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Had the pleasure and privilege of sharing some of my favourite tunes with the good people @cs__radio @rhythm__space - two takes due to tech difficulties and a long time coming - that’s the world and we keep rotating around it in song. An intentional hour of selections that sum up who I am - a few clips and picks from the set. Many thanks to @ficili0 @chl0ejay @occasionallyfatal 🌊 Also want to clarify the ‘but’ regarding the Kokoroko tune: I love all their records! I just really really love “Carry Me Home” haha. Shout out to @hrryprkr for the @ibero909 comp that I have been running to the ground!

*Music selector is the soul reflector* 

Rewinding << 2 years ago >> with this video by @sambaranthony from May 2023 @decoytoronto . That’s where our print matter project @trusttheprocesspress hosted a poetry & collage session last night - and this is what I channeled to describe a bit of my journey. 🌊 Born in the moshpit Heavy metal underground That’s where life began. Raised on calypso, Reggae, new wave, and salsa Soul, funk, and disco Music is the root Rock with all of the above Branching out always Betcha didn’t think I’m all about Houston rap Miami bass, too. A familiar tune Sings, “you don’t even know me” Find out in this spin The search never ends The tables stay a turning Rhythm of my life. 🌊 Shoutout to Decoy Bar for hosting the IRL version of my open format all vinyl show, @halfmoonbk , Antique Rules, in 2023.

You know what it is! First of the season. @rollout is bringing The Heat. Community and music stoke the fire. 592 Richmond Street West. Big lineup for this long weekend kick off - support (QR code is where you go) and come through for dancing, food, libations and connection at Rollout’s signature back alley jam. Needle drops at 6 pm with the one and only Selectress Sunshine. I’m on @ 11 pm. 🫶🪩💫 @shines_records @jonrollout @scullyfunk @flytenyte @djosum @iamsurani

For a 2nd year in a row next month's IT'S SOUL FUNKY at @swandiveto lands smack dab in the middle of @dowestfest (taking place from Fri. June 5 to Sun. June 7). Come down and join the festivities all along Dundas St. West between Ossington and Lansdowne throughout the weekend. We will start earlier for this one at 9PM and will carry on to late long after the outdoor music ends. All vinyl will be packed and selected. Joining me once again will be my good friend @olasconola . We will have a few song surprises keeping things in tune with the street fest vibes along with the regularly played genres every month. Be there! 1631 Dundas St. West (across the street from the music stage.) NO COVER!

I’m deeply honoured to be invited as part of the debut night of We, Otherwise - a new residency @tranzac292 presented by @insummerprod that offers a space for music, conversation, and connection. Here’s my little collage of an all-vinyl soundtrack of intentional songs to inspire and facilitate a community poem-writing process. In honour of Mother’s Day, I have chosen much loved records by a diverse lineup of artists, sharing sounds that represent introspection, care, nourishment, joy, catharsis and resistance. The music will be woven to evoke a sonic narrative, with hopes to create a unique experience for individual ones to surface, through unapologetic reflection and expression. We, Otherwise asks: What happens when music becomes a place to meet? Prior to my set, we’ll hear a special duo comprised of @veena_raga and @cao.lina blending the beautiful sounds of their guzheng & veena. It’s PWYC! So, come through, take a seat with a friend, your mom, family or meet someone new. 📍 @tranzac292 - 292 brunswick ave 🗓️ Sunday, May 10 ⏰ 7:30–9:30 pm Gratitude and 💐 @ngcamillee @neda.mohamadpour @paulasofiamv !

🌿Spring has sprung! Join us Sonic Sancocho in welcoming the spring season for the first of three 2026 marquee events at Drom Taberna! It’s time to bloom...como la flor, 🌷 con Marta Elena, DJ General Eclectic y Sonic Sancocho! Headlining the night is the unparalleled Marta Elena. Accompanied by her incredible band, the Toronto-based Cuban-Canadian songstress will deliver classics, contemporaries and music from her new album, Por Amor, out now on Lulaworld Records - her most mature and emotionally resonant work to date. Known for her expressive voice and dynamic stage presence, Marta Elena moves effortlessly between powerful, rhythm-driven performance and intimate storytelling. Her music is deeply personal, often inspired by everyday life, cultural memory, and the communities that shape her artistic journey. 💿 A Toronto legend, we are excited to welcome DJ General Eclectic as our guest DJ. From cumbia to chutney, forro to funk, soul to soukous...His ability to rock a party has kept him in the company of some of the best DJs from around the globe, while at home he’s built a longstanding reputation for community building events and creative projects that have made a lasting mark on the city’s cultural landscape. 🧳 As always, Founders, Juana Go-gó and olasconola will share a bold blend of music to welcome you to the party. 🍲 Complimentary cup of Sancocho at midnight for ticket holders - please note: first come, first served. 🎟 Advance Eventbrite ticket holders must check in to the venue by 11 PM (Link In Bio) 🗓Saturday, May 23, 2026 🕚 10:30 pm - 4:00 am 📍 DROM Taberna, Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada

