LuA is led by Shameema Soni and Maryem Tollar. Shameema was born in South Africa and Maryem was born in Egypt in North Africa. They both immigrated to Canada at a young age and they were drawn to many different genres of music growing up. Together they create music with influences from the Middle East, Africa, R&B, Jazz, Folk and Pop. They will be joined by Sudanese Canadian bass player, vocalist and percussionist - Waleed Abdulhamid; Iranian Canadian percussionist - Naghmeh Farahmand; and Ernie Tollar - who plays multiple wind instruments such as sax, Arabic flutes and Indian flutes. They received funding from the Ontario Arts Council to make their first album which they are currently recording at Canterbury Music Company in Toronto. It will be released in 2024.

We're a Pay What You Can venue, tip musicians and support live music!

DROM is accessible and has accessible washrooms :)