RBC desiFest in Toronto on May 29, 2010
The warmer weather is upon us (at least it should be) and with that, comes the kick off to this years music festivals.
The first one, is the RBC desiFest, which hosts a festival in four cities across Canada.
May 29, will see the first one take place in Toronto at Yonge-Dundas Square, providing 12 hours of free music performances.
There is a wide range of genres performing, but you lot should be interested in seeing Black Mahal, The Bilz & Kashif, Roach Killa, Blitzkrieg, Shahid Ali Khan, Navin Kundra and En Karma perform.
The show starts at 11AM. For more details, head on over to desifest.ca
Bhangra Happenings Around the Country This Weekend
If you like your Bhangra, you’re in luck, as it will be a busy weekend on both sides of the country.
First off we have D2D performing at Dundas Square (Toronto) tonight at at 8PM.
We also have the ninth annual Masala! Mehndi! Masti! event kicking off today. While there aren’t any UK Bhangra acts coming out this year, there is a lot of Bhangra still to be done. Catch all the info here.
If you’re in Vancouver, then you can catch the final stop of the RBC desiFEST taking place at the Plaza of Nations on Saturday, July 25 at 12PM to 8PM.
Headlining acts include the hometown En Karma Boys.
RBC desiFEST info.
Free Shows This Weekend
The weather is amazing right now, and there is a couple of gigs happening this weekend.
Global Grooves (Toronto)
Who: Swami
When: Friday June 26, 8PM
Where: Yonge/Dundas Square
desiFest (Montreal)
Who: En Karma, Prita Chhabra, Jay Deala
When: Saturday June 27, 10PM – 3Am
Where: Just For Laughs Museum (2111 St. Laurent Boulevard)
These are Free events, so ENJOY!
RBC desiFEST in Toronto this Saturday
If you’re looking to do something this weekend, and require a desi fix, head out to Dundas Square on Saturday, May 30th for a full day of free performances.
Over twenty acts are scheduled to appear, with highlights including:
En Karma
Raghav
Sukhdev Darapuria
Baba Kahn, Lomaticc and Sunny Brown
The show starts at 11AM and goes on until 11PM. Click on the above flyer for more details, or hit up rbcdesifest.com




