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Northern Lights Festival Boréal’s ‘Bloom’ music festival is back! The show takes place March 11, at Sudbury’s Place des Arts and The Townehouse Tavern.
Building on the energy of the Northern Lights Festival Boréal (NLFB) official 50th anniversary festival, NLFB is excited to announce Bloom 3, a multi-venue, music festival in downtown Sudbury, aiming to celebrate cultural and sonic diversity in music.
The NLFB team invites music lovers and party people alike to join in and celebrate the return of this special event, with a world-class lineup including: Mexican-Canadian rapper, singer and party-starter Boogát; Peruvian-Canadian, Sudbury-loved, singer Patrcia Cano; the cross-cultural fusion energy of Toronto’s Moskitto Bar; the invigorating, traditional Polish & Eastern European music of Polky; and more.
Boogát is a Juno and ADISQ winning, Canadian-Mexican musician from Québec who mixes Hip-Hop with Latin music like Cumbia, Salsa, Reggaeton and more. The son of immigrant parents from Paraguay and Mexico, he was born in Québec City and raised in Beauport Beach. In 2001, he moved to Montreal where his career started. Boogát & band had the entire crowd on their feet at NLFB’s summer festival in 2019, and will bring that same infectious energy to Bloom 3, at the newly built Place des Arts (27 Larch St.).
Patricia Cano is an award-winning Peruvian-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Originally from Sudbury, ON, Patricia is a graduate of the University of Toronto. In 2001, Tomson Highway - Canada's premier Cree playwright/novelist/composer - invited Patricia to perform alongside him in a cabaret of his songs. This marked the beginning of an artistic collaboration that continues to this day. In 2014, Tomson Highway released his first studio recording, Patricia Cano Sings Songs from The (Post) Mistress, and in 2015, the album was nominated for a Juno in the Aboriginal Album of the Year category. In 2017, Patricia won the Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Cree, English and French in Highway's one-woman musical, The (Post) Mistress.
“It is not only about the music. In a deeper way it is about the connection between cultures…” Tangi Ropars, leader of Moskitto Bar. Moskitto Bar is a fresh and unique sound created in the multicultural hub of Toronto. Their sound combines a beautiful and original mix of Ukrainian, Balkan, Iraqi Middle-Eastern and French Celtic music. The project was initiated by Tangi Ropars when he met newcomers Yura, from Ukraine, and Ahmed, from Iraq. In June 2016, during a gathering in Northern Ontario, they met every day in the woods to share and teach each other their respective melodies and rhythms. As they were playing, the rural Ontario mosquitos were joyfully feasting on the multicultural group inspiring their eponymous name.
Toronto's own Polky was created by courageous Polish ladies, singer Ewelina Ferenc, dancer Ala Stasiuk, and multi-instrumentalist Marta Solek. Polky, meaning "Polish women," came together through a shared passion for Eastern European music's enigmatic and upbeat style. Joined by Canadian musicians, Polky brings its original sound to Eastern European traditional music by adding a uniquely Canadian and multicultural flavour. The group takes you on a musical journey to Poland, the melting pot of Eastern and Central Europe, with Ukrainian, Jewish, and Slovak musical influences.
Festival-goers are guaranteed to be energized and ready to celebrate, and that’s why the party continues at The Townehouse Tavern (206 Elgin St.) as soon as the performances conclude at Place des Arts. Sudbury experimental rock band Bendero & Mars will kick things off on The Townehouse stage. Bendero & Mars is made up of three fortunate friends, their personalities intangible, and their music otherworldly. According to the band, the group was formed in the depths of broken bones and rekindled love. Bendero & Mars transports audiences to surreal landscapes of absurdity and nonsensical noise. Their enigmatic presence only adds to the intrigue, leaving viewers to speculate on the true nature of Bendero & Mars. Essentially, the band delivers a musical experience like to no other. Their most recent record, Bath Time, came out this past May.
A couple special acts are still to be announced for this musical world party, including the very special headliner for the after-hours show at The Townehouse.
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Online, organizers are offering a special package for Bloom 3: A Full Festival Pass and NLFB 50th anniversary t-shirt for only $65. Otherwise, full festival passes are $50, After-Hours Show Passes are $15 (in advance) and $20 at the door. All prices include HST.
Passes can also be purchased at the NLFB office at 19 Grey St. Suite 3, in downtown Sudbury. For more information visit nlfb.ca, or contact the Bloom 3 team at [email protected], or 705-674-5512.
