THURSDAY NIGHT CONFIDENTIAL @ THE GLADSTONE
LIVE! Music * NO COVER EVER!
TablaHYPE & Canadian Club
present
tabla-CO-lab
Prita Chhabra CD Release Party!
3rd Thursday of the Month
Date: Thursday August 20th, 2009
Time: 10pm - 2am
Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W., Toronto ON
tabla-CO-lab :: Thursday August 20th, 2009
This month, tabla-CO-lab and Prita Chhabra CD Release Party! Join us as Gurpreet Chana “The Tabla Guy” starts off the night with an entrancing percussion solo set – tabla, hang, dhol, cajon or all - come find out for yourselves!
Then be blown away with the sweet sounds of Montreal-based singer/songwriter Prita Chhabra as she kicks off her debut CD release of “Spread The Word”. Also joining the stage is Canadian rap superstar, Imaan Faith, with his messages of peace and positivity - Middle Eastern style. Watch out for a special mash-up between Prita, Imaan and Gurpreet! Keeping your blood pumping all night is Toronto’s DJ/Producer/Radio Show host duo Version Xcursion [VX], Sassa’le and Aram Scaram, with Gurpreet jumping into the trip hop, drum’n’bass, and dub mix. Stay tuned for more information regarding tabla-CO-lab events: Next date September 17th, 2009
What is Thursday Night Confidential?
Thursday Night Confidential is hosted by the Gladstone Hotel and feature multiple bands and performers each week co-presented by established independent music promoters and partnering beverage sponsors. The series will take place in the Gladstone’s Melody Bar that has, after all, been rockin’ the hood since 1889!
What is tabla-CO-lab?
tabla-CO-lab is an exclusive event of live performance collaborations presented by TablaHYPE. Venture into the uncharted territories of expression and musical dialogue between instrumentalists, vocalists, dj’s and Gurpreet Chana with his Tabla and arsenal of percussion instruments. Together they will combine their musical and cultural backgrounds to explore different styles of music such as House, Trip Hop, World, Drum n’ Bass, Dub, Electronica, Hip-Hop and more. These confidential collaborations will come to life the third Thursday of the month on the stage of the legendary Melody Bar @ The Gladstone Hotel.
What is TablaHYPE?
TablaHYPE is a Toronto based Live Entertainment Service company, providing services ranging from end-to-end live entertainment, event production, artist management and development, niche marketing, public and media relations and event consulting. TablaHYPE was first established in 1999 as the management company for Canadian artist Gurpreet Chana “The Tabla Guy”. As Gurpreet’s career boasted success as a solo artist, so did that of TablaHYPE’s as an Entertainment Service company.
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The Artists:
PRITA CHHABRA - http://www.myspace.com/pritarocks
Born in Montreal and raised in Orlando, singer-songwriter Prita Chhabra has achieved a series of career milestones before even releasing her first album. From touring Canada and performing for thousands as part of RBC desifest (Canada’s national South Asian music festival), to being one of the few Canadian singers to have performed at Parliament Hill in Ottawa for key Canadian ministers and dignitaries, Prita is quickly gaining buzz as Canada’s next music sensation.
Highlights from some of Prita’s numerous TV, radio and print media coverage include performing on CTV’s national “Telethon of the Stars” ; being playlisted and charting #4 on the “Top 6 @ 6” fan requested countdown by Canada’s top South Asian radio station RJ1200 ; and receiving a half page pictorial in the Toronto Sun newspaper following a performance for over 5,000 people at Yonge & Dundas Square.
Prita’s debut EP, “Spread The Word”, consists of her seven original songs with Montreal’s acclaimed Othentic Productions. Prita is currently recording with one of Canada’s top music exports, fusion band JoSH, and recently finished her first Bollywood themed music collaboration with famed Canadian bhangra producer Vikas Kohli of FatLabs.
Also a passionate aids activist, Prita spent a month in a village in Malawi, Africa on an HIV/AIDS research trip and had the chance to sing at churches, for villagers and at politicians’ homes. Prita will be donating a portion of proceeds from her debut EP to the village, and is recording a Malawi song she learned to raise awareness. Prita also feels privileged to count several Canadian government luminaries as her fans, ranging from MP Justin Trudeau to Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne.
GURPREET CHANA [THE TABLA GUY] – http://www.thetablaguy.com
It all started from banging his hands on pots and pans or anything else he could get his hands on to hear and feel the beat. His grandfather Kesar Singh Chana saw this enthusiasm and gave him his first Tabla set and since that moment 29 years ago, there has been no looking back. Gurpreet has been taught in the Punjab Gharana (style) from his Ustad Ji Professor Parshotam Singh.
His passion for percussion has taken him to perform at many music concerts and festivals around the globe. From constantly creating and collaborating amongst his peers, Gurpreet’s music has been repeatedly requested and more importantly remembered for its distinctive sound and moving beats. This has led him to perform and record with artists such as Nelly Furtado, Wyclef Jean, legendary UK DJ/ Producer Bally Sagoo, Juno Award winning Kiran Ahluwalia, The Bombay Dub Orchestra, Jorane, DJ Rekha, and open for Pete Rock and Lady Sovereign.
IMAAN FAITH – http://www.imaanfaithmusic.com
Like a cool desert breeze that refreshes and tantalizes, Imaan Faith is sweeping through the Hip-Hop landscape, energizing the masses and giving us new perspectives on rap – Middle Eastern style. Born in Tehran and schooled on the tough streets of three continents, Imaan, who now calls Toronto home, brings an intriguing message of peace, positivity and more importantly, the truth. His debut album “Let The Truth Be Known” (G.U.T.S./DEP/Universal) was released in March 2008, hitting the Soundscan Charts at an impressive #6 in its first week. The music video for Imaan’s first single, “Haven’t Seen U Smile” charted over 300,000 views on YouTube, and his second single and music video “Wanna Be Loved” features Konvict recording artist Colby O’Donis, best known for his appearances on Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” and Akon’s “Beautiful” hit singles.
VERSION XCURSION – http://www.versionxcursion.com
VERSION XCURSION a.k.a. SASSA’LE and ARAM SCARAM continue to break boundaries and concepts in pushing the music they love - ’DUB’. Their former radio program on CKLN 88.1 FM established itself for 11 years in the community and internationally as a source for dub music both new and old, and for pushing new and exciting Canadian sounds. As producers they have 4 releases to date. Currently they are working on their fifth release "VX Past & Present", a collection of previous releases, unreleased remixes and new material scheduled for release soon. As promoters and dj’s they are involved in two monthlies. The four year strong Dub & Beyond, has seen the likes of J Star (London, UK), Rob Smith (Britol, UK), J.Boogie (San Francisco, USA) and Big Toes Hi-Fi (Edinburgh, Scotland). VX also team up with Natewize, Prince Blanco, Rednote and the Dubmatix Soundsystem for their monthly Dub Collective parties. Look and listen out for VX as they take their sound to radio and dance floors worldwide.
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