Indo-jazz delights with a blend of Eastern and Western musical traditions

Saxophonists George Brooks (left) and Bansuri flutist Ronu Majumdar (right) performing at Yoshis, San Francisco, may 2010. Photos courtesy of George Brooks.

The fusion of two great musical traditions, jazz and classical Indian music, is exactly what you can expect to find in abundance on May 25 at the Caravan World Rhythms Masters of Wind concert featuring three world class musicians: American jazz saxophone player George Brooks, Indian bansuri player Ronu Majumdar and Indian tabla player Ramdas Palsule. [Read more…]

Taiko fuses family with Japanese heritage

Tetsu Taiko performance with sisters Jillian Masuhara, Nicole Masuhara  and cousin Stacey Chan (from left to right). Photo by Doug Masuhara.

For Doug Masuhara, growing up as a third-generation Japanese Canadian in East Vancouver didn’t provide much opportunity to experience traditional Japanese culture. [Read more…]

Palestinian composer calls audience to action

Palestinian composer and musician Simon Shaheen - Photo by Henry Leutwyler

On April 27, Palestinian composer and musician, Simon Shaheen, stages a performance that connects music and revolution. [Read more…]

Son of Granville Street plays to the tune of his own violin, attracts many

Thomas Beckman is one of three members of the band Sons of Granville. They often play in front of the Source Newspaper’s offices. Photo courtesy of Sons of Granville

On any given day or night along Granville Street, you will see and hear the city come alive. From drunken revelers, to panhandlers, to painters, to buskers, Granville Street is home to some of the most interesting folk in town.
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Trinidadians bring steel-pan drumming from the Caribbean to the West Coast

Musician Abrey Sixto and filmmaker Kirko Moses, organizers of Vancouver's first steel-pan community band.

Musician Aubrey Sixto and filmmaker Kirk Moses, both of Trinidadian descent, are organizing Vancouver’s first steel-pan community band. [Read more…]

Musician urges music lovers to listen to the songs of birds

Jayme Stone with banjo. Photo courtesy of MusicFest Vancouver

I cannot imagine living without music,” says one of Vancouver’s most versatile guitarists, Celso Machado, who will be performing at this year’s MusicFest Vancouver. He says that “if there is no music, there is the sound of nature.” [Read more…]

Creole cowboy struts his stuff

Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowbows

The accordian can be heard played around the world to a variety of music, be it French songs, polkas, Jewish music, and even heavy metal. [Read More...]

Mariachi band strums up musical madness

Mariachi

Vancouver is two custom agents and 4,452 kms away from Jalisco’s capitol of Guadalajara. We are a city with stores whose only major connection to Mexico is freezers full of tortillas. [Read More...]

Congolese street music hits Vancouver

Members of Staff Bilili!

Street music in Kinshasa, Congo is supplied by the handicapped, and a few years ago Florent de la Tullaye and Renaud Barret, two French film-makers exploring the urban jungle, were introduced to a group of polio victims, who played and performed on their motor tricycles. [Read More]
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