BloomBars Presents The Nathaniel Dett Chorale

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. These 21 classically trained, outstanding vocalists have shared the stage with internationally recognized artists such as Juno Award-winning jazz pianist Joe Sealy; opera star Kathleen Battle and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Paintings in video by Johnnie Bess.

Sitali

Sitali draws on a wide background of rock, soul and world music. Visit him at www.myspace.com/sitali. This spontaneous set was a prelude days before the 6th Bloom of Bloom on Friday, January 23rd. True to the words of fellow guitarist, Kuku, He attacks the guitar! So much so that he broke Zimm’s strings at the end of the set as you will see in this video. This brother can play. We cant wait to see his full Bloom.

BloomBars 6th Bloom Presents Sitali w/Jason Jasper, Kuku, Hoda Asfour, and Ayanna Gregory

BloomBars Presents Wayna

It has been said that Ethiopian-born, singer/songwriter Wayna possesses a voice that is as sweet and pure as it is honest and passionate. This young talent’s love for music started as a child, when she starred in theater productions like “Annie,” and “Damn Yankees” and toured with a children’s musical review company. Wayna went on to hone her vocal talents as a young adult by absorbing the works of her favorite artists, including Minnie Riperton, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway.