Join in a wild evening of traditional Quebec folk music with this extraordinary trio and their guests.
Try to imagine the freedom, spirit and wild abandon of Klezmer and Eastern European folk music, contained within the framework of highly-polished, nuanced, almost Classical chamber music-style arrangements. That's the sound of Beyond The Pale, a remarkable 5-man musical outfit that manages to combine technical precision and pure joy in their original music. Canada Live recorded them at the 2008 Ashkenaz - Toronto's bi-annual festival of Jewish culture. Beyond The Pale played to a full house in Harbourfront's Enwave Theatre. The audience was not disappointed - and you won't be either!
Michael Ondaatje, Justin Rutledge and others join Art of Time Ensemble for an evening of literature inspired by music and music inspired by literature.
Some of the country's most innovative musicians have assembled to create a beautiful odd-sorts stew of sweet frailing banjos, guitars, piano, a string section, warm harmonies, and great, great songs.
From the opening night of the 2008 Jazz en rafale Festival at Montreal's chic and shining Espace Dell'Arte, pianist and composer Yves Léveillé shares the stage with American multi-instrumentist Paul McCandless and an all-star team of experienced sidesmen: saxophonists Frank Lozano and Roberto Murray, trumpeter Aron Doyle, doublebassist Marc Lalonde and percussionist Ugo Di Vito. Who else by Paul McCandless plays oboe, english horn, soprano sax, sopranino sax and bass clarinet all in one night? Add that to the profound compositional talent of Yves Léveillé and voila: an extraordinary synergy that's pure pleasure.
Toronto-born, Montreal-trained, and Vancouver-based vocalist/pianist/composer Denzal Sinclaire is one of Canada's most popular jazz stylists. Lauded for his exquisite delivery, sensitivity to melody and a lyrical imagination, Denzal has performed at numerous high-profile jazz festivals and with various symphony orchestras. For this concert created especially for the 2008 Festi Jazz International de Rimouski in August, he is joined by the St-Germain String Quartet; Fraser Hollins, bass; Joel Miller, saxophone; Richard Irwin, drums; and Marjjolaine Goulet, french horn. From Genesis to Gershwin, this remarkably unique concert features music from his new CD - My One And Only Love.
Jireh Gospel Choir is going places. Led by their inspiring conductor, Carol Bernard, this Montreal choir has performed with Cirque du Soleil and has 3 CDs to its credit. Canada Live caught up with them on the eve of their November 2008 tour of France, and the results are electrifying. This is Gospel at its best - committed, upfront and joyful.
Folk-jazz singer Lullaby Baxter and the Lily String Quartet in an eccentric portrait of Kansas City matrimony.
CBC Radio Orchestra and conductor Alain Trudel mark the end of 70 years of broadcasts in this farewell performance.
Jazz pianist and composer, Bill Brennan, brings a circle of musical friends together at the Petro Canada Hall in St. John's to launch his second piano CD called Solo Piano II. Those friends are Sandy Morris, Heather Kao and Mark Peddle - joined for a special guest appearance by Bill's dad, Frank Brennan.
Canada Live marked a first, as it takes the show inside the walls of Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's, with two local singer/songwriters: Craig Young - a boy from Burgeo, Newfoundland, who brings the worlds of Nashville and Newfoundland together within the confines of his country songs and finger-picking wizardry, and Anne Devine - one of St. John's most versatile musicians, who's recruited frequently by the pastoral care programme at the Penitentiary to play for inmates and staff within the prison walls.
This summer at the Writers at Woody Point Festival, the Newfoundland seminal trad/rock band, Figgy Duff, was celebrated. Led by founding member Pamela Morgan, this legendary group reunited for a 25th anniversary concert at the Woody Point Heritage Theatre in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland - the former Orange Lodge - where the building itself celebrated its 100th anniversary. Band alumni Kelly Russell, Dave Panting, Phil Dinn, Frank Maher and George Morgan were joined by an all star guest list, including Daniel Payne, Sylvia Tyson, Ron Hynes and Ellen Power.
Folk-jazz singer Lullaby Baxter and the Lily String Quartet in an eccentric portrait of Kansas City matrimony.
