Tickets: $25 advance, $30 door (Lyle’s Place, Ivy’s Books, Long & McQuade, Royal/McPherson box office or beaconridgeproductions.com) He’s a native of Madagascar, the island country off southeast ...

Toronto guitarist Madagascar Slim has been practising like mad. “I’m a bit nervous,” he says of Saturday night’s free Luminato concert in Queen’s Park. “I really want to do well on this.” ...

MADAGASCAR SLIM with NDIDI ONUKWULU and DONNÉ ROBERT at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), Friday (August 26). $10. 416-763-9139. Also playing with MOTO ET KAPIA DU CONGO , BLACK ICE , CHEMAGNE MARTIN ...

HOME GAMES The Juno-winning Slim plays Friday (January 25) at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina) with Fado Blues. $10. NICKNAME “I am not slim by any stretch of the imagination! It’s a very common ...

The name “Madagascar Slim” says it all. By his own admission he is overweight, grew up in the African island nation of Madagascar and regularly interrupts his driving Malagasy guitar work with blazing ...

Holding down the middle portion of a showcase celebrating a quarter-century of Afrofest inside the Gladstone Ballroom, Juno Award-winning singer/guitarist Madagascar Slim was equal parts charm and ...