Nuit Blanche Toronto 2011

I came across these on my external hard-drive. Two videos from my wanders during Nuit Blanche last year.

Springtime in the city.

There was a beer commercial here quite a few years ago that said "in Toronto, there are two seasons: winter and patio". It is very true that as soon as spring arrives, people hit the streets. These two guys were playing on Queen St West.

Abakuá at Callejon Hamel

If you are in Havana, then go to Callejon Hamel on Sunday at noon. Abakuá is an Afro-Cuban secret society. These men is representing the dance of the Ireme at an Abakua ceremony.

(p.s. the video flips to landscape after a moment, you don't have to tilt your head left for very long)

Sometimes it snows in April

It happens almost every year. The trees are growing their leaves, the flowers are out, everyone thinks that spring is here to stay and then we have a cold snap just to remind us all that this is still Canada.

A beautiful song

Without Blame
Marianne Faithfull and Ismael Lo

Daffodils

After a grey winter, it is hard to resist the bright colours of the spring flowers. 

Jam session after Habana Sax's concert at Holders

After playing at Holder's Gala Night 2012 in Barbados, Javier Esteban of Habana Sax continued the party with an amazing impromptu jam session. 

6 pm

Lila Downs

Lila Downs had a concert a couple weeks

ago at the The Royal Conservatory here in

Toronto. She and her musicians gave an

amazing performance - the acoustics were

fantastic in the hall. My video clips do not

do her justice but they give an idea. I had

seen her before at Harbourfront Centre a

few years ago and her performance was

just as good.

I walked through Brookfield Place a couple weeks ago and found an installation of Migrating Landscapes.

On a personal note, I loved the smell of the fresh-cut wood. When I was a child, my father worked in a furniture factory which had sawdust everywhere.

   Today there were grey skies above Toronto.