NUFUNK FESTIVAL 2009 « NUFUNK TORONTO CONCERT BLOG

The 2nd Annual NuFunk Festival @ Various Venues in Toronto

NuFunk Concerts is excited to welcome you to our 2nd Annual NuFunk Festival– launching Saturday, February 28 and then running from March 5-7. This year’s edition is a true celebration of the best in Canadian grooves, featuring no less than four current and past Juno Award nominees.

Toronto’s original “nu funk” collective God Made Me Funky (2008: Best R & B Soul Recording) gets its started on Feb 28 at Revival alongside Ottawa’s phenomenal Afrofunk collective Souljazz Orchestra at the Festival launch party, which also celebrates Black History Month and will raise money & awareness for Canadian Landmine Action Week. On Mar 5 at Revival, Jason Wilson — up for his second nomination for Best Reggae Recording with his epic solo debut The Peacemaker’s Chauffeur — leads the second annual Champion in the Arena tribute to his mentor Jackie Mittoo, the legendary Jamaican-born keyboard giant who is one of the musical founding fathers of reggae and especially important in the growth of the music after he came to Canada. Two Best World Music Recording nominees headline the Nu World: Earthbeat global fusion party Mar 6 at Revival — visionary global rhythms DJ and worldwide festival favourite Adham Shaikh (2006) and Eccodek, up this year for their new album Shivaboom (White Swan/Ryko) which is topping world-music charts all across the globe. Capping off the four-day eclectic funk explosion is Make It Funky (Mar 7 at Lee’s Palace) featuring New Zealand’s finest funky breaks master DJ Audit, Halifax live funk crew Dr. Dfunkt, and two essential Toronto party-rockers Big League Chu vs. Dave Saddler.

For more info and full Festival lineup please visit www.nufunk.ca