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“ILLUMINATION” – Persian & Turkish Sufi Concert
Sat February 17
Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton St.A sublime evening of Persian and Turkish music, reuniting international-renowned Turkish Sufi musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek with Vancouver’s premiere Vashaan Persian Music Ensemble, and whirling dervish Raqib Burke, Israeli-Canadian guitarist Itamar Erez. They will embark on a new presentation called “Illumination”, led by female santour player and musical director, Saina Khaledi.
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ZIMBAMOTO Album Release
Thursday, November 23
Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac St.After nearly a decade of electrifying festival and club shows across Canada, ZIMBAMOTO is finally releasing its first album, Tambai. Latin fusion band MNGWA will be warming up the night!
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NOMADIC MASSIVE
Thursday, November 2
Rickshaw Theatre, 254 East Hastings St.NOMADIC MASSIVE is a unique crowd-rocking, multilingual hip hop crew based out of Montreal. Known for their explosive shows and sharp socially conscious lyrics, the 10 piece band has captivated audiences worldwide with their own mix of global beats, based on live instrumentation and the art of sampling.
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TRIO DA KALI
Friday, October 6
St. James Hall, 3214 West 10th Ave.Caravan launches its 18th season with sublime and powerful music from Mali, co-presented with the Rogue Folk Club. Trio Da Kali is a group of outstanding musicians from the Mande culture of southern Mali, who come from a long line of distinguished griots, featuring vocals, balafon & ngoni.
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Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
Sunday, July 16
Red Room Ultrabar 398 Richards St.Montreal’s Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra is an explosion of music and dance, circus and imagination. The band is a creative chaos that fuses Afro-Colombian percussion with the brass and violin melodies of the Roma peoples of Eastern Europe.
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Secrets of Eternity with Mahbobeh Golzari
Friday, June 16
Orpheum Annex 823 Seymour St.A collaboration of members of Vancouvers Vashaan and Diba Persian music ensembles, and featuring the Canadian debut of Iranian vocalist, Mahbobeh Golzari.
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Noam Vazana & Itamar Erez – Victoria
June 8
Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View St., VictoriaIf Nina Simon or Tori Amos would go a little crazier and play trombone and piano at the same time, they would sound like Noam Vazana. Noam has brought a breath of fresh air into the Jazz and World landscapes. Her daring choices, incorporating vocals, piano and trombone simultaneously in her live show are taking her cross over to a deeper level.
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Noam Vazana & Itamar Erez – Vancouver
June 7
Frankie's Jazz Club & Restaurant 765 Beatty St.For over 10 years Israeli-born, Amsterdam-based Noam Vazana has brought a breath of fresh air into the Jazz and World landscapes. Joined by guitarist Itamar Erez, together they will explore the global landscape of music from Middle-east, Spain, and beyond.
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KAYHAN KALHOR & ALIREZA GHORBANI – Iranian Maestros
Thursday, May 18
Centennial Theatre 2300 Lonsdale, North VancouverA rare meeting of one masterful instrument and one sublime voice, in the Persian music tradition of “Saz va Avaz”, featuring maestros Kayhan Kalhor on kemanche and Alireza Ghorbani on vocals, and guest percussionist.
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EMEL MATHLOUTHI – Tunisia’s Voice of a Generation
Sunday, May 14
Rio Theatre, 1660 East BroadwayTunisia’s voice of a generation. It’s the astonishing range and sensuousness of Mathlouthi’s voice that is most compelling. There are swoops and growls reminiscent of Bjork and even traces of her goth past as she picks out minimal, reverberant lines on electric guitar which make you wonder if shes also been listening to the xx.
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VanAFRICA – A Journey of Music & Dance through Africa
May 11 & 12
Roundhouse Performance Centre Davie & Pacific (Yaletown)VanAfrica is musical journey across Africa, featuring the traditional music and dance of more than 6 different ethnic groups and 4 different countries, led by a cast of some of Vancouver’s most exciting practitioners of African performing arts.
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BUENA FE – Cuba’s Trova Stars
Sunday, May 7
Russian Hall, 600 Campbell St.Adored, respected and followed by tens of thousands across the entire island of Cuba and abroad, sensational duo Buena Fe are the legitimate contemporary heirs of the legacy created by Nueva Trova legends Silvio Rodríguez and Pablo Milanés.
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Kasandra Flamenco’s “La Tarara”
May 4 & 5
Norman Rothstein Theatre 950 West 41st Ave., VancouverKasandra Flamenco presents “La Tarara”, an adrenalin infused dance spectacular featuring Flamenco dance stars direct from Spain, Ivan Vargas and Emilio Ochando, with Vancouver virtuoso Kasandra “La China”, accompanied by an international musical cast directed by flamenco guitarist/composer Gaspar Rodriguez.
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DAKHABRAKHA – Ukraine Ethnochaos
Friday, April 21
York Theatre 639 Commercial Dr.DakhaBrakha is world music quartet from Kiev, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band DakhaBrakha, create a world of unexpected new music.
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BALKAN ROOTS feat. Stefce Stojkovski
Saturday, November 19
WISE HALL, 1882 Adanac St.Join us for an evening with Vancouver’s best Balkan bands featuring renowned Macedonian folk music legend, Stefce Stojkovski, for his first visit to Canada