Tomorrow! Breaking Sound! A month-long photography exhibition celebrating movement and music by Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist Rhandy Adolphe (@sambaranthony ), produced by @trusttheprocesspress , our print project / music duo. Part of @contactphoto , hosted @highnotesco ! Party all day with local selectors (1-9 pm), great coffee, excellent digging and free jazz interludes. I’m on at 4:30 PM - the crate is filled with world-resonant wax in all languages and styles. Let’s dance! 🔊 ABOUT BREAKING SOUND 🔊 Through a body of work that fuses sound and sight through movement, the exhibition translates photography into visual sound waves captured through dance and DJ’ing. The installation explores vibration as a shared language; one capable of bending perception and dissolving boundaries between what we hear and what we see. At its core, Breaking Sound reflects on the idea that all sensation originates from the same material force: vibration itself. Visitors are invited to move through the space at their own pace, whether in stillness or in motion, and to return throughout the month to experience the work from new perspectives. Exhibition Dates: May 1 – May 31 Viewing Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM About Trust The Process Press: Trust The Process Press is an independent print matter project and DJ duo founded by Ola Mazzuca and Rhandy Adolphe. Their zine, MiBoSo, is about travel and its nourishing impact on Mind, Body and Soul, documenting experiences through vibrant film and digital photography, accompanied by haikus composed at every step of the journey. The reflective prose unveils perspectives that emerge when you’re fully present, in the company of love, while immersed in adventure-induced revelations. Journalists by trade, they take pride in being thoughtful curators and selectors of global sounds that spark conversation and curiosity—sounds that foster connection and collaboration, honour heritage, while fuelling movement.

What happens when music becomes a place to meet? We, Otherwise is a new curated Tranzac residency that offers a space for music, conversation, and connection. Where you’ll be able to participate in an artistic way! 👀 📝 Heads up… You’ll be invited to join a collaborative world of poetry! Come and find out! This month we’ll be welcoming a special duo comprised of @veena_raga and @cao.lina blending the beautiful sounds of their guzheng & veena for the first set, and @olasconola for the second set. olasconola will be spinning an all-vinyl soundtrack of intentional songs to inspire and facilitate a community poem-writing process. In honour of Mother’s Day, she has chosen some of her most cherished records and profound works by a diverse lineup of artists, sharing sounds that represent introspection, care, nourishment, joy, catharsis and resistance. 📍 @tranzac292 - 292 brunswick ave 🗓️ May 10 ⏰ 7:30–9:30 pm 💲Pay-What-You-Can The night is curated by @neda.mohamadpour @paulasofiamv @ngcamillee ❣️

We’re getting ready for #InternationalJazzDay on Thursday, April 30 - what better way than to celebrate @contxtbytrane for our Afro Brasilica residency! A small sample of the many records we have lined up for you! Join us at 8 pm - April 30. 🗓️ Thursday, April 30 🕖 7 pm doors, music from 8 pm to 11 pm 📍254 Lansdowne Avenue 🎟️ RSVP in bio 🍽️ excellent dinner by @honeyguruinc

Sak pase, Monreyal? @trusttheprocesspress will be in La Belle Province for some friends, digs and spins. Next Saturday, April 18 @barlerecord : crossing the borders of time and place with Ondes Continentales: an unbounded night traversing sonic landscapes of some of our many favourite styles, on wax. @lupinore and I are excited to spin alongside our pals @rhythmandhu.es (Tumbao, La Murga, CHI Archives) and @vinyl_love_mtl (Vinyl Caravan)! Two awesome, community-driven people with deep knowledge of their diverse and ever expansive crates. Learn more about them below! No cover, needle drops at 9 pm! 🗓Saturday, April 18, 2026 📍7622 Rue St-Hubert Montréal, QC 🕘 9 PM - 2 AM 🖼️ @sambaranthony *** 🪩 DJ Rhythm & Hues has been setting dancefloors alight for over a decade, in places as far-flung as Mexico City, Cotonou, New York and Hong Kong. Co-founder of the Tumbao DJ collective, his specialty spans the afro-latin-brazilian-caribbean spectrum, with a predilection for vinyl. He is currently resident DJ at La Murga, a popular salsa dura monthly. 🧳 Maxime Daigle has been active in Montréal music scene with different DJ projects like Vinyl Love Collective founded in 2010. He is also the co-founder of Vinyl Caravan, a company that organised many record fair and pop up dance party since 2017.

Bringing that casse croute de vinyles @ 180 g on Friday, April 17 - @olasconola & @lupinore (Trust The Process Press) kick off Rhandy’s birthday weekend with mixed crate magic behind the decks at one of our fave spots to dig in Montreal! We’ll be playing a myriad of stuff: reggae, house, r&b, NJS, zouk, international grooves, etc. etc… 🗓 Friday, April 17, 2026 📍 180 g, 5866 Av. De Lorimier, Montréal, QC 🕘 8 PM - LATE!