Taste of Manila

Dreaming of a vacation? This hot summer vacation is coming to you! Right around the corner in Toronto, on Bathurst street, magnificent beaches of the Philippines, delicious Filipino food, fun-filled entertainment and world-renowned…

The American Rogues at the Greater Moncton Highland Games

The American Rogues just came back from their trip to Moncton, NB, where they performed at the 12th Annual Moncton Highland Games and Scottish Festival. This event included highland dance, pipes and drums,…

Guess The Language

Guess The Language Quiz.

Arabic Musical Instruments – Buzuq

The buzuq (Arabic: بزق‎) is a long-necked fretted lute related to the Greek bouzouki and Turkish saz. The word buzuq comes from the Turkish language and literally means 'burnt head' or 'uprooted.' The…

Upcoming Documentary about Giya Kancheli

On June 13th Julian Milkis was interviewed by Gregory Antimony, the host of the program “Interview Hour”. In the interview Julian was talking about Giya Kancheli, one of the most famous Georgian composers,…

The Day of Ukrainian Constitution

June 28th is a national holiday in Ukraine, as everyone throughout the country celebrates Constitution Day. On this day, in 1996, the Constitution of Ukraine was approved by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament).…

Eid al-Fitr. Arabic Sounds of Canada.

Eid al-Fitr is a significant religious holiday celebrated by Muslims all around the world. This holiday marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting.…

Shereen Ladha officially joined the Ghoomar Gang.

Shereen Ladha recently announced that she officially joined the Ghoomar Gang. On her YouTube channel she posted a dance cover for Padmavat/Padmaavati, the story of honor, valor and obsession in medieval India. She…

Arabic music

Arabic music puts an emphasis on melody and rhythm, as opposed to harmony. Some genres of Arabic music are polyphonic, but most of Arabic music is usually homophonic. The historical origins of Arabic…

2018 Italian Contemporary Film Festival

2018 Italian Contemporary Film Festival begins on Thursday, June 14th, and ends on Friday, June 22nd. This glamorous festival will be held at TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King Street West, Toronto, ON). For…

Poll. Which festival(s) are you going to attend?

The Taste of Little Italy

Toronto’s annual street festival “The Taste of Little Italy” is taking place on College Street, from Bathurst Street to Shaw Street, from June 15th to June 17th, 2018. Everyone is welcome to enjoy…

Joseph Macerollo

Exclusive video! In the video, Joseph Macerollo, famous Canadian accordionist, is talking about one of the participants of Russian Sounds of Canada Alexander Sevastian, who passed away on February 16th, 2018. Mr. Macerollo…

Mississauga Ukrainian Festival

Everyone is welcome to attend the Mississauga Ukrainian Festival at Celebration Square on June 2nd, 2018. The festival will start at 11:00 AM and run until 11:00 PM. Featuring a wide variety of…

A Tavola

Attention Italian Food Lovers! Do not miss this deliciously incredible event – A TAVOLA! A Tavola is a food celebration of everything Italian cuisine has to offer – from flavorful familiar Italian food…

Havana Club Friday

Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON, invites everyone to join their Havana Club Friday and dance all night long to amazing Changui Havana and Dj Suave. Changui Havana is one of…

Castleknock Music Festival

We would like to welcome Julian Milkis back to Canada after his successful trip to Ireland. As you know, Julian was one of the musicians performing at the Opening Concert at Castleknock Music…

Shereen Ladha

Shereen Ladha is a great example of a hardworking person who managed to use her MBA in a non-traditional way. Balancing her work in an advertising and marketing agency and producing and dancing…

Ukrainian Sounds of Canada – Vyshyvanka Day

On Saturday, May 26th, come join Ukrainian community in a celebration of Vyshyvanka Day. The gathering will take place near Jane Subway Station in Toronto, at Ukrainian Social Services at 11:00 AM. The…

Gyanta Hungarian Folk Band

Only one month left until Csipke Hungarian Folk Dance and Music Camp in Brooklyn, MI, where the band Gyanta Hungarian Folk Band will perform for its audience! The event will run from June…

Pinoy Fiesta & Trade Show Toronto 2018

Filipino community invites everyone to the biggest indoor Filipino gathering in North America, Pinoy Fiesta & Trade Show Toronto 2018, which will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Hall A) on…

Today’s Classical and Jazz Masters

The National Chamber Ensemble presented “Today’s Classical and Jazz Masters” on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at 7:30 PM at the Gunston Arts Center’s Theater One, located at 2700 South Lang Street, Arlington, VA.…

Taste of Russia festival

Toronto's 3rd annual Taste of Russia is on Sunday, June 10th, from 12:00 PM to 21:00 PM. The Taste of Russia festival celebrates the multicultural diversity of Toronto. Everyone will get a chance…

Rhode Island Scottish Festival in Richmond

The American Rogues were invited to perform at Rhode Island Scottish Festival in Richmond, RI, USA for the third time so far. The event will take place on June 9th, 2018. The band…

Festival of Arabic Music and Arts “FAMA 2018”

Early Bird Privilege Passes for the Festival of Arabic Music and Arts “FAMA 2018” are available for sale on The Canadian Arabic Orchestra’s website. Buying a privilege pass, you become a preferred guest…

