Event Status: Past
Soweto Gospel Choir
Two-time Grammy award winners Soweto Gospel Choir return to Vancouver with their new show “African Grace”, through vibrant rhythm movement and its renowned vocal harmonies.
Bombino
Omara "Bombino" Moctar, a young Tuareg guitarist and songwriter, was raised during an era of armed struggles for independence and violent suppression by government forces.
Inti-Illimani
For well over 40 years, Inti-Illimani (the name translates as "Sun God") has held a beacon for Chilean music, both the traditional folk styles and the more contemporary nueva cancion.
Domingo Ortega
Domingo Ortega Flamenco Dance Company, Co-Presented with Nur Flamenco
Ederlezi
Don't miss this annual celebration of Balkan-Roma non-stop Brass Band music and more. This year featuring all the way from Serbia, one of the top trumpet players, and winner of the top award for Balkan Brass music, Demiran Cerimovic, who will be playing with all of the bands on stage.
Gamelan Gita Asmara
Gamelan Gita Asmara’s 2012 annual concert brings an ambitious mix of classical, modern, rockin', and sweet music and dance to the Wong Theater at SFU Woodward’s, all highlighting the growing virtuosity of Vancouver’s own 25-piece gamelan devoted to the best traditional arts of Bali.
Dj Shantel
Caravan World Rhythms & Beats Without Borders are proud to present for the first time in Vancouver, internationally acclaimed and celebrated Balkan Beat master, DJ SHANTEL.
Luciterra presents Velvet Smoke
Luciterra Dance Company presents Jill Parker (San Francisco), the momma of the modern Tribal Fusion Bellydance movement.
ZHAMBAI TRIO CD-Release
ZHAMBAI TRIO CD-Release Concert
Vancouver’s own ZHAMBAI TRIO is happy to release their debut full-length CD of traditional and original Zimbabwean music featuring the intriguing mbira, marimba, ngoma and hosho. They will be joined by high-energy electric Afro-fusion group ZIMBAMOTO and very special guests BONGO LOVE (direct from Zimbabwe!) who play their own brand of “Afrocoustics.”
ZHAMBAI TRIO
A new trio of wonderful people playing wonderful instruments.
Gabriel Palatchi Latin Tango Band
Gabriel Palatchi Band
“…Their live performance awed the crowds and left people wanting more”- Aidan Farrelly – Artistic director of the Kaslo Jazz Fest
“…Pianist Gabriel Palatchi provides a worldly perspective on the traditionalLatin jazz sound and with this impressive debut, stakes his claim as one of thenew young lions of Latin jazz…”- Edward Blanco – Music critic – Ejazznews.com
Straight from Argentina, Gabriel Palatchi lives and breathes Latin-Jazz.