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CARAVAN 15TH ANNIVERSARY
Saturday, January 17
Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St., Granville IslandCaravan World Rhythms is turning 15 years old. There will be lots of world music friends, Balkan Brass band and flamenco music and performers throughout the night! Come join in the celebration.
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GORD GRDINA’S HARAM & VASHAAN PERSIAN ENSEMBLE
Friday, January 16
Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright St. Granville Island, VancouverA special evening bringing together two of Vancouver’s most innovative and captivating world music groups.
Opening the night will be the Persian-Sufi Vashaan Ensemble, with special guest Sufi singer Soleyman Vaseghi,
The second part of the evening features Gord Grdina’s 12-piece powerhouse group HARAM, performing Arabic music, from Iraqi folk to Egyptian radio music, reinterpreted by Vancouver’s most creative jazz musicians. -
KATARI TAIKO 35TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Saturday, December 6
Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton St. @ DunsmuirIn celebration of its 35th Anniversary, Katari Taiko is presenting a special concert featuring its own contemporary and traditional music and that of guests, Chibi Taiko, Sansho Daiko, Sawagi Taiko and Vancouver Okinawa Taiko.
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BOBAN & MARKO MARKOVIC ORKESTAR
Saturday, October 18, 8pm
Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville St.The quintessential Balkan brass band has once again captured the mantle of “Leading Band in Serbia,” a title for which they have been crowned many times since the late 1980’s. Their music, performed by a thirteen-piece orchestra, is wholly defined by their own gypsy lineage, whilst giving a knowing nod towards other musical and cultural backgrounds.
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LEGENDS OF INDIA: SHAHID PARVEZ & ANINDO CHATTERJEE
Sunday, September 28
York Theatre 639 Commercial Dr., VancouverTwo world renowned Classical Indian musicians make a rare appearance on stage together: sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. The on-stage chemistry between these musical virtuosos is simply electrifying!
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SALIF KEITA – The Acoustic Tour
Saturday, September 13, 8pm
Vogue Theatre 918 Granville St.Caravan World Rhythms & the Georgia Straight are proud to announce the return of Salif Keita , the legendary singer from Mali, Africa, to the Vogue Theatre, launching Caravan’s 15th season of presenting the best in World Music to Vancouver audiences. The acoustic tour tells the story of Salif Keita’s award-winning career, picking up classics […]
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DAKHABRAKHA – EthnoChaos from Ukraine
Sunday, August 31, 8pm
Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway
DakhaBrakha is a quartet from Kiev whose sound is at once mesmerizing and mystical, melding soulful Ukrainian folk with the jazz and trance sounds that typify World Music. Opening is Vancouver’s Zeellia.
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TAMAR ILANA : SEPHARDIC MUSIC & WORKSHOP
Tuesday, July 22, 8pm
Net Loft, Granville Island
Cafe area in centre of buildingJoin us to explore the music of the Sephardic Jews and Flamenco gypsies from Spain, led by singer/dancer Tamar Ilana from Toronto.
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SONIDOS GITANOS FLAMENCO
Saturday, July 19, 8pm
Norman Rothstein Theatre
950 West 41st Ave.Direct from the birthplace of Flamenco, Jerez de la Frontera, experience pure flamenco at its roots featuring Artistic DirectorDancer Maria Bermudez with Jerez’s finest musicians, on guitar, cante, and palmas.
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KOBO TOWN & KARA-KATA AFROBEAT
Friday July 11, 8:30pm
The Legion - 2205 Commercial Drive - The Afrika Shrine
Be prepared to be taken from Vancouver to the Caribbean to West Africa and then back again, featuring the original Trinidadian sounds of Kobo Town from Toronto, and the Fela Kuti-inspired grooves of Vancouver’s Kara-Kata Afrobeat.
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SHUBHENDRA & SASKIA RAO – Sitar & Cello Duo
Friday, May 30, 8pm
Vancouver Community College Music Auditorium
1155 East Broadway (Entrance on Glen Drive)The music of Pandit Shubhendra Rao and Saskia Rao-de Haas has been hailed as “taking Indian Music to a brave new era”. New York Times described their music as “movingly meditative”. Together they carry Indian music towards new horizons with their strong belief in the unifying power of music. On stage, their effortless musical communication […]
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LIRON MAN – SOLO HAND-PAN CONCERT & WORKSHOP
Tuesday May 20, 7:30pm
Net Loft, Granville Island
Join us for a unique concert, followed by an intimate workshop with international hand pan (Hang) master Liron Man. Admission is $10 for the concert and $10 for the workshop or $15 for both, a very limited number of hand pans are available for rental for the workshop from Gandharva Loka World Music Please call 604 683 […]
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SOUND OF DRAGON MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 9 - 11
Roundhouse Centre, Davie at Pacific
Yaletown, VancouverSound of Dragon Music Festival is Vancouver’s first festival devoted to “Chinese music”, showcasing very diverse musical styles: ancient folk and classical repertoire, contemporary compositions, jazz, world, fusion, and avant-garde improvisation in solo, chamber, and orchestral performances.
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SHAHRAM & HAFEZ NAZERI – Rumi Symphony Project
Saturday, April 26, 8pm
Orpheum Theatre
601 Smithe St., at Granville
Vancouver, BCThe internationally acclaimed Rumi Symphony Project is the innovative creation of composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Hafez Nazeri, featuring his legendary father, Shahram Nazeri, accompanied by an all star ensemble.
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ROOTS AND BRANCHES – African Celebration
Saturday, February 8, 8pm
Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright St
Granville IslandAn evening of exhilarating music from Ghana, Zimbabwe, Guinea and Senegal, featuring ADANU HABOBO – Ghanaian Drum, Dance & Horns, ALPHA YA-YA DIALLA & BIJOU – West African Guitar, Vocals and Kora, and ZHAMBAI TRIO – Zimbabwean mbira, percussion and vocals.