Scarborough resident John “Jayson” Perez, who was the first and only Canadian calypso artist ever to win a Juno award, will help kick off a new monthly gathering celebrating calypso music in Scarborough.
The gatherings will start Sunday, April 29 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Spice Cafe, 74 Hymus Rd., and continue the last Sunday of the month. Admission is $10.
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The Scarborough duo of Dala, which opened for Tom Cochrane and Red Rider during their March national cross-Canada tour, including Massey Hall in Toronto, have one huge gig lined up.
Comprised of former Mary Ward Catholic high school students Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther, Dala were commissioned to write a special song for the third annual Music Monday, which will be held throughout Canada Monday, May 7.
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Two long-time east Toronto residents were winners at Sunday’s Juno Awards.
Longtime Riverdale resident Jim Cuddy scored adult alternative album of the year for his solo release, The Light That Guides You Home.
Cuddy has lived in Riverdale since before Blue Rodeo broke big in the 1980s.
Longtime Danforth/Donlands area resident Roberto Occhipinti can bask in the glory of his good friend Hilario Duran scooping contemporary jazz album of the year for From the Heart.
Occhipinti, who had his own Juno nomination last year for his album Yemaya, was the bass player on Duran’s album.