Cameron Latimer studied Jazz at Malaspina College in Nanaimo and has played the guitar for 16 years. Shortly after his studies, he began playing in bands on the island and in Vancouver. Long the side man - Latimer's now stepping up to the centre mic and leading the show. This concert was recorded at the same time as he was releasing his debut album, "Fallen Apart". The style is alternative country pop music - coming to you from the heart of East Vancouver.
Eneida Marta's songs take their inspiration from the everyday life of Guineau Bissau. Singing in Portuguese and Kriol, in a style that is somewhat reminiscent of Cesaria Evora, Marta sings of the strength of the women in her country and the courage of living in the moment. Her band is percussion rich and utilizes such unusual instruments as the "tina" - a large gourd that is thumped while semi-immersed in a wine barrel.
Folk-jazz singer Lullaby Baxter and the Lily String Quartet in an eccentric portrait of Kansas City matrimony.
A bilingual Christmas gospel celebration featuring: Garland Headley (gospel and hip-hop), Jessica Robinson (country gospel), Rachel St-Phard (French/Caribbean gospel), and Annette Campagne (formerly of Hart Rouge).
This concert is the result of a cross-cultural collaboration between CBC and Radio-Canada.
Singer-songwriter Royal Wood - featured in Radio 2's Next! series - steps into the spotlight for this show at the Mod Club.
Superstars in their native Japan, young Tsugaru-shamisen virtuosos Ryoichiro and Kenichi Yoshida -The Yoshida Brothers- have taken the ancient three-stringed instrument and gave it the fiery passion of a rock and roll guitar.They coax vivid sounds out of their timeless instruments, reinvigorating Tsugaru-shamisen for a new generation, as well as incorporating elements of jazz, American folk, pop, Latin music, blues and more into their unique musical tapestry. Canada Live recorded this performance at the Enwave Theatre in Toronto.
2009 Juno Songwriter of the Year, Dallas Green performs songs from City & Colour's Bring Me Your Love.
Led by the brotherly harmonies of Dallas and Travis Good - the Sadies' tunes are a mixture of dazzling guitar instrumentals and songs filled with lyrics of lesssons learned the hard way. The Sadies are back after 3 years, with a new CD. Canada Live was there at Hillside 2008 to capture the new songs live.
The New Forms Festival takes place in Vancouver in early September. This year they brought together two local bands who love to chart new musical territory, Fond of Tigers and Secret Mommy.
Flory Jagoda keeps the tradition of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) music from Bosnia alive.
The brilliant young Janaki String Trio - featured on CBC Radio 2's Next! series - perform music by Schubert and Mozart.
John Mann is probably best known for fronting the popular Vancouver band, Spirit of the West. His energetic stage presence and distinctive voice have steadily gained him fans over the past 25 years.
John Mann has released two solo records "December Looms" and "Acoustic Kitty". This concert samples music from both releases as well as some SOTW favorites.
Jon Middleton & Roy Vizer have a popular band in Victoria that is a fresh take on folk music.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony with guest conductor Joana Carneiro in a rhythmic, pulsating programme of music by Copland, Bernstein and Hatzis.
Souljazz Orchestra performs at Barrymore's Music Hall in celebration of their latest release, "Manifesto".
The VSO welcomes two young Québecois as headliners (conducter Jean-Marie Zeitouni and soprano Marianne Fiset) in a salute to the music of Vienna.
Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh has led the influential Downchild Blues Band for almost 40 years. The inspiration for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi's Blues Brothers came from Downchild gigs in Toronto in the 70's. The ease with which these guys play hard tight blues was immediately evident on stage at the Edmonton Blues Festival.
Wherever she goes - that's where the party is. And a New Orleans boogie-woogie piano party it will be complete with peace, love and bar-b-que. Marcia Ball has been on the Texas and Louisiana scenes since she was a teenager. At the Edmonton Blues festival she blew the roof of the open air stage.
A spoken word artist, writer and throatsinger of Inuit and Scottish heritage, Taqralik Partridge collaborates in this special concert with a violinist, double bassist and DJ.
