Jazz Meets Hip Hop panel kicks off Toronto Jazz Festival's 39th edition with a candid look at shared rootshttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/music/jazz-meets-hip-hop-panel-kicks-off-toronto-jazz-festival

21 June 2026 producer on Johnson's new project. She described watching the two trade reference points across a fifty-year gap, catching herself mid-conversation, wondering how a 20-year-old could speak so fluently about D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and A Tribe Called...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Music

Toronto International Film Festival 2025 Capsule Reviews https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/toronto-international-film-festival-2025-capsule-reviews

12 August 2025 chief that perhaps 100 people will die during the carnival, a joke that carries on throughout the movie. Marcelo’s past is catching up with him, but he chooses to bring his life to a close with the satisfaction of spending the rest of his life with his...

• Type: Article
• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

Elements of style: Leading men at TIFF50https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/fashion-and-style/elements-of-style-leading-men-at-tiff50

11 October 2025 & Seal — Dust to Dreams Three frames, three stories: Idris and Seal standing side by side, Idris alone in quiet power, and catching the gaze of Seal in a fleeting moment. The premiere of Dust to Dreams (a 20-minute short set in Lagos) on September 8...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Fashion and Style

This Week's Film Reviews (Dec 5th, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-dec-5th,-2025

01 December 2025 chief that perhaps 100 people will die during the carnival, a joke that carries on throughout the movie. Marcelo’s past is catching up with him, but he hopes to bring his life to a close with the satisfaction of spending the rest of his life with his...

• Type: Article
• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

Film Reviews: Week Opening Jan 2, 2026https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/film-reviews-week-opening-jan-2,-2026

20 December 2025 another kid who has developed a severe rash over his body. No other polo team member wants to be close to him for fear of catching it. But the kid is also a bit of an anomaly and a very weird one at that. Ben befriends him with disastrous results. It is...

• Type: Article
• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

Canada Post honours the pioneers who shaped Canadian hip-hophttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/music/canada-post-honours-the-pioneers-who-shaped-canadian-hip-hop

29 January 2026 Canadian rap song to go gold, and the album went platinum, milestones that reshaped industry expectations. I remember catching an electrifying performance by Maestro at the old Spectrum concert hall in my hometown of Montreal (old school Montrealers...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Music

Black-owned cafés and bakeries in Toronto worth adding to your listhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/food-and-drink/black-owned-cafés-and-bakeries-in-toronto-worth-adding-to-your-list

08 March 2026 a Pastrami Sandwich that has become something of a cult order. The space is large, bright, and well-suited for working or catching up with friends. What stands out beyond the menu is the sense that Edill has built something intentional. The café has...

• Type: Article
• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Food and Drink

British-Ugandan artist MEGA makes her Canadian headline debut in Torontohttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/music/british-ugandan-artist-mega-makes-her-canadian-headline-debut-in-toronto

03 July 2026 this show offers a rare chance to see an artist on the rise in a room small enough to feel every note. An artist worth catching early MEGA's Toronto date arrives at exactly the right moment in her career. She has already proven herself on major European...

• Type: Article
• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Music