A local up-and-coming musician is making waves in the music industry for his lyrics that shine a spotlight on black history.
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When Dolan was 12 years old, he used his previous experiences and inspiration from his own family to put pen to paper, writing his first single B次元官网网址淐adillac,B次元官网网址� which makes references to Martin Luther King Jr., Barak Obama, Rosa Parks, and Malala Yousafzai, among others.
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And people are taking notice. Dolan recently performed in Toronto at Dundas Square for Youth Day 2018 on July 22, and will return to Toronto this week to perform at the Toronto Kids Fest, where he will be the opening act for headliner, Silento.
Up next, Dolan will perform at a gala event celebrating black business owners at the Marriott Hotel in Victoria.
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