Pianist Louise Bessette tips her hat to the 100th anniversary of Olivier Messiaen's birth in this concert of the composer's solo and chamber works.
Exciting contemporary jazz! SoundClash blends modern bop with Urban sound. Winner of the Francois-Marcaurelle award for best performance at the 2006 Off Jazz Festival - alto sax wunderkind Erik Hove has put together a modern be-bop jazz quartet that uses the unique percussive sounds of the turntables. Recorded at The 2008 Off Festival in the intimate Dièse Onze Club in Montreal. P Love is on the turntables with Martin Auguste on drums and Fraser Hollins on bass.
Stewart was born and raised on a farm in Dundee, Quebec, a small municipality in the southwest-most corner of the province. He also is the lead singer and songwriter for the popular Montreal roots band "The Skivvies", who have just released their debut album. His solo appearance on the Routes-Montreal stage highlighted brand new material from his upcoming solo CD.
Nils Brown Trio and Ironico Orkestra perform their own versions of Italian popular songs. The Nils Brown Trio features Nils Brown (vocals & guitar), Jordan Officer (guitar) and Andrew Horton (acoustic bass). Guillaume Bourque on clarinet and Luzio Altobelli on accordion, will be featured from the Ironico Orkestra.
Trios by Haydn and Mendelssohn as well as a Canadian premiere by Heather Schmidt
At times soulful & haunting, at times driving and rhythmic, Coco Zhao delivers jazz vocals like no other. Backed by Quebec's incredible band Jazzlab and in his native Chinese, Zhao sings mostly original compositions by Chinese composers. Hear his wistful voice from a return engagement to this year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
The erhu, pipa and tabla in music by Alexina Louie, Chan Ka Nin, and Jin Zhang.
Dynamic, intense pop music set to powerful & personal lyrics.
The Mark Eisenman Quartet is Mark Eisenman on piano, Mike Murley on saxophone, Neil Swainson on bass and John Sumner on drums. In this performance, they will be playing the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, in a concert presented by the Duke Ellington Society of Toronto.
John Campbelljohn is a blues musician from the kitchen party capital of Celt-dom: Cape Breton, NS. His forte is the slide guitar and more recently the electric steel guitar.
Dan Mckinnon's voice is immediately recognizable for its rich and resonant sound, a sound that gets inside of you and makes you feel the wind and rain of the North Atlantic Ocean. A fixture at the Halifax farmer's market for many years, Dan now has a successful international career as one of the maritime regions truly gifted traditional singer songwriters.
The musical group Colcannon has developed a distinctive, inventive, and contemporary musical style while still keeping in firm touch with the heart and essence of traditional Irish music. They are more than just another band playing music from the Irish tradition, Colcannon is one of the few groups performing today that has developed their own unique, recognizable and contemporary style while still keeping in firm touch with the heart and essence of tradtional Celtic music.
A one man band, a prolific songwriter and Polaris prize nominee.
This event was in celebration of Sheila's upcoming 80th birthday. As the last remaining female be-bop master, Sheila has worked with a long list of jazz greats (including Charlie Parker) and is known for her continually evolving, highly creative work and her indomitable spirit.
Divine Brown has carved out her own history on the Canadian R&B and Soul music scene. She was playing the Toronto club circuit before she was old enough to legally hang out there. Divine then honed her vocal talents as a live performer on the musical theatre stage in shows like "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Rent". Divine Brown's latest CD is called "The Love Chronicles" and Canada Live will be there to capture it live at the Mod Club.
Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip and The Sadies share and re-interpret each other's tunes and cover some classics.
On December 3rd, 2008, the world lost one of its most influential folk singers. CBC Radio 2 recorded Odetta at the Ottawa Folk Festival in August 2008. It turned out to be the final concert recording made of this legendary singer.
