2015-05-088:00 pm–11:00 pm Aga Khan Museum Tickets starting at $35https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/performing-arts/event/footsteps-babur-showcase-performance Bringing together remarkable musicians from Afghanistan, India, and Tajikistan, this performance celebrates the exuberant vitality of the Mughal court. Homayun Sakhi (Afghan rubab), Rahul Sharma (santur), and Salar Nader (tabla) form a sublime trio that will transport audiences to the palaces and great rooms of […]
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Niladri Kumar & Aditya Kalyanpur
2015-05-177:00 pm–9:00 pm Glenn Gould Studio $30 – $40https://smallworldmusic.thundertix.com/events/67071 In association with Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto Two of India’s foremost musicians join forces for an evening of masterfully woven ragas, stunning improvisational flair and creative vitality. Niladri Kumar is the face of the new generation of sitar. The son of Pandit Kartick Kumar, senior […]
Federspiel
2015-05-188:00 pm–10:00 pm Small World Music Centre $20 A seven-piece ensemble from Vienna that redefines brass-band music. Incredible skills meet youthful and charming freshness in performance and musical arrangements. “Creativity, spontaneity and joy is high on the members of the brass-band ensemble Federspiel’s list of priorities. In 2005 seven young musicians, all students of the […]
Sound of Dragon
2015-05-218:00 pm–11:00 pm Small World Music Centre $20https://smallworldmusic.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=1445539 Sound of Dragon on Tour with the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra An international collaborative project with musicians from Vancouver, Taiwan, and Toronto, Sound of Dragon features the Ontario debut of the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s (VICO) presenting a diverse sampling of the best music from Vancouver’s Sound of Dragon […]
Nepal Fundraiser
Toronto world music artists and Small World Music present an evening of music to raise funds for Nepal earthquake relief.
Featuring Autorickshaw, FreePlay Duo, Vandana Vishwas, Bandana Singh, Amely Zhou, Dorjee Tsering, Justin Gray, Debashis Sinha, Pushpa Raj Acharya, Sheniz Janmohamed, and Anand Rajaram. This formidable lineup of talented artists will donate their time and energy to present a pan-Asian program of superb sounds, providing musical solace and raising much needed money.
All proceeds will go to the UNICEF Canada Nepal Fund, providing emergency healthcare in Nepal’s hardest hit regions. Your donations will be 100% matched by the Government of Canada. Support this wonderful night of music for a most worthy cause! […]
Spirit Echo – w/ Kathy Patterson & James Patterson
2014-11-238:00 pm–10:00 pm Small World Music Centre By donation at the door In Kathy’s words: I have heard, that when you are drawn to something, over again throughout your life, when that thing you are drawn to brings you rich enhancement and well-being, it is your spirit drawing you to something important for it. Singing […]
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Huun Huur Tu – Tuvan Singing Workshop
2014-11-188:00 pm–10:00 pm Small World Music Centre Concert & Workshop $50 // Workshop Only $30https://smallworldmusic.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=1337615 Immerse yourself in the ancient traditions of the Tuvan steppes in this once in a lifetime opportunity to learn overtone singing directly from master musicians. The great Huun Huur Tu quartet will engage with participants to demonstrate the techniques that […]
Huun Huur Tu
Globe & Mail article:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/tall-tales-of-tuvan-throat-singing/article741320/ […]
Huun Huur Tu
Globe & Mail article:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/tall-tales-of-tuvan-throat-singing/article741320/ […]
Idan Raichel & Vieux Farka Toure
2014-11-218:00 pm Koerner Hall Starting at $35https://tickets.rcmusic.ca/public/hall.asp?event=1241 A chance meeting in an airport lounge led to The Tel Aviv Session, one of the finest world music collaborations of the year. Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Touré (son of Ali Farka Touré) are two virtuosic artists from vastly different musical traditions: one from Israel and the […]