S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Maestro Fresh Wes
When “Let Your Backbone Slide” was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in late 2019, the 30 year old song was the first hip hop jam to receive…
Celebrating Diversity
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Glenn Copeland
In these socially desolate times with no live concerts or much else allowed, one can draw inspiration from Glenn Copeland. An African American transgender man who moved to Canada as…
In Memoriam: Salome Bey, Canada’s First Lady of the Blues, 1933-2020
Canadian Legend and First Lady of the Blues, Salome Bey passed away on August 8. She was 86 years old. Born in 1933, she performed with her siblings as Andy…
S.A.C. Celebrates International Women’s Day: Bonnie Dobson
It took a chunk of her lifetime, but Bonnie Dobson is pleased to finally receive recognition for the brilliant song “Morning Dew” which she wrote, but failed to protect at…
S.A.C. Celebrates International Women’s Day: Lorraine Segato
Lorraine Segato was born in Hamilton, on June 17, 1956, but made her home in Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood. Home to some of the city’s longest standing live music venues…
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Bullen Family
Eddie Bullen’s birthplace of Grenada is better known for The Mighty Sparrow and calypso grooves than jazz music. Arriving in Canada in 1980, Bullen has since worked to add jazz…
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Bucky Adams
Born April 25, 1937 to a large family in Depression era Halifax, Charles “Bucky” Richmond Adams was fortunate to find himself in a musical household. Bucky Adams started teaching himself…
S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Joe Sealy
Joe Sealy’s role as a fixture on the Canadian jazz scene started in his hometown of Montreal, but his status grew after heading east. Instead of heading for Toronto or…
Featured Member: Lorraine Klaasen, A Precious and Rare South African Musical Artist in Canada
40 square miles of misery. With a few cold water taps shared by thousands of people, Soweto, with its tiny shanties on scrublands, had some of the worst living conditions…
S.A.C. International Women’s Day Focus: Salome Bey
She’s won awards for her stage work – singing, acting, and writing. She toured the U.S. with her brother and sister, billed as Andy and the Bey Sisters. The sibling…