(Toronto, June 22, 2016) – Get ready to celebrate the summer Latino Style with a caliente free weekend event of mucho music and dance. The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival is pleased to announce its performer lineup for Canada’s hottest Latin themed street festival, the 12th annual TD Salsa on St. Clair on Saturday July 9 & Sunday July 10.

The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival brings an international caliber of Latin music that will guarantee to get everyone dancing in the streets of Toronto as this year’s TD Salsa on St. Clair festival line-up is bigger than ever. Experience Canada’s vibrant Latino cultures with an all-star cast of Canadian Latin bands, artists and hosts. Toronto-based singer/songwriter Amanda Martinez will host this year’s festivities alongside Salsa on St. Clair’s very own Ivan Wanis Ruiz. Martinez’s unique sound blends her unique Mexican and South African roots with flamenco soul and has garnered her multiple nominations for Latin Jazz Performer of the Year, and her songs have appeared on three Putumayo world music collections.

Practice your dance moves with Rice and Mango, one of the hottest Latin acts in Toronto, experience the best of Bachata with Chantelle Collado, known as “La Princesa de la Bachata”, and take in the vibrant sounds of Roberto Linares Brown Orchestra, hailed as one of Cuba’s most talented composers. Enjoy the pulsating drums of Samba Squad and all the Latin sounds alongside the numerous dance groups and schools at the festival hot spots that will be sure to keep you and your family dancing throughout the weekend!

Click Here for the complete TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival performer lineup.

TD Salsa in Toronto Festival: June 30 – July 17
TD Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival: July 9 & 10

Multi-Year Commitment to Canada’s Biggest Latino themed dance, music and culture festival includes the “Salsa on St. Clair” free weekend event

(Toronto, June 14, 2016) Toronto will be HOT-HOT-HOT this summer with a bigger and better Salsa in Toronto Festival running from June 30 to July 17. Long-time supporter TD Bank Group (TD) has made a multi-year commitment to the event, which culminates in the popular Salsa on St. Clair Street Festival, now in its 12th year.

The largest Latino-themed cultural celebration in Canada, the TD Salsa in Toronto Festival occurs over a three week period with a series of city wide events that kick off with Triple Latin Grammy winning Cuban Duo “Gente de Zona” concert on June 30th at 8pm and culminate in the 12th Annual Salsa on St. Clair free street festival on July 9th and 10th.

The Salsa on St. Clair festival was conceived and initiated by Telelatino Network in collaboration with the Hillcrest Village BIA in 2005 as a local event centred around the emerging St. Clair West streetscape of small Latino restaurants and businesses. The event has grown into a nationally recognized festival that attracts hundreds of thousands of people from across the region and beyond who love salsa and Latino culture. The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival brings an international calibre of Latin music and non-stop dancing in the streets of St. Clair, garnering attention from international major media such as CNN en Español, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Univision Network’s biggest national shows, Despierta America and El Gordo y la Flaca.
“We are thrilled to expand our participation in Salsa in Toronto as title sponsor for the next several years,” said Scott Mullin, Vice President Community Relations, TD Bank Group. “TD celebrates the vibrancy of Latin culture in Toronto with so many things to experience and enjoy! The Salsa in Toronto Festival captures them all.” “We are extremely proud of how our small Latino celebration has become one of the most important cultural festivals in the country and we are thrilled to continue working with TD Bank Group to grow the influence of Hispanic Canada in the years to come,” added Aldo DiFelice, Canadian Salsa Festivals Project and Telelatino Network Inc. President.

The TD Salsa in Toronto Festival is also generously supported by the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario and the Hillcrest Village BIA and is produced by the Canadian Salsa Festivals Project, a federally incorporated Not-for-Profit organization.

For a full calendar of TD Salsa in Toronto Festival events go to SalsainToronto.com