Sounds of Canada

Giya Kancheli Festival

Julian Milkis is heading to Dilijan, Armenia, where he will be organizing Giya Kancheli Festival. Dilijan is one of Mr. Kancheli’s favourite towns. This is where all his symphonies were composed. Stay tuned…

Festival of Arabic Music and Arts

We are excited to let you know that The Canadian Arabic Orchestra is organizing their annual Festival of Arabic Music and Arts in the Greater Toronto Area. The festival, a series of concerts…

Poll – Who is your favourite Arab singer?

Taste of Manila

The biggest Filipino street festival outside of the Philippines “Taste of Manila” will be held on August 17th and August 18th on Bathurst street in Toronto, ON. Taste of Manila is a cultural…

Waterfront Awards 2019

We are happy to let you know that Mira Solovianenko, famous Ukrainian Opera singer, will be performing at the Waterfront Awards 2019 on July 19. The Waterfront Awards 2019 is a red carpet…

Taste of the Danforth

Toronto’s annual Greek festival “Taste of the Danforth” will be held from August 9th through August 11th, 2019. This year is the 26th anniversary of mouthwatering food, fun games and live performances. Taste…

Mediterranean Sounds of Canada

During the months of May and June, we were filming an episode of Mediterranean Sounds of Canada featuring dancer Joanne Comilleri. The filming was done in Sultan’s Tent, one of the best and…

Korean Sounds of Canada

In late June, our filming crew went to the Korean Cultural Center of Toronto which houses the Korean Dance Studies Society of Canada (KDSSC). We shot several interviews with members of the ensemble,…

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Canada Day Fireworks

Excited about 2019 Canada Day Celebrations? Here is the list of places where you can watch fireworks this year in Toronto, ON Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St, starts at 10:30 PM Amesbury…

Which province / territory are you from?

Mariachi Fuego

Recently, Toronto’s hottest Mexican mariachi band "Mariachi Fuego", were featured as guests on the 3rd season of the “Sounds of Canada” web series, shot in ECG’s studios. Made up of four veteran mariachi…

Celtic – Japanese Concert

Canada’s leading taiko group closed out their 20th anniversary season with “Taiko x Celtic” concert at Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto on June 8th, 2019. Japanese ensemble performed with a highly energetic and entertaining…

Trojan Jazz

A premiere of “Trojan Jazz”, a movie about the 1962 Benny Goodman’s tour in the Soviet Union, was shown on June 8th in St. Petersburg, Russia. A famous clarinetist Julian Milkis was performing…

The best of Ukrainian Opera

The Nightingale Music Festival presents Canadian audiences with the best of Ukrainian Opera! Two amazing operas Natalka Poltavka and Zaporozhets za Dunayem will be performинг July 11th at the Huculak Centre, 516 The…

Giya Kancheli’s “Miniatures”

Julian Milkis, on clarinet, and Polina Osetinska, playing piano, performed together at Odessa’s Philharmonic Theatre in Ukraine June 3rd. The concert was dedicated to a famous composer Giya Kancheli. With a fully packed…

Poll. Are you going to Taiko – Celtic Concert on June 8th?

Toronto Japanese Film Festival

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held from June 6 to June 27, 2019 at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court, North York.  This is the 8th annual festival featuring…

HAPPENING Multicultural Festival

This weekend do not miss a multicultural festival that engages more than 60 performers and artists, who self-identified as immigrants, newcomers or refugees. This four-day festival will entertain you with contemporary music, dance,…

Pow-wow

Pow-wow (also powwow or pow wow) is a gathering held by various Native American communities. The name comes from the Narragansett language, from the word powwaw, meaning "spiritual leader." Modern Pow-wow is an…

Nightingale Music Festival’s charity concert

We are pleased to let you know that Nightingale Music Festival recently successfully held a charity concert in support of the Urban Angel St. Michael’s Foundation. Many young talented artists presented and Mira…

Upcoming concert

Do not miss the great concert of Nagata Shachu and the American Rogues! This mix of Celtic and Japanese cultures will definitely be a crowd-pleaser, so hurry up to get your tickets, while…

Jazz concert

Julian Milkis and Capella Orchestra under the direction of A.Chernushenko will be performing at a jazz concert by A.Gilliland. The first performance will be held in St.Petersburg on June 6th and the second…

Cool Waves Night

Tony Gouveia along with Eduardo Camara will present their show “Cool Waves Night” on April 26, 2019. The concert will be held at Moderno Bistro in Cambridge, ON. Info and reservation - 519-624-2351

Yiddish Glory

It’s been more than a year since “The Lost Songs of World War II” were released by Six Degrees Records. There are 18 songs written by the Soviet Jews who lived through World…

Fado with Tony Gouveia

Tony Gouveia and Elizabete have something special for you! On Saturday, April 27th, you will get a chance to enjoy a real Portuguese music. Fados performed by Tony Gouveia and dances with Tabu…

The American Rogues in NC, USA

The American Rogues were invited to perform in Banner Elk, a beautiful town in Avery County, North Carolina. It will be their second time performing there. The concert will be held on Sunday,…

More collaborations?

