Kirdar Theatre is a Montreal based Punjabi language theatre group which was founded in 2022 by actor/directors Gaurav Sharma and Nitu Sharma …
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April 10, 2024 – Josephine Foster and David Shapiro + Amir Amiri
Josephine Foster is a Colorado composer and performer whose “music plays games with our ideas of time and space” says The Guardian. The Nashville Scene describes her work a”fusion of art song and American folk music” …
May 23, 2024 – Kaia Kater + Thanya Iyer
Kaia Kater’s new album, Strange Medicine (coming May 2024 on Free Dirt Records), opens with a haunting vision. Accompanied by Aoife O’Donovan, Kater sings of the women burned at the stake as witches in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts …
March 15, 2024 – Shimmer Wince + Yoganathan / Jacobs Sound System
Shimmer Wince is a new quintet led by saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber. Featuring Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Mariel Roberts on cello, Elias Stemeseder on synthesizer, and Lesley Mok on drums …
February 14, 2024 – Ethnic Heritage Ensemble + Elena Stoodley + Svens Telemaque
The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble was formed in 1974 shortly after Sir Kahil El Zabar graduated from Lake Forest College, with the goal, “To combine concepts of African American music with its earlier roots in traditional African music, to produce new motifs and sounds true to their origins yet firmly pointed in a new artistic direction of enlightenment and deep listening”.
January 31, 2024 – The Air Contains Honey and Assiyah Jamilla Touré
The Air Contains Honey is an “orchestra” that mixes professional and amateur musicians in search of a warmth and community spirit they may or may not find …
October 22, 2023- Guy Thouin and Ensemble Infini + NPNP Trio
A founding member of the Quatuor du jazz libre du Québec, a member of L’Infonie, a musician with L’Osstidcho — Guy Thouin is a living legend of Quebecois free jazz and counterculture …
October 15, 2023 – Indonesian YesNoWave with Gabber Modus Operandi, Rani Jambak & Wok the Rock (DJ)
Gabber Modus Operandi originated in the experimental punk scene of Denpasar, Bali’s capital city. Their hard, fast, abrasive electronic music combine high-speed Western club sounds with gamelan …
October 10, 2023 – Maria Moles + Vergara/ Avendaño + Bray/W-B
Maria Moles is a drummer, composer and producer based in Narrm/Melbourne. Her solo percussion performances draw on ideas from the Kulintang music of the Philippines and contemporary electronic production …
September 12, 2023 – أحمد [Ahmed] and Sam Shalabi
أحمد [Ahmed] (UK/France/Sweden) is Pat Thomas (piano), Antonin Gerbal (drums), Joel Grip (double bass), and Seymour Wright (alto saxophone). The group reworks the music of the late musician Ahmed Abdul-Malik …