Bill Stevenson, Mike Evin, Kellylee Evans, Ian Tamblyn, Ana Miura, Suzie Vinnick and a handful of other performers all get together on one stage for one evening to pay tribute to the songs and poetry of Ottawa folk legend, Bill Hawkins
Seasonal favourites from Salt Spring Island on the West Coast. Formed in 2002, the B3 Kings bring a funky spirit to well-known Christmas tunes. They re-group every year at this time and their shows are always sold out. With Denzal Sinclaire, Chris Gestrin, Cory Weeds and Bill Coon making up the band, you can understand why. Don your gay apparel for the festive music of the B3 Kings.
Much has been written about the McGarrigle/Wainwright connection - but if truth be told, Martha Wainwright has earned star status on her own terms. A favorite with Routes_Montreal audiences where she hosted and performed in the intimate confines of studio 12, Martha has now come home to play one of Montreal's largest venues - The Metropolis. Her last CD I Know You're Married But I Have Feelings Too broke into the US Billboard top ten and propelled her to the front of the singer/songwriter food chain.
One of the brightest lights on the musical horizon, the Tarrono and Pankratz brothers, better known as "Quinzy", peform highly imaginative, rocking and melodic pop songs. They invite fellow Winnipeggers and good friends, "House Of Doc", to celebrate the 4th Annual Christmas extravaganza "Quinzmas".
Paul Reddick is one of Canada's unsung heroes of the blues. His understated and shy personality are fully evident in person and during in between song banter but is nowhere to be found once a song starts. Canada Live caught up with Paul at the very packed Hugh's Room while he celebrated the release of his latest CD Sugar Bird. Paul was joined on stage by Sugar Bird producer Colin Linden on guitar, John Dymond on bass, Gary Craig on drums and Denis Keldie on keyboards.
Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound
Alexandre St-Onge is a composer, a bass player, and improviser. He plays in quite a few bands, including Shalabi Effect, Feu Thérèse, mineminemine, Et Sans (with Roger Tellier-Craig), Klaxon Gueule (with Michel F Côté and Bernard Falaise). As a composer he has worked for interactive/mixed-media company Kondition Pluriel, as well as composing for dance (for Karine Denault, Lynda Gaudreau, Maryse Poulin, Mariko Tanabe and Marie-Claude Poulin), theater and video.
After a showcase of
the finest in up-coming Canadian Blues Talent, Scott McCord and the Bonafide
Truth were crowned Toronto Blues Society 2008 Talent Search Winners.
Scott McCord delivers his songs with a soulful croon and a
dynamic stage performance. He has spent years performing for festival audiences
with his band Reuben Cherry. He now steps out on his own with soul and blues
drenched pop. His debut album, "Blues For Sunshine" is set for release fall
2008.
It's been a few years now since Stephen Malkmus, former frontman of legendary indie band Pavement, left to embark on a "solo career". He and his new band, The Jicks, played Vancouver's venerable club, Richard's on Richards in May and proved that Mr. Malkmus has still go it. His fascinating blend of irony, incisive insight and vulnerability make it hard to stop listening. And who would want to? This set captures Malkmus and the band in top form.
This young quintet from Vancouver prove that rock 'n roll will never die as long as there are good melodies and great energy. And yes, Said the Whale delivers on both those promises. This concert captures that spirit in front of a warm enthusiastic hometown crowd at the Telus Theatre out at the campus of the University of University of British Columbia, part of "The Live Sessions" series. West coast indie pop at its best!
Megan Jerome is a graduate of jazz piano but this concert of all original repertoire varies from simple story-telling folk to quirky, sparkling cabaret.
Megan was accompanied by her talented husband Mike Essoudry on drums, percussion, and beat-boxing.
Caitlin Hanford, Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church, Gwen Swick perform a wonderful mix of Christmas songs old and new.
A kaleidescope of Christmas music for choir, brass, percussion, organ and an audience of 1500 from The Church of St Andrew and St Paul in Montreal.
Brahms Sextet, played by the Tokyo String Quartet joined by violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth.
Trios by Haydn and Mendelssohn as well as a Canadian premiere by Heather Schmidt
Young piano sensation Stewart Goodyear joins the WSO in Mozart's magnificent Piano Concerto No. 22.
Virtuoso flamenco-style guitarist Jorge Martinez and his band are joined by the fabulous gypsy violin of LaBrigitte.
