2020-06-232:00 pm–3:00 pm Facebook Live Free Presented as a part of National Arts Centre’s “Road to Canada Day” Jafar Zabeh is an Iranian-Canadian musician and educator with 25 years of experience as an independent musician. A multi-instrumentalist, Zabeh plays the tar, setar, and tonbak, having spent 10 years studying classical Iranian music with legendary musician […]
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Aqua Nibii Waawaaskone
2020-05-2012:30 pm–1:00 pm Facebook Live Free Aqua Nibii Waawaaskone the singer, songwriter, storyteller, dancer, actor, artist, and activist is a two-spirit Anishinaabe Kwe of mixed Ancestry; Ojibwe Métis with French and Scottish heritage. Aqua self-produced her EP Spirit Music with four tracks to honour the four directions and all aspects of creation encompassed on the […]
Meesha Shafi
2020-05-087:00 pm–9:00 pm Facebook Live Free Meesha Shafi is a multi-talented performer from Pakistan. Having already established herself as a highly sought after fashion model, she surprised not just the nation but global audiences as well when she revealed her previously unknown talent as an extremely versatile vocalist in 2010, debuting her solo career as […]
Kaia Kater
2020-05-078:00 pm–8:30 pm Facebook Live Free Tune in at 8pm for Kaia Kater live stream performance! About the artist: A Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian, Kaia Kater grew up between two worlds: her family’s deep ties to folk music and the years she spent soaking up Appalachian music in West Virginia. Her old-time banjo-picking skills, deft arrangements, and […]
NaMaNa (Linar Rizatdinov and Anna Shabalina)
2020-05-073:00 pm–3:30 pm Facebook Live Free Tune in at 3pm for NaMaNa live stream performance! About the artist: NaMaNa is a duo of experienced musicians combining academic and modern styles, created in 2014 as the musicians entered the first of five years living in Goa, India. A unique mix of cello, bass, and vocals, this […]
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Majd Sekkar
2020-05-077:00 pm–7:30 pm Facebook Live Free Tune in at 7pm for Majd Sekkar live stream performance! About the artist: A member of the Canadian Arabic Orchestra and a clarinet and Arabic music theory teacher at the Canadian Arabic Conservatory, Majd Sukar has performed with renowned artists on stages across Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Algeria and […]
Shaho Andalibi
2020-05-076:00 pm–6:30 pm Facebook Live Free Tune in at 6pm for Shaho Andalibi live stream performance! About the artist: Renowned ney (flute) player and teacher Shaho Andalibi was born in Sanadaj, the capital of Kurdistan province, Iran. He started learning Kurdish music, melodies, and modes at the age of 4 as part of a well-known […]
Amely Zhou
2020-05-075:00 pm–5:30 pm Facebook Live Free Tune in at 5pm for Amely Zhou live stream performance! About the artist: An expressive and dynamic figure on stage, Canadian Chinese musician, conductor, composer, and erhu soloist, Amely Zhou, frequently collaborates with different organizations including University of Toronto, Harbourfront Centre, Chinese Culture Centre, Canadian Music Centre Small World […]
Padideh Ahrarnejad and Ali Massoudi
2020-05-074:00 pm–4:30 pm Facebook Live Free Tune in at 4pm for Padideh Ahrarnejad and Ali Massoudi live stream performance! About the artist: Padideh Ahrarnejad Padideh Ahrarnejad is an award-winning tar player, arranger, composer, and educator who has brought Persian music across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia. A graduate of the Tehran Art […]
Sardaar Mohamadjani
2020-05-072:00 pm–2:30 pm Facebook Live Free Tune in at 2pm for Sardaar Mohamadjani live stream performance! About the artist: Born in Mahabad, in the Kurdish region of Iran, Sardar Mohamadjani began studying tar (a long-necked plucked string instrument) at age 10, following the Kurdish tradition of placing the arts, and music in particular, at the […]