BRAMPTON –The City of Brampton, led by the Brampton Arts Organization (BAO) and Brampton On Stage, is back at this year’s North by Northeast (NXNE) Music Festival. The This Is Brampton showcase, titled ‘The Velvet Rope’, will take place June 15 at the Drake Underground.
Curated by Brampton-based artist Savannah Taylor through her arts organization, Nina’s Daughters, The Velvet Rope, promises to be an ethereal and transformative concert experience featuring Black female artists from Brampton, including Keziaa, Durreyl aka Glxy, Tasha Mac and the curator herself.
Save the Date
The Velvet Rope
June 15 (Evening)
The Drake Underground
1150 Queen St. W.,
Toronto, ON
About NXNE Music Festival
NXNE is Canada’s most important discovery music festival, presenting thousands of essential emerging artists, often just before they break, from across Canada and around the world – since 1995.
From June 13 -18, 2023, over 20 of Toronto’s best live music venues will again come alive with great new music! Festival passes on sale now!
For more information on the showcase visit www.brampton.ca/NXNE. To purchase tickets click here.
About the artists
Savannah Taylor is a multi-faceted, Brampton-based artist. Inheriting her love for music from her father, the self-taught singer/songwriter and actress is refining her craft through integrity and self-awareness. Her recent project Niveah-EP explores the mental and spiritual journey that occurs when seeking to reconnect with our true self. She is Inspired by vocal and lyrical powerhouses like Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and Brittany Howard. As well as animated storytellers like Eartha Kitt and Outkast.
Keziaa is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Brampton and has been an artist since age eight, working hard to develop her own style, range and vocal abilities in hip hop, R&B, soul, and afroswing.
Durreyl aka Glxy describes her sound as a sultry R&B/Jazz infused trap. She loves to incorporate her soft alluring voice with heavy hitting kicks and drums, also keeping the production light, airy and trance-like. The Siren of a Galaxy sounds as infinite as the constellations.
Tasha Mac is an R&B singer/songwriter who has been writing her own songs since the age of 14. Her recent single “in Love ” was inspired by past and current experiences that portray her now. To this day Tasha looks up to artists like Jessie Reyez, SZA, Summer Walker and other well-known artists with the unique R&B sound to make her emotions come to life.
Press Photos
Press photos of Savannah Taylor, Keziaa, Durreyl aka Glxy, and Tasha Mac can be found in Dropbox here.
“The arts are vital in creating a community where people can thrive. Every year, BAO and the City of Brampton bring top talent to NXNE and support our growing artists who have worked to create an incredible music, arts and culture scene here in Brampton. We are proud of that and can’t wait for this showcase of incredible artists, sharing their work with the world.” – Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton