Gordon Grdina is a Vancouver-based oud, bouzouki and guitar player of unbridled musical ingenuity. Few musicians—especially guitarists and oud players—have a vision as broad and seemingly...
It seems almost trite to talk of where cultures collide, when it comes to the music of Brian O’Neill, or Mr. Ho—as he likes to sometimes...
Ravel: Kaddisch; Satyat-Nova: Four Songs (Arr. Kradjian); Kradjian: Trobairitz Ysabella; Ravel: Five Greek Songs; Tripatos. Isabel Bayrakdarian—soprano; Manitoba Chamber Orchestra; Anne Manson—conductor In his seminal book...
If the renaissance of modern guitar playing began with the Spaniard, Andrés Segovia and continued under such luminaries as Agustín Pío Barrios of Paraguay, the Brasilian...
The Paulista, Antonio Loureiro, born and bred in Minas Gerais, is an eminently gifted multi-instrumentalist and is to be ranked with the new generations of Musica...
When the lineup for the new season at the Markham Flato Theatre in Markham was announced in the spring of this year, the biggest wave of...
Anoushka Shankar, who is performing at Koerner Hall in Toronto this Saturday, Nov 23, received her musical instruction at the feet of her father and the...
This recording of Adam Rudolph’s Sonic Mandala with the Go: Organic Orchestra is an iconic one. It is probably Adam Rudolph’s most important opus to date:...
“To hear David Broza’s music is to be moved. To see Broza in concert is to be mesmerized.” – (New York Post) Back in 1977 when...
The remarkable aspect of Magda Giannikou’s musicianship is not that she can play almost any instrument, but it is that she is a remarkably talented singer...
Romulo Larrea Tango Ensemble – Tangos: From Gardel to Piazzolla Photographs by Atael Weissman On the evening of March 8, 2013, Romulo Larrea and his acclaimed...
“Much like Chavela, Buika is able to make her audience feel completely exposed. Her songs transport us to a place where we are left face to...
It was a magical night for Canadian singer/songwriter Amanda Martínez. During this long-awaited concert at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music’s Koerner Hall, followers of Ms. Martínez...
It is eight o’clock and the audience has taken its seats in the musical shrine, Massey Hall. A cursory look around reveals that the audience comprises...
The deep energy of Henry Cole’s drumming comes from a singular ability to fond the rhythmic center of the music. Creating a wall of rhythm around...
Last weekend Bogotá, the Colombian capital, celebrated another edition of Salsa al Parque, one of the biggest salsa festivals in Latin America. This is the fourteenth...
This 2008 concert, recorded in Saõ Paulo is steeped in the gorgeous emotions of saudade—so steeped in it that it is impossible not to shed the...
Chico & Rita is the story of many artists whose days of glory faded in the past and slowly fell into oblivion. It is the story...
José Rizo's Mongorama picks up where the Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars left off. After a decade of fruitful existence, performing and recording four...
The respected and well known Argentinean vocal group Opus 4 performed together with the innovative Colombian vocal-instrumental group Septófono at The Pedro Gómez Valderrama Theater...
