mondomedeusah.ca ] [ www.mondomedeusah.com ] [ www.mondomm.com ] mondo.wireless / masso Zoey's press blog: [Link] |
| Added: | Fri Nov 19, 2004 @ 7:00pm by » Belldandy |
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