Performing arts. Salome Bey, singer, actor, songwriter. Canada's matriarch of the blues, Bey is renowned for her gospel, jazz and musical theatre perf(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Performing arts. Salome Bey, singer, actor, songwriter. Canada's matriarch of the blues, Bey is renowned for her gospel, jazz and musical theatre performances. Born in Newark, N.J., Bey, 50, made her first appearance in Toronto in 1961 and three years later made this country her home. Her powerful presence - and activist spirit - have been embraced here ever since. [Incomplete]