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CBC
4 days ago
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Get ready to rock at London Music Week
A group of dedicated music lovers in London are gearing up to celebrate talent this week with two award shows and seven days of live concerts and events. The 23rd Forest City Music Week kicks off Saturday and runs until the following Sunday. Here's a look at what's available: Kick off party on Dundas Place London Music week starts at 2 p.m. Saturday on Dundas Place when the road will be blocked and the music starts. There will be a beer garden to toast some of London's brightest musical stars. The afternoon bill includes Saveria, Pot is Drugs, Tyrone Traher, and Betamaxx. Award shows: Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 There will be two award shows this year. The first on Sunday June 1 to honour London's jazz and classical musicians. Catch that show at the Aeolian Hall starting at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation and there are performances by a dozen artists including, Denise Pelley, The Voices of Broadway Show Choir, Vintera String Quartet and Seth McNall Sextet. On June 8, head to the London Music Hall for the culminating award show. The show starts at 7 p.m. and again, admission is by donation. If you can only make one music week event, this is a good one to catch. In addition to the awards there will be live performances, including by four-time Juno award winning rapper Choclair. 'Live after 5' The London Music Awards teamed up with business associations across the city to bring music to restaurants. Catch the new "Live after 5" events on Wednesday, June 4 at the following eateries and bars: Old South Village Pub Idlewyld Inn Fitzrays Richmond Tavern Chuck's Roadhouse on Richmond Street Crossings Pub Anderson's Brewery Eastside Bar and Grill Chucks Roadhouse on Clarke Road. Hip hop and R&B showcase If you're still hungry for more music on Wednesday night, the Hip Hop and R&B showcase starts at 8 p.m. at Palasad Social Bowl on Adelaide Street. There's a free show hosted by IM'PERETIV and Jux Cain featuring DJ Mean Joe Tunes, Lprime, Thesis Sahib and Soft Eyez and more. Women rock! On Thursday June 5, you can check out Women of London Music at Palasad Social Bowl on Adelaide Street. This free show starts at 7 p.m. with performances by Leanne Mayer with Tracey Frank, Justine Chantale, Kristen Renée, and Lelê. Battle of The High School Bands This is a great show to hear from tomorrow's local music makers. The annual Battle of The High School Bands starts at 7 p.m. at The Marconi Club on Clarke Road. Admission is 10 dollars for students and 15 dollars for adults. Latin street party On Friday June 6 it's time to take it back to the streets with the Latin Street Party. Check out the vibrant, high-energy sounds form some of London's Latin musicians on Dundas Place. This show starts at 6 p.m. Gathering on The Green London's largest and oldest community festival in Wortley Village will feature performances to support London Music week. The gathering starts at 10 a.m. on June 7. Stop by to check out performance from: Swagger, Amanda Keeles, For The Record and children's entertainer Saidat. For the gearheads Also on Saturday, June 7, the Soundcheck for Success event lays out the newest and coolest for musicians. This year the curious can get their hands on some gear at Long & McQuade in London's South end at their Meg Drive location. Long & McQuade staff will be on hand to answer questions and fit you with the instrument of your dreams. Admission is free.
CBC
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Remembering Canadian hip-hop legend Bishop Brigante
Social Sharing Canadian rap legend Bishop Brigante has died at the age of 46 after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Brigante is known for his role in establishing the Canadian battle rap scene, as well as hit songs like Its Fo Twenty and Trust Nobody. He also made headlines in recent years for his work trying to get the colonoscopy screening age in Ontario lowered to 30 years old. Today on Commotion, Juno Award-winning artist Choclair and Views B4 The 6 podcast host Big Tweeze join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to look back on the decades-long legacy of the Scarborough local. We've included some highlights below, edited for length and clarity. For the full discussion, listen and follow Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud on your favourite podcast player. WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube: Elamin: Choclair, you and Bishop go way back. You're both from Scarborough. He was featured on a few songs from your second album. Tell me about the first time that he came on your radar. Choclair: I believe it was Manifesto [Festival], but I'm not a hundred percent sure if that was the event. I remember we were in a tent, and DJX introduced us. He just kind of came in like Scrappy-Doo. He came in and started rapping, doing all this stuff, and then we became cool. And then I brought him on the road, and I remember him telling me, "I'd never left Scarborough till you took me on the road." I'm like, OK, maybe Ontario, maybe Canada, but Scarborough? He was like, "No, man." And then we created this great bond. We traveled and toured, wrote music and did so much stuff together. It's been I think almost 30 years. Long time, long time. Elamin: Before the travel and the tour and everything else, Bishop Brigante first got Toronto's attention as a teen battling other rappers on the legendary Power Move Show on CKLN 88.1 FM. But it was Kipling to Kennedy that got him buzzing beyond his hometown. It's off the compilation Rap Essentials 2001. That song was an ode to the train stops along Line 2 of Toronto's subway line. Tweeze, what did you think when you first heard it? Big Tweeze: I mean, as Choclair mentioned, DJX produced that song and was the host of The Power Move Show. Bishop had told me this great story one time that as he was going to DJX's house, he didn't have rhymes written for anything. And that's how he came up with Kipling to Kennedy, man. So it's just a testament to what a quick-minded guy he really was. You know what I'm saying? I think it's great. I love the song, by the way, man. It's so Toronto. You can't help but love it, right? Elamin: I'm enjoying Choclair kind of smiling and nodding as you talk about Bishop's style. Maybe Choclair, you can talk about this a little bit as an MC yourself. What would you say it was about Bishop's rap style that sort of set him apart from other rappers coming out of Canada at the same time? Choclair: Because he was just authentic to who he was, you know? He rapped how we rap, he respected the rap culture and the talent of doing it…. I think when [ Kipling to Kennedy ] came out … me and my manager at the time were like, "Yeah, we're going to put that record out now by itself." So we put that record out. And the best part about everything is just him as a person. Because we would be in studios and on the road and everything like that, he always helped make me better as a person, but also made music better, because it'd be like, "I don't know about that line, Chocs. You need to change that line," or whatever…. People don't even realize some of the times where he was in studio with me and was writing music and we would work it out. So it's his authenticity and his friendship, his brotherliness towards me. Just overall a great person.
