Group Truva: redefining Turkish folk music
Group Truva is a Turkish folk group based in Vancouver. After performing in dozens of venues around the Lower Mainland and Seattle, they will feature in the upcoming European Festival on May 31.
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May 25 2015 Art Portuguese religion and politics converge at MOA
Photo by Simon YeeFrom 1933 to 1974, Portugal was ruled by the Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime of Prime Minister …
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May 25 2015 Art Filipino art and history breathes new life into local modern art movement
Dimasalang III International Artist Group exhibition, Kalayaan (freedom), is on until July 4 at the Surrey Arts Centre. Dimasalang founder Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, known by Sym, leads the display.
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May 25 2015 Culture Bhangra love takes over Vancouver
The Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration Society (VIBC) will be putting on its 9th annual City of Bhangra Festival on May 28th through June 6th at various downtown Vancouver venues and SFU’s…
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Just like a braid, identity can be complex, intertwined and sometimes fragile. That is one of the themes Vancouver poet Chelene Knight explores in her collection Braided Skin.
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