SpokenSoul Festival

 The Spoken Soul Festival is a 3 day arts and culture festival which is rooted in drawing from the Black Experience and its contribution to the arts in Canada and beyond. 

The festival aims to platform mid-career artists in the genres of spoken word poetry and soul music while promoting these underrepresented art forms within the Canadian landscape. The festival offers an array of events from showcases, professional workshops for artists, networking and evening parties - with an event for all ages.

 

Past Events

 

SpokenSoul Fest 2019

Toronto International Poetry SLAM

Toronto International Poetry SLAM returns to Toronto. Started in 2003, this competition puts spoken word artists from across North America and Europe against one another for $1000 US in cash.

Womyn of the Word

Womyn of the Word features performances between some of the top poets and singers in the City and beyond. Feature Performance by Tika Simone.

Luther Mallory's Stage Psychology Workshop

Artists who take part are pushed out of their comfort zones and challenged to look deeply at self-doubt, judgement, nerves, fear and accessing "the moment" in performance.

Spoken Soul After Dark

Spoken Soul After Dark is a showcase featuring erotic poetry, soul and RnB music. Following the showcase the event will move into the official opening party of the festival featuring a live DJ to dance the night away. 

Black Guitars

Black Guitars is a showcase featuring singers accompanied by acoustic guitar.

 
 

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