HAIBA, Maryem Tollar & Kamancello
A co-presentation of Good Kind Productions and Batuki Music Society - members of diverse-music presenter-collective Polyphonic Ground - this special evening features a double-bill of boundary- and border-crossing music.
Witness the premiere of 40-Day Road, which refers to the nearly 1000-year-old caravan route connecting Sudan and Egypt: The band is a collaboration between Sudanese oud player/vocalist Abdel "Haiba" Wahab and Egpytian qanun player/vocalist Maryem Tollar alongside Sudanese musicians Tarig Shanga (bongos), Hamid Ismail (bass) and Misara Gandhi (accordion).
Also appearing is another unique collaboration uniting seemingly disparate music and traditions: Kamancello (https://youtu.be/VEqlJfYHi6M) features acclaimed musicians Shahriyar Jamshidi and Raphael Weinroth-Browne, and brings together the Kurdish kamanche (four-stringed spiked fiddle) with the cello through playful and entrancing
improvisation.
Advance tickets are $15.00
Door Tickets are $20.00.
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm
* 918 Bathurst is not an accessible venue *
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ABOUT GOOD KIND PRODUCTIONS:
Good Kind Productions is a not-for-profit
arts presenter/producer that believes that there are only two
kinds of art. They’re interested in the Good Kind. In addition to
producing tours and concerts, GKP has worked with partners
including Small World Music, Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall
and the Aga Khan Museum and is the producer of Sofar Sounds
Toronto, the local branch of a worldwide network, producing
secret shows in alternative spaces.
ABOUT BATUKI MUSIC SOCIETY:
Batuki Music Society promotes African music and art through performances at music venues throughout the year and culminating into the always popular Habari Fest. The organization actively seeks out local artists and works with them by helping find performance venues, advice on career development, music recording, touring and management. Batuki Music Society also provides visibility and necessary publicity to artists who hail from minority groups by placing them in concerts and festivals in mainstream venues to help them integrate.
ABOUT POLYPHONIC GROUND:
Polyphonic Ground is a partnership of 11 live music presenters committed to building and sustaining Toronto as a global music city. The organizations include Ashkenaz Foundation, Batuki Music Society, Good Kind Productions, Link Music Lab, Lula Music & Arts Centre, MonstrARTity Creative Community, Music Africa, Revolutions Per Minute, Small World Music Society, Uma Nota Culture and World Fiddle Day Toronto.
This event is made possible by the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des Arts du Canada, Canadian Heritage, OMDC - Ontario Media Development Corporation, Toronto Arts Council.
