Abandze Embassy

Celebrate Black History Month with live music! Hosted by Michael Williams and featuring performances by legendary artists Michie Mee, Shakura S’Aida, Jay Douglas, Kobèna Aquaa-Harrison and DJ Carl Allen. The event will also feature a display focusing on the life and accomplishments of Eric Mercury and a special address by Rosemary Sadlier. Venue: the City Of Toronto Archives, 255 Spadina Rd, Toronto/ February 23rd, 4-8PM. We can’t wait to see you there! Poster by

Made possible with the support of TD Bank, Ontario Creates, WORD Magazine, the City of Toronto, and Lake of Bays Brewery.

Last November we wondered why we needed to have a living library of instruments, art, music or passion. Were we becoming a museum? February 2021, Black History Month. Abandze Embassy's director, Kobèna Aquaa-Harrison was busy with various projects. We are available to work with theatre, media, jingle houses, universities for video streaming, audio and video production and editing for artists, community organizations and special projects.

Looking forward to looking back on Toronto International Film Festival's Planet Africa programme. Visoionary head Cameron Bailey, Gaylene Gould and June Givanni directed it's 10 year span with the best of African cinema from around the world. It was Wakanda in the sea of Tarzan movies and the wrap party became THE legendary party to attend. Hollywood was thirsty. PA was a revolutionary flag in TO's Black renaissance when we were founding our own businesses, arts organizations, festivals and generally being loud and beautiful en mass. Cameron dreamed up Planet Africa during the aftermath of the Rodney King beating and following uproar. Orla La-Wayne Garriques, produced the Planet Africa legacy website, capturing it's history. Tune in

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Golden Tale of Djungle Bouti live from the Embassy!! Tuesday April 21, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm i.e. 11-2 because... numbers. In my 1st livestream I'll share tales from the days, from the still in progress Griot Journey: Scarborough to Salaga and give insights about the instruments, songs, inspiration and try to be shallow and not funny at all. I'll be answer questions that I might not wanna - but it's a new era. Happening this Benada (Tuesday), with Kobèna Aquaa-Harrison (Akan: male born on Tuesday). FB Livestream