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July 2nd, 2008

  1. Canada Day Fireworks

    July 2, 2008 by Gail

    Canada Day fireworks

    On account of my knackered body and peeling face from Sunburn Sunday, the furthest I ventured away from home yesterday was 10 minutes’ walk to the beach to see if I could get some shots of the fireworks. I did make a separate trip to Vincent Sushi for a roll and miso soup, but it’s a couple of minutes closer than the beach.

    Once I arrived at the beach with equipment in tow, I discovered that not only did I forget the mounting plate for Garry’s tripod at home, but also my spare batteries… GRRR! I got only a few shots before the batteries depleted for good, this being one of them.

    Thankfully this mostly fruitless trip was a short one, with perfect weather and a pleasant lake shore ambience beside the Palais Royale.

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  2. Zaki Ibrahim

    July 2, 2008 by Gail

    I first heard Toronto’s Zaki Ibrahim perform this song on Q‘s Canada Day broadcast yesterday from Canada House with Jian Ghomeshi in Trafalgar Square, London. I loved her voice and had to look her up!

    Born in Vancouver to a South African father and Scottish/English/Welsh mother (very much a Canadian story right there), Zaki has a very interesting urban sound with African influences.

    Website: http://www.zakiibrahim.com/
    Last.FM profile: http://www.last.fm/music/Zaki+Ibrahim

    The YouTube clip above is from a recent performance at HMV in Toronto to promote her newly released album, Eclectica (Episodes in Purple). There are more of Zaki’s songs available on YouTube from that set, plus video previews.

    Check her out!