TORONTO'S MIXTO FESTIVAL TRAVELS ACROSS COMMUNITIES WITH EXPANSIVE LINEUP OF MUSIC FROM JULY 7 TO 10

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES BY XENIA FRANCA (BRAZIL), GHETTO KUMBE (COLOMBIA), BOMBINO (NIGER),
CEU (BRAZIL), FRANCISCO, EL HOMBRE (BRAZIL), UPROOT ANDY (NYC-VIA-TORONTO)

PEFORMANCES BY STELLAR CANADIAN ARTISTS INCLUDE TRP.P, BANGERZ BRASS WITH SPECIAL GUEST NARCY, TARA MONEKA, NEW CHANCE AND MORE

TORONTO, ON –  May 17, 2022 – Celebrated Toronto summer music gathering, Mixto Festival (produced by Uma Nota Culture), is back for 2022 with an expanded format and incredible local and global lineup! Kicking off on Thursday, July 7 through Sunday, July 10 between two venues, audiences will dance, sing and explore four days of music, food, fun, and friends. All details and tickets can be found here
 
Following a successful 2021 edition - against all odds presented during the pandemic - Mixto's founders at Uma Nota powered on and delivered an incredible festival over three days of sonic re-calibration and connection at Lynx Music. This year, the team is bringing more international artists into the fold, including Xenia França (Brazil), Ghetto Kumbé(Colombia), Bombino (Niger), Céu (Brazil), Uproot Andy (New York-via-Toronto), and Francisco, el Hombre (Brazil). Standout local acts include Trp.pGeneral EclecticNew ChanceSofia Fly,TushMosambaBangerz Brass with special guest Narcy (Montreal), Tara MonekaYoung TeeshMe TimeJerus NazdaqReggaddictionT.dot BatuAna LuisaEnsoulTamar IlanaAline MoralesAbdominal and Selectress Sunshine

Everything begins on Thursday July 7 at Lula Lounge, doors opening at 8:00 p.m. with Xenia França(Brazil), Trp.p and General Eclectic. Festival programming will follow at a transformed parking lot of Lynx Music (260 Emerson Avenue) on Friday, July 8, Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10. See below for daily performance schedules, with more updates on Facebook and Instagram. The entire festival can also be streamed at  www.mixtofestival.com

Mixto's 2022 poster was created by Toronto-based, queer, Mestizx/Latinx multidisciplinary artist, Vivian Rosas, based on the original Mixto 2019 design by Uma Nota co-founder, Jason Sanders.

Learn more about Mixto Festival's ethos and the expansive history of Uma Nota Culture below, and don't miss this incredible event - whether in your own backyard or on the web. 

For media accreditation, more information, and to request interviews with any of the performing artists, please reach out to ola@indoorecess.com. 

MIXTO FESTIVAL  2022 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Thursday July 7 - Lula Lounge - doors at 8 p.m.
Xenia França (Brazil)
Trp.p
General Eclectic

Friday July 8 - Lynx Music - doors at 6 p.m.
Tamar Ilana - festival host 
Ghetto Kumbé (Colombia)
Tush
Sofia Fly
Mosamba
New Chance

Saturday July 9 - Lynx Music - 3 p.m.
Aline Morales - festival host
Bombino (Niger) co-presented by Wavelength and Small World Music
Bangerz Brass with special guest Narcy (Montreal)
Tara Moneka
Uproot Andy (New York)
Young Teesh
Me Time
Jerus Nazdaq

Sunday July 10 - Lynx Music - doors at 3 p.m.
MC Abdominal - festival host
Céu (Brazil)
Francisco, el Hombre (Brazil)
Reggaddiction
T.dot Batu
Ana Luisa
Ensoul
Selectress Sunshine

DOWNLOAD - Mixto Festival Image and Social Media Assets

About Mixto Festival:
Mixto Festival celebrates a truly intercultural city. It brings together communities, cultures and contemporary experiences in a uniquely celebratory format that avoids presenting “world music” as a static or exotic experience. Instead, cultural diversity is treated as an intuitive and integral part of the city’s multicultural fabric.

 

About Uma Nota Culture:
Uma Nota is a reference point for world citizens and lovers of music and culture. 

Uma Nota Culture is a registered not-for-profit whose mandate is to foster the landscape for diverse music in Canada, and provide creative avenues for expression for both artists and revellers. UNC events are designed to be safe, accessible, friendly, and fun, broadening the audience of under-represented artists, especially those performing music in languages other than English, giving a platform for cross-cultural understanding, and cross-genre experimentation.

UNC was founded in 2007 as a unique monthly event series in west-end Toronto, focusing on Afro-Brazilian, Latin, Caribbean, funk and soul music provided by both live acts and DJs. Uma Nota hosts concerts, festivals, block parties, film screenings, panel discussions, and workshops. Unpretentious, open-minded, lively and fun, Uma Nota is a place where people come together to dance, united by a polyrhythmic, tropical vibe.

Since its inception, UNC has valued community co-presentations, diligently building and maintaining relationships with Toronto’s most important cultural producers. Notable past and current partners include Aga Khan MuseumLuminatoHarbourfront Centre, Lula Music and Arts, Music GallerySmall World MusicBatuki Music SocietyRevolutions Per Minute,AshkenazManifestoTawoos InitiativeUntold StoriesKoffler CentreToronto Palestinian Film Festival, and CIUT.

Past presentations include: Liniker e os Caramelows, Luedji Luna, Casuarina, Mundo Livre S/A, Seun Kuti, Teto Preto, Bruno Capinan, Vox Sambou, and M.A.K.U. Sound System.

Mixto Festival is produced by Uma Nota Culture and funded
by Government of Canada, Canada Arts Council, FACTOR,
Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates.