Afrochic Diaspora Festival Explained

Afrochic Diaspora Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts festival created in 2010 by Amoye Henry, Natassia Parson-Morris, Natasha Morris, and Nijha Frederick-Allen to highlight the culture and artistic expression of the African-Canadian community within and around Toronto.^{[1] [2] [3]} The annual music festival highlights the young and emerging talent from Canadians of African descent through visual arts, fashion, and music.

Notable headliners

• Erykah Badu^[4]
• 11:11
• Shi Wisdom
• Spek Won
• Leila Dey
• Jidenna^[5]
• Wale
• Teedra Moses
• Stacey Mckenzie
• Issa Rae^[6]

Known hosts

• Amanda Parris
• Alicia ‘Ace’ West
• Nigel D. Birch
• Femi Lawson
• Kim Katrin Milan

Partners

• Aurora Cannabis Inc^[7]
• Year of Return, Ghana 2019^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-07-15. AfroChic: Reclaiming Identity. 2020-12-06. Urbanology Magazine. en-US. 2020-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426230153/https://urbanologymag.com/afrochic_reclaimingidentity/. dead.
2. News: This festival celebrating black art is helping create the Toronto its founders dream of living in CBC Arts. en-US. CBC. 2020-12-06.
3. Web site: Afrochic. 2020-12-06. kiyosha-teixeira. en.
4. Web site: Goldman. Jordana. 2018-06-27. Erykah Badu to headline 2018 AfroChic Festival: Just announced Toronto concerts. 2020-12-06. NOW Magazine. 2021-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204201652/https://nowtoronto.com/music/erykah-badu-afrochic-festival/. dead.
5. Web site: AfroChic 2017 Reloaded! Special Guest JIDENNA. 2020-12-06. www.blogto.com. en.
6. Web site: 2019-07-28. Issa Rae Is the AfroChic Festival 2019 Headliner, And We Can't Keep Calm. 2020-12-06. BN Style. en-US.
7. Web site: AfroChic. Aurora is the Lead Partner at AfroChic 2018. 2020-12-06. www.newswire.ca. en.
8. Web site: AfroChic Diaspora Festival. 2020-12-06. en.