Desifest Returns to Toronto
This weekend Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square will transform into a colourful South Asian bazaar featuring a free 12-hour music festival.
By Pavani Yalamanchili, May 30, 2008, Daily
For a second year, in celebration of [7] South Asian Heritage Month, [8] Desifest transforms Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square into a colourful South Asian bazaar on May 31, Saturday, featuring a free 12-hour music festival. The lineup includes the original [9] bhangramuffin star Apache Indian, master musicians and artists as well as a number of fresh and rising performers. Toronto is the grand finale of this year’s national tour which also hit Montreal and Vancouver.
Previously: [10] The T-Dot Heats Up With Summer Festival
On Flickr: [11] photos from earlier lineups at Desifest
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[1] Dias: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=14673
[2] Jayadevan: http://www.jayadevan.ca/
[3] Autorickshaw: http://www.autorickshaw.ca/
[4] Kat Eyez: http://www.hangoverrecords.com/KE2006/Page-Console.html
[5] Shahid Ali Khan: http://www.mybindi.com/arts-entertainment/MUSIC/feature-shahidalikhan.cfm
[6] Shobha: http://profile.myspace.com/shobhamusic
[7] South Asian Heritage Month: http://www.southasianheritage.com/
[8] Desifest: http://www.desifest.ca/toronto/yonge-dundas-square
[9] bhangramuffin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhangramuffin
[10] The T-Dot Heats Up With Summer Festival: http://niralimagazine.com/2007/05/the-t-dot-heats-up-with-summer-festival/
[11] photos: http://flickr.com/search/?q=desifest
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