Uma Nota's popular Sunday afternoon-into-evening hang out and live show is back for a fifth year of music, dance, food, drink, games and family-friendly fun.

With plenty of great live music and DJs, and kid’s activities including craft table and face painting, this is one party where you can bring the whole family, your Sunday Funday crew or just bring yourself – good times are guaranteed any which way.

New this year is a live painting session in a first-ever collaboration between two local artists. Their creation will be raffled off at the end of the night!

Let your hair down, hang out with friends, learn a new dance … it’s all good, and good for you, at the Community Cultural Fair.

Featuring:

Lenis Rino (Brazil)

The Responsables

Yuka

Coco de Roda (music/dance workshop)

Aline Morales

Tupi Collective DJs (Montreal)

DJ Erick Paredes (Miami)

Carlos Delgado and Zara Diniz (live painting)

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Lenis Rino (Brazil)

Direct from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Lenis Rino, one of the foremost ambassadors of maracatu percussion inside or outside Brazil, performs songs from his rhythmically eclectic 2014 album Mais Um Grito (“one more cry”), which had its Toronto release last November. The album showcases Lenis’ deep knowledge of Brazilian rhythms, with production and percussion from Bruno Buarque (Céu and other projects) and a killer Braz-band. A key contemporary Brazilian artist with incredible skills as an improvisational percussionist and facilitator, Lenis was one of the first to bring maracatu drumming to Belo Horizonte and is a longtime friend and collaborator of Aline Morales, and she and other local artists will form his Toronto band for this special show.

The Responsables

Laying down the reggae, funk, and dirty grooves, this soulful outfit brings the good vibes, and they are soon to release new EP. Meanwhile, with their with four-part harmonies, a blend of reggae roots, a touch of Afrobeat, and some funky breaks, The Responsables live is always a dance party.

Yuka

This is Toronto’s “UP FOR IT” funk, soul and groove band: Name the spot and they will make sure everyone gets there and gets moving. Following their jam-packed third album, Pitfall, Yuka is preparing to release a fourth full-length disc this fall, but in the meantime, the band is coming off a huge high after jamming 'til the small hours with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings this past summer. Lead vocalist Claire Doyle even sang backup, by invitation, with Sharon and her band at their Hamilton show. Yuka brings that infectious funk energy and soul power to the Uma Nota stage.

Aline Morales

Whether leading the maracatu percussion group Baque de Bamba, her own band playing the original compositions she writes with producer/arranger David Arcus, or rocking the old-school Brazilian Forró with her other band, Aline is a captivating singer, bandleader and percussionist, whose voice, power and direction are unmistakeable. Aline remains one of Toronto's top Brazilian performers and frequently plays at major local festivals and cultural centres, including shows this past summer at Panamania Live, Harbourfront Centre & Ontario's Celebration Zone, Luminato Festival and Summerworks.

Coco de Roda (music/dance workshop)

A folkloric dance tradition from the northeast of Brazil, Coco de Roda is a lively, interactive and fun circle game that can be easily learned by anyone, including children. Members of the maracatu groups Mar Aberto and Baque de Bamba will facilitate the circle with easy-to-pick-up rhythms, call and response songs, groovy percussion, upbeat dance moves and friendly vibes.

Tupi Collective DJs (Montreal)

The project of Montreal-based Brazilian DJ Mks (Markus Freitas) and DJ Skambo (Wallace Roza), the Tupi Collective is a project that explores the rhythms of Brazilian music both classic and contemporary, including Samba-Soul, Maracatu, Hip-hop and Funk. From reggae to samba, to hip-hop to forró, plus an amalgamation of new and old school Brazilian rhythms, the collective mixes a diaspora of styles in their sets which takes their fans on a tropical journey.

DJ Erick Paredes (Miami)

A recent re-arrival on the Toronto tropical scene, DJ Erick Paredes most recently lived in Miami, where he played with visiting guests like Brazil’s Marcelinho da Lua and kept up his steady stream of dub, Latin soul, funk and MPB alongside his electronic offerings on the broken beat and deep house tip.

Special live painting session & raffle

Local artists and live painting sensations Carlos Delgado and Zara Diniz are combining forces for the first time, and we're stoked that it's to create a one-of-a-kind, collaborative piece inside the Lula Lounge environment during the Community Cultural Fair. The finished piece will be available to win in a draw open to everyone and presented at the close of the day’s festivities.

Plus:

Artist & vendor marketplace

Mini Ping Pong by VanGrey

Craft table and kids’ activities by Pleasurecraft

Special site animator surprises

Lula Lounge

1585 Dundas St. W.

Doors 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

$10 advance and at the door (children under 12 free)

More info and advance online tickets: http://umanota.ca/community-cultural-fair-at-lula-festival-2015/