Afrochic Diaspora Festival
Afrochic Diaspora Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts festival created in 2010 by Amoye Henry, Natassia Parson-Morris, Natasha Morris and Nijha Frederick-Allen to highlight the culture and artistic expression of the African-Canadian community within and around Toronto.[1][2][3] The annual music festival highlights young and emerging talent from Canadians of African decent through visual arts, fashion, and music.
Notable headliners
- Erykah Badu[4]
- 11:11
- Shi Wisdom
- Spek Won
- Leila Dey
- Jidenna[5]
- Wale
- Teedra Moses
- Stacey Mckenzie
- Issa Rae[6]
Known hosts
- Amanda Parris
- Alicia ‘Ace’ West
- Nigel D. Birch
- Femi Lawson
- Kim Katrin Milan
References
- "AfroChic: Reclaiming Identity". Urbanology Magazine. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- "This festival celebrating black art is helping create the Toronto its founders dream of living in | CBC Arts". CBC. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- "Afrochic". kiyosha-teixeira. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- Goldman, Jordana (2018-06-27). "Erykah Badu to headline 2018 AfroChic Festival: Just announced Toronto concerts". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- "AfroChic 2017 Reloaded! Special Guest JIDENNA". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- "Issa Rae Is the AfroChic Festival 2019 Headliner, And We Can't Keep Calm". BN Style. 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- AfroChic. "Aurora is the Lead Partner at AfroChic 2018". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- "AfroChic Diaspora Festival". Retrieved 2020-12-06.
External links
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