At that point, I started having visions of experiencing my own birth and death in a never-ending cycle. Every time I experienced my death I felt a lot of overwhelming emotional pain. The cycle finally broke and I had a vision of the Earth, covered in trees, oceans and mountains but with a woman’s eye. i understood at that moment that nature is female. I could sense the Earth breathing, and feel my own breathing in unison with hers.

For Garret (DJ Drumspeak) it all began with a mix tape of Willy Colon, Joe Cuba, and Tito Puente he listened to as a teenager. For Anton (DJ Blancon) it all began with La Murga’s trombone intro one night in a bar in Stockholm. Today, after years of exploring a multiplicity of Latin rhythms and collecting hundreds of records from around the world, it is precisely the love for classic salsa what brought them together to make La Rumba Buena

Megumi is all about creating community. Her spa is a space where her clients can be rejuvenated mentally and physically. It’s a space which allows her to give back to the wider Torontonian community by supporting Japanese artists and artisans who want to impact Toronto with their talents and wellness products.

On the surface it all sounds like a marketing cliché-material for a feel-good TV commercial, one that flashes the words ‘diversity’, ‘innovation’ and ‘global economy’ in front of b-footage of a homeless man playing saxophone and a guy in a suit dancing in a puddle.

The difference is, Louis actually lives his vision, down to every last bead of sweat he’s poured into this.