Sunday
Oct 9
2011
JARMO JALAVA & his NORTH AMERICAN FAIR TRADE ENSEMBLE with special guests Cafe Con Pan
World-folk that rocks, soothes, elevates and doesn't let go: cool blue Canadian water infused with Finnish root extract, seasoned with sizzling Mexican spice & the contemplative serenity of the East
Celebrate a Mexican-flavoured Thanksgiving with nordic
seasonings with Finnish-Canadian world-folk singer-songwriter/ecologist Jarmo Jalava, and his
North American Fair Trade Ensemble (NAFTE), featuring:
*Mexico’s Charly Peña on flute, sax and traditional Aztec wind & percussion
*Award-winning author (Honeymoon in Purdah: an Iranian Journey) and performer
Alison Wearing www.alisonwearing.com, on vocals, banjo and funny-bone
*Juno award-winner Mark Mariash (Royal Wood, Wailin’ Jennies, Ron Sexsmith) on drums
*& Stratford jazz-man Paul Shilton on upright bass
and special guests son jarocho group Cafe Con Pan
Kali Niño - vocals,dancing,jarana
Alec Dempster - vocals,guitarra de son
Chris Banks - bass
Nick Storring - cello
Door time: 6:30 pm
Show start time: 8:00 pm
Admission: $12 (advance by Paypal) $15 at the door + HST (half price for children under
Green P parking (just a short walk from Lula)
Dinner reservations guarantee seating: 416-588-0307 or reserve@lula.ca
The
event will help raise awareness of the global Transition Town movement,
building resilient communities in the face of peak oil and peak world
resources, with a presentation from Transition Toronto
http://transitiontoronto.ning.com
MORE ABOUT JARMO
Hear Jarmo’s new single “Transition Town” and see the video at www.jarmojalava.com.
(or click below)
Jarmo has spent the better part of the last decade living in an idyllic mountainside village in Mexico. Currently at work on his 4th album, the trilingual songwriter/poet’s (recipient of three Ontario Arts Council Writer’s Reserve grants and past editor with international literary journal Exile) offerings to date include Hole In the Sky (2001), Rites of Passage (2005) and What Is Your Dream? (2010).
“Edge, Intelligence, Heart and Soul” Charles Foran of The National Post (Canada)
“Jarmo Jalava writes songs rich in whimsy and wonder….think of Bruce Cockburn’s crisp melodicism and Daniel Lanois’s low-burn intensity—but there is also a fresh voice. Jalava has edge and intelligence, heart and soul. His music stays with you.”
“The album is fantastic!” 100 Mile Music Show, CFOS Radio Owen Sound
“Food for the Soul” CBC Radio One, Vancouver
“A Jalava & Wearing concert…is food for the soul.” Margaret Gallagher, Arts Reporter
This event is part of the Jarmo Jalava 2011 “Small World” Tour:
24 September – Vienna, ON (7:30 PM, Dancing Creek Retreat Centre www.dancingcreek.ca)
29 September – Paris, ON (7 PM, www.thecedarhouse.ca) Friends of Carolinian Canada social
30 September – Dublin, ON (7:30 PM, Goettler's of Dublin www.goettlersofdublin.com)
1 October – Paisley, ON (8 PM, Sticks & Stones Gallery www.backeddies.com)
5 October – Delhi, ON (7 PM, Craig-Jongerden hacienda) house concert
7 October – Durham, ON (8 PM, Durham Town Hall) fundraiser for Edge Hill School
11 October – London, ON (7 PM, www.aeolianhall.ca) benefit for Carolinian Canada Coalition