Celebrating our significant 5-year anniversary for this upcoming edition, the Manifesto Festival of Community & Culture returns this year with an 11-day long festival featuring an unprecedented series of events including the ArtReach Pitch Contest, FRESH (New Artist Showcase), the 106 & York Urban Arts Festival, Wombmanifesto, Origins (an Indigenous Hip Hop Showcase), Manifesto Movie Night, the Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash, The Movement (Street Dance Celebration), a Conference on Community & Career and many more.
In Manifesto tradition, the festival will culminate on Sep 25 with a massive FREE outdoor concert at Yonge-Dundas Square headlined by Rakim & Kid Capri, 9th Wonder & Phonte, Blu & Exile, Andreena Mill, Zaki Ibrahim, Michie Mee and more. The festival will also include the participation of legendary hip hop forefather Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation, Mr. Wiggles, the Inside Out Project, and Indigo.
Manifesto will once again transform the city for 11 days into a hotbed of youth culture igniting 13 venues with over 100 artists offering something for everyone. With constant new additions to the festival, Manifesto returns bigger and more exciting than ever!
For more information on events during the festival - www.themanifesto.ca/festival
Shout outs to Art, Honour and Respect films (AHR) by Mark Valino.
MANIFESTO FESTIVAL OF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE
CELEBRATING OUR 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
11 days. 14 events. 100+ artists. 1 CIty. 1 Love.
September 15th-25th, 2011
Toronto. Canada
Does anybody know the order of the Emcee's? if so please hit me up on Twitter @kareeemslick if you're on there. Much love to all my Hip Hop Headz in the T Dot and World wide. Peace
@kareemslick on Twitter my bad. thank you and keep real Hip Hop alive support the stuff not played on the Radio. one!!!