One of the world's finest francophone songwriters performs an intimate solo concert. Enjoy a dose of Dr. Tenderness.
The husband and wife team of violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist Timothy Steeves are praised for their "artistry, poetry and impeccable technique".
Trio Capuçon gave their debut concert at the Vancouver Playhouse for The Friends of Chamber Music on Nov. 25. The trio gave an all Brahms evening as evidence of their wonderful ensemble style, precision and musical insight. Trio Capuçon is not to be missed!
The group is led by accordion player Yves Lambert, co-founder of La Bottine Souriante. This hot acoustic quintet launched dozens of impromptu step dances by an appreciative audience.
Lina Allemano is originally from Edmonton and has said she practically "grew up at the Yardbird Suite". The Lina Allemano Four is a group known for their forward motion and inventiveness, and they are definitely not afraid of taking musical risks. These four creative musicians cross over from improvised music to jazz in their musical lives and hence lend a fresh and free-spirited feel to their music. The Lina Allemano Four have been nominated for the Canadian Independent Music Awards' Favourite Jazz Group and the National Jazz Awards Acoustic Group of the Year.
Dynamic, intense pop music set to powerful & personal lyrics.
Great Lake Swimmers are the kind of band that is best seen in a church but a church is not a typical venue for the NXNE festival and that is where the Canada Live team found itself recording. So, instead of a church it was The Reverb on Queen West. Shortly before the band was due to hit the stage the room started to fill with people wearing NXNE wristbands. This was obviously going to be one of the buzz shows of the festival. When the first chord was struck a hush fell over the crowd and the Great Lake Swimmers transported the audience to church.
Canada is home to many of the world's great percussionists, representing an extraordinary diversity of heritage and traditions that has spawned one of the most innovative musical landscapes anywhere in the world. Cool Drummings celebrates the richness and creativity of this landscape, drawing together dazzling ensembles and soloists from around the globe.
Listen NowWith heavenly harmonies and a supporting band that hangs on their every nuance, it's a winning, feel-good mix that might just get you wailing along.
The Once (Geraldine Hollett, Phil Churchill, Andrew Dale) invite you to a Christmas house party in St. John's. The trio applies their smart arrangements and velvet harmonies to seasonal favourites as diverse as "The Mummers Song" and "Fairytale of New York".
Seasonal favourites from Salt Spring Island on the West Coast. Formed in 2002, the B3 Kings bring a funky spirit to well-known Christmas tunes. They re-group every year at this time and their shows are always sold out. With Denzal Sinclaire, Chris Gestrin, Cory Weeds and Bill Coon making up the band, you can understand why. Don your gay apparel for the festive music of the B3 Kings.
The first family of Alberta Folk music celebrate
the season each year with a concert of jigs and carols. The yearly festivity is fast becoming a
holiday tradition for many Edmonton concert goers. Siblings, Shannon Johnson, Solon McDade and Jeremiah McDade are
joined by their father Terry McDade and friends John Newton and Simon Marion
for a variety of yuletide favourites, some decades and some centuries old.
The
musical family and friends lit up the Arden Theatre with laughter and song.
Join in a wild evening of traditional Quebec folk music with this extraordinary trio and their guests.
Aggressive versus quiet. Seven versus one. It didn't seem like a very fair matchup when Vancouver's Fond of Tigers and Toronto's Sandro Perri met in CBC Ottawa's Studio 40 to meld their music. But the gentle-voiced Sandro and his subtly experimental folk proved a perfect foil to the rock-jazz improvisations of Fond of Tigers.
"A New Kind of Light" celebrates everything good that Christmas brings. It's about great music with singer/songwriters Jill Barber, Rose Cousins and Meaghan Smith - 3 of the brightest rising stars on the East Coast music scene. Since 2005, Jill Barber, Rose Cousins and Meaghan Smith have performed at the Annual Maritime Food Banks funding drive. For this year they gathered up their favourite Christmas songs, and added in a few original tunes that speak to the season, and put together a 10 piece "Blue Christmas Band" under the direction of Bill Stevenson, and the rest is pure seasonal magic.
