Folk and Roots musicians won big at the 2023 East ...
The last of the winners of the 2023 East Coast Music Awards was announced this past weekend, and there is a lot for folk and roots music fans to be excited about. Continuing their success from last year’s awards, folk ...
Sophie Lukacs – Bamako
It’s been a long time since I’ve looked forward to a new album quite as eagerly as I’ve awaited this debut from Hungarian-born kora-playing singer-songwriter Sophie Lukacs. The four singles she’s released over the past two years have heralded a ...
We asked ChatGPT to recommend some Canadian world music. Here’s ...
Last week, we asked ChatGPT to recommend some emerging Canadian folk artists for us. We were curious to see what it would come up with, and while it employed a very liberal definition of the word “emerging,” we couldn’t argue ...
How COVID helped birth Sultans of String’s award-winning documentary film
On the surface, the Sultans of String documentary The Refuge Project-Visual Album is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of their 2020 album Refuge, which was released just at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown. At its core ...
Listen to the 2022 Western Canadian Music Award nominees in ...
The Western Canadian Music Awards unveiled this year’s nominees last Tuesday. The awards will be handed out during the Breakout West conference and festival Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 in Calgary. The annual event features daily industry panels, networking events, ...
Lemon Bucket’s Mark & Marichka Marczyk are fighting for Ukraine ...
While her brother is in Lviv fighting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and his wife and children make Ukrainian flags as refugees in Poland, Marichka Marczyk is trying to concentrate on rehearsals. She and her husband, Mark, are currently in ...
The Rogue Folk Club adds a Ukrainian music concert by ...
Vancouver’s Rogue Folk Club has responded to the war on Ukraine by adding another concert to its calendar this month – by west coast Ukrainian music ensemble Zeellia. The show takes place March 25 at 8 p.m. PT. Tickets for ...
Friggin’ Arab Orchestra Company (FAOC) – “Beige Christmas” (video)
Toronto-based Arab-Canadian artists Maryem Tollar and Roula Said have a comedic and theatrical side project, which made an impression last year with a hilarious single called “Arab Ladies Sing Christmas Carols Written by Jews.” Now Friggin’ Arab Orchestra Company, or FAOC (Pronounced FOWK), is ...
Moshe Denberg of Tzimmes reflects on the band’s new album ...
The Road Never Travelled – which commemorates the 35th anniversary of the Vancouver-based Jewish music ensemble Tzimmes – is a joyous musical odyssey and celebration of Jewish music from around the globe. Band leader and founder Moshe Denburg explores the ...
Juno nominated Arabic singer Maryem Tollar is your Green candidate ...
For fans of world music in Canada, Maryem Tollar is practically a household name. She has sung lead for platinum-selling artist Jesse Cook on songs such as “Beyond Borders” and “Quadduka L Mayyas.” She was the vocalist on the theme ...