Program Family: Music

Can we truly understand or be understood if our clocks beat at different cadences?

Experience a high-energy celebration of global sounds, soul and community.

Nagata Shachu and Murayama perform several new compositions and traditional folk festival pieces.

A live performance of Taiwanese pop music, hip-hop, jazz and R&B.

Rally For Taiwan is a tribute to how music shaped the island’s journey towards democracy.

A late-night outdoor party full of rhythm and beats — bring your crew and join us for a waterfront celebration to remember.

A head-to-head music battle between The Recipee Band and DJ Starting from Scratch.

Known as the “Afro-soul voice of Congo,” Fredy Massamba brings soul, hip-hop and soukous sounds to the stage.

Nigerian singer Ṣẹwà performs her soulful sounds of Afrobeat, jazz, blues and pop.

An African orchestra brings together the traditional music and instruments of several major African cultures.

A diverse and lively performance showcasing the rich heritage of Ethiopian and Eritrean culture.

With a panorama of West African rhythms, SAHAD celebrates the cosmopolitan richness of African music.

Enjoy an evening of Tuareg music, the desert blues of Africa.

Join us for a charity concert featuring American Idol 2025 Golden Ticket winner Cal Buckley, Ryan Langdon, and Friends From Work, raising awareness for mental health research in Canada.

Celebrate Canada’s birthday with some Toronto soul and R&B.

Théordora performs live on Harbourfront’s Concert Stage.

Mike Sawatzky shares a stripped-down, intimate and heartfelt version of Les Colocs songs with Dominic DeGrasse and Jason Hudon.

Join us for a poetic, groovy and soulful evening with Yao on our Concert Stage.

Get ready to dance and be moved by a vibrant fusion of Afro-blues, hip hop and reggae with Joyce N’Sana.

Celebrate Canada’s birthday with a double-bill concert of jazz, pop, folk and Indigenous music.

A Canada Day concert mix of vintage soul, R&B, jazz and pop.

A powerhouse 13-piece orchestra ignites the stage with high-octane salsa. Watch Latin dancers with unstoppable energy and fire. 

Tradition meets modern sound in an electrifying concert of top Pinoy bands.

Join in on the rhythms of Latin America and get ready to dance. Presented by Luminato Festival.