Presented by Small World Music Join us as we celebrate the ‘Ancestor Song’ album release Janice Jo Lee Ensemble launches the long-anticipated ‘Ancestor Song’ album. Lee’s songs mix folk, funk, jazz and new music. This suite of songs charts a seven year journey from complete spiritual destruction, to withdrawal, rest, healing, re-emergence and empowerment. Now […]
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Presented by Small World Music and the Aga Khan Museum In this one-of-a-kind live show, Remix ⟷ Culture will take the audience on an unforgettable journey. From trance to dance, New York DJ/VJ HAT & Toronto Indian music star Hasheel beam traditional music from the four corners of the world onto the big screen, shaping […]
Presented by Small World Music Celebrate Orthodox New Year and raise your voice alongside Ukrainian and Georgian vocal groups. A rousing night of polyphony brings together two ancient traditions to welcome a new year. Featuring: Sing with Ukraine & Máchari Sing with Ukraine is a grassroots effort by Eastern European artists, started after Russia’s invasion […]
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Presented by Small World Music In association with The Tawoos Initiative After an exciting performance at September’s Small World Music Festival, the Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawaali are back bringing powerful Sufi voices & rhythms. Known as ‘the path of the heart’, Qawwali expresses the fervent devotion of the great Sufi mystics. The music […]
Presented by Small World Music and Massey Hall On Saturday April 8, Small World and Massey Hall present the return to Toronto of a remarkable musical event. Every other year for the past thirty years, Zakir Hussain has served as curator, conductor, and producer for his series, Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion, which brings an […]
Small World Music presents The New Sound of Senegal In association with Batuki Music Cheikh Ibra Fam is a multidimensional artist whose nearly 15 year career has demonstrated a free and futuristic spirit, well anchored in his Senegalese roots. He introduced his first international album in the Spring of 2022 entitled ‘Peace in Africa’ […]
Co – presented with Small World Music Our friends and Toronto’s award winning group Minor Empire are planning a busy year of new releases and unique collaborative concert performances under the banner Sonic Colliders. For their second concert, Minor Empire meets Norwegian guitar pioneer Eivind Aarset. Described as ‘Trippy, dreamy, cinematic and stylishly hip’, Minor Empire […]
The 3rd Annual Riyaz Festival Nov. 25, 2022 7pm – 10pm. Tickets $25/20. Come out for an exciting evening of music featuring Carnatic veena, Hindustani vocal and sarod music. Set 1 Radhika Baskar – veena Sriram Suryanarayanan -Mridangam Sumant Anantharam-Ghatam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOlRaKfbcVA&t=226s Set 2 Shirshendu Mukherjee – vocal Vibhas Vatve – harmonium Ravi Naimpally – tabla […]
Our friends and Toronto’s award winning group Minor Empire are planning a busy year of new releases and unique collaborative concert performances under the banner Sonic Colliders. The series will see the band performing with world renowned virtuosos like Avi Bortnik and Eivind Aarset as they explore and expand on the full spectrum of their […]
Daniel Janke – Solo Kora Presented by Small World Music Small World celebrates the meditative beauty of the west African kora in a rare solo recital with Daniel Janke. Daniel Janke is a composer and media artist. His most recent recording is a collection of string music titled Body In Motion which is available on […]