Vietnamese Sounds of Canada – Tre Viet Performing Arts Group

We are thrilled to announce that Tre Viet Performing Arts Group from Toronto, Ontario will perform at the Show and Conference “Vietnam Essence of Yesteryear 10” at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Seattle,…

Cuban Sounds of Canada – Changui Havana

One of Toronto's favourite Cuban ensembles, Changui Havana, would like to invite everyone to the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, running for 10 incredible days, from June 22nd through July 1st, 2018. The TD…

Celtic Sounds of Canada – The American Rogues

We are thrilled to announce that The American Rogues was invited to perform at the Gallabrae Scottish Games in Greenville, South Carolina. This will be their first year at this large festival, where…

Hungarian Sounds of Canada – Gyanta Hungarian Folk Band

Specializing in the unique and centuries-old folk music of the Hungarian villages located in Hungary, Transylvania (a part of western Romania), and Slovakia, Gyanta Hungarian Folk Band performs at large-scale folk festivals, this…

CBC Music Festival

Saturday, May 26, Toronto, RBC Echo Beach at the Ontario Place. THE CBC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018. It will be a full day of music of different genres and traditions, for all ages and…

Pouzza Fest

May 18-20, 2018. The Pouzza Fest is a punk music festival held annually in Montreal. It always lasts for three crazy days in May, in settings both indoors and outdoors and mainly in…

Indian Sounds of Canada – Shereen Ladha

Shereen Ladha is running an Online Class series for Bollywood dancers with or without previous experience in Indian styles who want to develop their techniques. Lots of dance tutorials are posted on her…

Filipino Sounds of Canada – Partida

New original song "Araw-Araw (Balang Araw)" by Partida soon will be available throughout Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify. Also, Filbert Wong, guitar player, has informed our team that the band is currently working on…

Russian Sounds of Canada – Julian Milkis

We are pleased to announce that Julian Milkis has been invited to perform at the Opening Concert at Castleknock Music Festival in Dublin, Ireland on the 15th of May. The Opening Concert is…

Canadian Music Week 2018

It is here! 2018 Canadian Music Week kicks off Monday May 7 and will last for, well, a week, until it wraps up on Sunday May 13. It's one of the biggest (if…

Italian Sounds of Canada – The Rolling Stronz

The Rolling Stronz, also known as the Kitchen Staff Band, is happy to invite everyone to Mississauga ITALFEST, Mississauga’s first and leading Italian festival, which will take place in August on Celebration Square…

Arabic Sounds of Canada – The Canadian Arabic Orchestra

On May 13th the Canadian Arabic Orchestra will perform at the Isabel Bader Theater in Toronto, Ontario. The Orchestra will present to an audience their sensational concert “Roots”. The musicians will express their…

Ukrainian Sounds of Canada – Mira Solovianenko

Honored Artist of Ukraine Mira Solovianenko is happy to invite everyone to the Evening of the Romance on May 5th at 7:00 PM. The event will take place in “Amazing Cat”, in Toronto,…

Victims of Toronto van attack identified

On behalf of the management and staff of Ethnic Channels Group, Sounds of Canada team would like to express our heartfelt condolences to Omar Najjar, a vocalist and a director of the Canadian…

Jaana Band – “Morghe Lahooti”

Jaana band led by Mahsa Golmakani started its activities in Toronto last spring. The main core of this band is composed of a group of talented female musicians based in Toronto, who made…

Second season of the Sounds of Canada series.

We’d like to congratulate every one of us on the launch of the second season of the Sounds of Canada series. In the second season, we will adhere to the same principles that…

Yiddish Sounds of Canada | Season 2

Quiz. Musical instruments

Magdalena Tomsinska

If you are one who revels in medieval music, then you definitely must attend Magdalena Tomsinska's performances. Magdalena is a talented musician, as well as a music teacher and researcher-musicologist. She is originally…

Poll. I’m playing…

Mozart Quintet K.581, 1st. Mvt. J.Milkis & Borodin Quartet

Alexander Sevastian. IN MEMORIAM.

On Friday, February 19, we all, and the music world in particular, suffered a terrible loss with the sudden death of Alexander Sevastian, a virtuoso accordionist, who was sometimes called Paganini of accordion.…

Music Genres Quiz

Julian Milkis & Siberian Virtuosi / J.S. Bach Air

Okavango African Orchestra

What is Okavango African Orchestra? Is it Eritrean? Zimbabwean? Senegalese? Burundian? Ghanaian? Or is it Madagascan? Actually, the orchestra is Eritrean, Zimbabwean, Senegalese, Burundian, Ghanaian, AND Madagascan. It is what its name says:…

Rolling Stronz

If you want to fool around and get paid for it, you must have a big talent and an even bigger sense of humour. That’s exactly what the Rolling Stronz possess in addition…

Portuguese Sounds of Canada

A famous singer, Tony Gouveia is considered something of an ambassador for fado, a Portuguese music and dance genre. Well known in the North American Portuguese community for more than  20 years of…

Founders of the Canadian Arabic Orchestra

Fueled by their passion towards Arabic and Western classical music, Lamees Audeh and Wafa Al Zaghal have been building bridges between these two rich worlds; inviting and engaging Canadian Arab and non-Arab musicians…

Julian Milkis & Siberian Virtuosi

A. Razaf - E. Blake "Memories of  You"

Hungarian Sounds of Canada