FORRO DO CANA – Brazilian Sunset Concert
Vancouver’s premier Brazilian Forro band, Forro do Cana, was founded in 2018 as a passion project, dedicated to the dissemination of the music of Northeastern Brasil.
Round the World at the Roundhouse
Celebrate the return of Live Music and experience diverse sounds and rhythms from around the Globe featuring 4 of Vancouver's best world music performers!
ROBIN LAYNE & THE RHYTHM MAKERS
This groove heavy ensemble delivers music that transcends the bounds of tradition, blurring the lines between jazz and folk as they carve out new territory for the marimba at the forefront of the sonic landscape. They are joined by singer Siobhan Sloane-Seale.
KUTAPIRA Zimbabwean Afro-Fusion
KUTAPIRA seamlessly blends Zimbabwean Marimba, Afro-Cuban & West African rhythms, Reggae, Samba, Afrobeat, Funk, Jazz, Cumbia, Disco and Hip Hop all contribute to a fusion of styles intelligently selected.
GAMELAN BIKE-BIKE
Gamelan Bike Bike draws its musical inspiration from Bali, Indonesia and its raw materials from the scrap metal bins of Vancouver. The 10 member ensemble is dedicated to performing new works for gamelan, including recent compositions
ZLATNA MOUNTAIN Eastern European Music
Zlatna Mountain, will take you on a journey to a joyful house party in a Balkan village, presenting songs from Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina and Albania.
Zimbamoto-Guilt and Co.
Led by master Zimbabwean musician, percussionist and singer Kurai Mubaiwa, ZIMBAMOTO brings an exhilarating flavour of traditional and contemporary music from Zimbabwe
Breaking Boundaries – Colombian Band
Led by accordionist John Gonzales, Breaking Boundaries brings together Native Colombian Cumbia, Vallenato and original Music, with strong improvisation over the essence of Afro-Colombian percussion.
MOHSEN NAMJOO – Cancelled
Iconic maverick Iranian musician and composer Mohsen Namjoo returns to Vancouver touring for his latest new recording “Motantan (Grandiloquent). Seamlessly blending the Classical Persian setar with electric guitar, and rock and blues vocal techniques with Persian avaz (singing), he fuses the ancient with the current.
BLACK DOG STRING QUARTET with JOHN KASTELIC – Cancelled
The Quartet present a two-part performance "Folk Songs & Brahms". For the first part, they will perform Brahms' stunning String Quintet No. 2. The 2nd part of the evening will feature the folk songs of John Kastelic (singer/composer) for voice and string quartet. Erasing the lines between classical music and contemporary folk music, these songs sparkle with ingenuity, thoughtfulness, and a breathtaking lyricism.