Caitlin Hanford, Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church, Gwen Swick perform a wonderful mix of Christmas songs old and new.
Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound
Alexandre St-Onge is a composer, a bass player, and improviser. He plays in quite a few bands, including Shalabi Effect, Feu Thérèse, mineminemine, Et Sans (with Roger Tellier-Craig), Klaxon Gueule (with Michel F Côté and Bernard Falaise). As a composer he has worked for interactive/mixed-media company Kondition Pluriel, as well as composing for dance (for Karine Denault, Lynda Gaudreau, Maryse Poulin, Mariko Tanabe and Marie-Claude Poulin), theater and video.
George Canyon with special guests Dave Gunning, Jully Black, Johnny Reid, Tyler Connelly and Andrea Menard.
John Carroll's fine country-tinged acoustic folk will be rounded out with some of Ottawa's finest session players in a night where country meets Christmas (Carrols) at the local water hole!
Schubert, Brahms and Oscar Morawetz
Budowitz is a groundbreaking ensemble of klezmer
music, featuring kaleidoscopic renditions of folk music from Bessarabia,
Galitsia and Bukovina, performed on: tsimbl (Jewish dulcimer), 2 violins,
3-string viola, 19th Century clarinets, early bayan (button accordion from
1889), bassetl (shoulder strapped cello) and baraban (drum). Since its founding
in 1995, Budowitz has also served as one of Europe's main training grounds for
traditional Jewish music, and has won numerous awards: the BBC's Critics Circle
award for best CD, the Belgian Gandalf Award for Best Concert, and the British
Songlines Magazine's "Top of the World" award. It's Klezmer, the way it was meant to be
heard, on original instruments!
Recorded at the Montreal Baroque Festival.
Flory Jagoda keeps the tradition of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) music from Bosnia alive.
One of the brightest lights on the musical horizon, the Tarrono and Pankratz brothers, better known as "Quinzy", peform highly imaginative, rocking and melodic pop songs. They invite fellow Winnipeggers and good friends, "House Of Doc", to celebrate the 4th Annual Christmas extravaganza "Quinzmas".
To commemorate the life and music of jazz legend, Oscar Peterson, Winnipeg pianist and band leader Ron Paley has assembled a trio consisting of two former members of Oscar Peterson's group: bassist Dave Young and drummer Terry Clarke.
A bilingual Christmas gospel celebration featuring: Garland Headley (gospel and hip-hop), Jessica Robinson (country gospel), Rachel St-Phard (French/Caribbean gospel), and Annette Campagne (formerly of Hart Rouge).
This concert is the result of a cross-cultural collaboration between CBC and Radio-Canada.
A bilingual Christmas gospel celebration featuring: Garland Headley (gospel and hip-hop), Jessica Robinson (country gospel), Rachel St-Phard (French/Caribbean gospel), and Annette Campagne (formerly of Hart Rouge).
This concert is the result of a cross-cultural collaboration between CBC and Radio-Canada.
The Once (Geraldine Hollett, Phil Churchill, Andrew Dale) invite you to a Christmas house party in St. John's. The trio applies their smart arrangements and velvet harmonies to seasonal favourites as diverse as "The Mummers Song" and "Fairytale of New York".
A kaleidescope of Christmas music for choir, brass, percussion, organ and an audience of 1500 from The Church of St Andrew and St Paul in Montreal.
Trevor Pinnock conducts the National Arts Centre Orchestra, soloists and choir - from the harpsichord - in a performance of Handel's Messiah.
Pacific Curls from the main stage of the Vancouver Island MusicFest.
Valdy catches the small but telling
moments that make up life, and gives them back by spinning songs and stories to
folks of all ages.
Canada Live snuggled in beside the lush,
intimate Woodland stage at the Vancouver Island MusicFest with a-couple-a
hundred of Valdy's closest friends.
Send + Receive: A Festival of Sound
Alexandre St-Onge is a composer, a bass player, and improviser. He plays in quite a few bands, including Shalabi Effect, Feu Thérèse, mineminemine, Et Sans (with Roger Tellier-Craig), Klaxon Gueule (with Michel F Côté and Bernard Falaise). As a composer he has worked for interactive/mixed-media company Kondition Pluriel, as well as composing for dance (for Karine Denault, Lynda Gaudreau, Maryse Poulin, Mariko Tanabe and Marie-Claude Poulin), theater and video.