Kiyoshi Nagata, a leader of a Japanese taiko group, said that there’re so many groups in “Sounds of Canada” project they would want to work with, but a little bit later. Right now…

Japanese – Celtic fusion

Mr. Nagata, a leader of a world-renewed Japanese taiko group Nagata Shachu, says that it all began with “Sounds of Canada”. “Both groups had seen each other's episode on "Sounds of Canada". I…

Sounds of Canada connects talented people!

Two world-famous bands: The American Rogues, a Celtic ensemble, from Sounds of Canada Season 1, and Nagata Shachu, a Japanese group, from Sounds of Canada Season 2 will perform together on the 8th…

Celtic-Japanese Collaboration

The American Rogues and Nagata Shachu are working on something special for you! Do not miss out this summer! Two different music styles, Celtic and Japanese, will blend into one during this amazing…

Nagata Shachu’s DVD/BluRay release

We are thrilled to let you know that Nagata Shachu released their re-edited and re-mixed DVD/BluRay last week. Mr. Nagata, a leader of the Japanese group, expressed his gratitude to the crew of…

The American Rogues at the Scotiabank Arena

It’s a pleasure to let everyone know that The American Rogues performed at the event with Toronto Maple Leafs at the Scotiabank Arena. The event was organized to celebrate a release of the…

Season2. Backstage Pass.

Baroque Meets Jazz

Julian Milkis, a famous Canadian clarinetist, and the Russian Ensemble Siberian Virtuosi will performe in Miami Beach, FL as part of their American tour. The concert will be held on April 7th in…

Italian Opera Attraction

Do not miss out the Italian Opera Attraction presented by Nightgale Music Festival. Your favourite artists such as Mira Solovianenko, Vaguif Kerimov, Sofia Petrov and others will perform on March 2nd at 3:00…

Poll. Have you watched the 61st Grammy Awards?

61st Annual Grammy Awards (2018)

This Sunday, February 10th, find out if “Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs Of World War II” will receive a Grammy award in the “Best World Music Album” category. The 61st Annual Grammy Awards,…

Corktown performance

A great way to spend Saturday evening in Hamilton, ON is to go to a concert of The American Rogues. This Saturday, January 26th, the band will be performing at the Corktown, their…

Tsymbaly

Tsymbaly is generally considered to be both a stringed and a percussion instrument. It is the Ukrainian version of a hammered dulcimer. Tsymbaly is a wooden trapezoid box with metal strings strung across…

The American Rogues in Niagara Falls

Heading to Niagara Falls, ON in March? Do not forget to get tickets to the American Rogues’ performance at the Greg Frewin Theatre! The event “Irish Kitchen Party” is the one to remember!…

Drymba

Drymba is a fairly common instrument in Western Ukraine, also called the Jaw harp. Drymba is a linguaphone instrument. It resembles a small metal horseshoe, the ends of which are elongated parallel to…

Yiddish Glory

Psoy Korolenko and Anna Shternshis present the program “Heroes singing in Yiddish. Forgotten music of the Second World War”. Psoy Korolenko will perform songs recorded and collected by Soviet folklorists from 1941 to…

Indigenous music

There are two types of traditional Indigenous music. The first one is social music, and the second one is ceremonial music. Ceremonial music is vocal with percussive accompaniment, while social music consists mostly…

Bombarde

Bombarde is a double-reed wind instrument, commonly used in Breton music. It has a shape of a straight conical tube with 7-9 holes. Bombarde is made of wood and is usually 25 to…

Cool Waves Night

Tony Gouveia along with Eduardo Camara will be performing tonight at Moderno Bistro (383 Elgin St N) in Cambridge, ON. Portuguese folk music, blues, classic rock and much more!  For reservations, please call…

St. Patrick’s shows

The American Rogues are going to Southwest Asia to perform for the fans of Celtic rock music. This St. Patrick’s show will be on Friday, March 15th, 2019. After the concert the band…

Dan Ty Ba

Dan Ty Ba is a Vietnamese guitar with four strings, which is often used in a traditional orchestra or played solo. The instrument is made of wood and shaped like a cut-in-half pear.…

Julian Milkis and the Siberian Virtuosi

Julian Milkis and the Siberian Virtuosi, a Yakutian ensemble of eleven violinists and one pianist, will be touring North America from March 1 to April 10, 2019. Musicians will perform works of Johann…

61st Annual Grammy Awards (2018)

We are thrilled to announce that “Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs Of World War II” has received a Grammy nomination in the “Best World Music Album” category. Congratulations to Daniel Rosenberg, Anna Shternshis,…

Facts about carols

1. The word “carol” has two meanings. The first one is a “joyful song” and the second means a “circle dance.” 2. The first time the word “Carol” meaning a “Christmas song of…

Origin of carols

Carols were originally pagan songs sung in Europe many centuries ago. Back then these songs were written and sung all year round. In winters of the past, carols were not sung during Christmas,…

TEDxDownsviewWomen conference

Shereen Ladha was one of the performers at the TEDxDownsviewWomen conference. The idea of the conference is to show the power of women and girls who faced lots of challenges becoming who they…