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VISUAL ARTIST
JOYCE MCLEOD
Arist Joycelyn Mcleod was born in Laslomas Trinidad and Tobago. Joyce was a dressmaker and fashion designer before she migrated to Canada in 1973 where she became involved in Black and Caribbean cultural community as a volunteer as an artistic mentor to young children. In 2003 Joyce created a one of a kind original of her work for the Prince Andrew of Buckingham. Her drawing now hangs at the Palace in U.K.
Joyce is a frequent participant in Art shows across Ontario her motto: “Art is in the eye of the beholder and the beholder is the Art
VISUAL ARTIST
ALEHA
Nadine began her journey as an artist in 1999 when she attend the art program at Cedarbrae Collegiate. After graduating she channeled her creative skills into becoming a hair stylist. In 2015 while attempting to explore her children creative side, she then created and sold her first painting. From then she has created and sold multiple pieces, apart of other art shows, and hosted her first official art show. Her eccentric style and innovative mind is what makes her stand out among other artists.“There’s a certain intimacy in my intricacy.” – Aleha
VISUAL ARTIST
COURTNEY WALTERS
COMEDIAN
BIG NORM
COMEDIAN
KEITH PEDRO
FILM PRODUCER
Asante Massawa
MULTI-INSTRUMENT PLAYER
Jarek Dabrowski
Canadian Jarek Dabrowski is an accomplished composer, artistic director, arranger, and session musician with 20 years of live and studio experience on the Toronto scene. He works in a variety of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk, Rock, Pop, and World music from China, India, Middle East, Cuba, and Africa. He creates Electronic music as a DJ and a producer. Jarek is a talented multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, trumpet, cello, percussion, keyboard, and World instruments such as Persian Setar, Chinese Erhu, and Middle Eastern Oud.
R&B SINGER
KSaige
Kimberly Clarke AKA KSaige was born in Toronto but raised in the city of Mississauga. KSaige was born with music inside of her. It was a force already within her but she gives thanks to artists like Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston for being such huge inspirations and influences in her life. When KSaige first heard their voices and their music she fell in love with the RnB genre instantly and knew from then on that she wanted to be a singer and songwriter. KSaige, claims that her inspirations and influences helped her to find her own voice and sound from within, and also helped her to challenge herself vocally, and she appreciates them for that. KSaige dropped her first single in 2020 called “Someone Like You” then in 2021 she released a RnB and Hiphop collaboration featuring Toronto rapper Rain Endessa called “Do Me Well”.