Abigail Washburn and her killer band The Sparrow Quartet on the mainstage at the 2008 Winnipeg Folk Festival.
Canadian musician Jayme Stone went to Mali in search of the roots of the banjo. There he met kora player Mansa Sissoko, a renowned "griot".
Dynamic, intense pop music set to powerful & personal lyrics.
During their 20th Anniversary Tour, performances of Strauss, Haydn, Dvorak and a CBC Radio commission by Elizabeth Raum.
The VSO welcomes two young Québecois as headliners (conducter Jean-Marie Zeitouni and soprano Marianne Fiset) in a salute to the music of Vienna.
Anna B sings in English, Spanish and Portuguese while weaving Roots, Brazilian, Bossa Nova and Mexican Mariachi into her own sound.
Part blues band, part celtic, all energy, Canada Live caught up with Wheat in the Barley at the Rogue Folk Club this past November. Self describing themselves as a "world musical tour," the band makes pit-stops in Spain, North Africa, the Middle East and South America.
Steve Dawson launches his new CD, an instrumental disc that showcases the pedal steel guitar.
Steven Page sings his favourite pop songs in fresh new arrangements created by innovators from the worlds of pop, jazz & classical music.
Dionne Taylor pays tribute to the "Queen Of Soul" Aretha Franklin, with special guests, David Clayton-Thomas and Sharon Riley & The Faith Chorale. 2007 marked the 40 year anniversary of Aretha Franklin's first landmark recordings with Atlantic Records which produced "I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You". This concert is a retrospective of the music and life of Aretha Franklin from her early days in church, through scarcely mentioned early jazz recordings and her rise to fame as an R&B superstar.
Jumelage is a French word that means twinning or pairing. This past February during the annual Festival du Voyageur celebrations in Winnipeg, one of the production companies produced a television show where they paired up various Quebecois artists. CBC took it one step further by inviting some of these visiting Quebecois artists to work with Manitoba musicians. This concert featured Florence K from Montreal along with several Winnipeg musicians. Florence K is impassioned about Latin music. She performed with two of her regular musicians, Norm Zabala her musical director and guitarist and Jesus Alejandro Perez who hails from Cuba. They were joined by Winnipeggers Rodrigo Munoz and Scott Senior on percussion and drums and Ken Gold on saxophone and flute.
2008 marked the 100th anniversary of St. Boniface, the hub of Franco-Manitoban culture. To celebrate, CBC Radio 2 paired up with local French radio to present a retrospective of the last 100 years of music made in St. Boniface.
Owen Pallett is known to his fans as the singer, songwriter, violinist, pianist, bassist, harpsichordist, engineer and everything else that makes up the indie-rock one-man band Final Fantasy. In his live performances Pallett plays his violin into loop foot pedals. Then he sings over the music. But this simple description doesn't do justice to the richly imaginative sounds he creates.
One of Zimbabwe's favourite a cappella and dance group graced us with its presence at the International Nuits d'Afrique Festival, in Montreal. This performing arts group grew from it's humble beginnings in 1982 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to become internationally acclaimed. They perform in many styles including Imbube chants, gospel in English and Ndebele, as well as gumboot dancing. They bring with them rich melodies and harmonies as well as vivid descriptions of their beloved homeland. With their beautiful harmonies and intricate rhythms Black Umfolosi's music touches the heart.
Since they first started playing together in 2002, Le Vent du Nord has performed over 600 concerts worldwide. They have been having a phenomenal success on the trad scene. With their traditional and original compositions, their verve, generosity, and energy, they charm all audiences! This summer, they headed to the 14th edition of the Festival Mémoire et Racines, in Lanaudière, for a very special event featuring not only the four members of the group but also many special guests from the traditional music world. An evening of foot taping rhythms, amazing vocal harmonies and virtuoso performances by some of Quebec's best folk musicians.