The world beats
eternal. Be a part
of the process at
these LIVE events:
Afro-jazz pioneers
NOMO
come to the
Media Club
on
August 10th.
Catch this 8-piece
afrobeat and
electronica band
from Michigan.
Here's a cool idea
for a hot summer
night.
August 12th,
Inuit throat singer,
Tanya Tagaq
debuts songs from
her new album of
experimental
expression, 'Auk/Blood'
in a performance at
The Biltmore.
Festival Vancouver
returns with a big,
new series in the
big outdoors.
The World At The
Gardens
series brings
sensational music
from around the
globe to the Great
Lawn at Van Dusen
Botanical Gardens:
August 13th
it's
Rajaton,
Finnish a cappella
sextet,
August 15th,
Yamandu Costa Trio
from Brazil,
August 17th
it's
Salsa Dura
featuring Buena
Vista Social Club
alumnus,
Miguelito Valdez.
One of the most
promising Celtic
traditionalist bands
to launch in the new
millennium performs
in Vancouver at the
St. James Hall.
Don’t miss
Beoga
from County Antrim,
Ireland,
August 15th.A
Rogue Folk
Productioon.
August 15th,
16th and
17th,
plan to be in
Cumberland for
The Big Time Out
2008.
Headliners this year
include:
K'naan,
Delhi2Dublin, Adham
Shaikh, Jorane and
De La Soul.
Afrikadey Festival
2008
will be at the
Serbian Cultural
Centre,7837
Canada Way in
Burnaby,
August 16th
and
17th
featuring
Glen Washington
and many more
artists.
A musical mix that
never strays far
from the Equator …
plan to join in the
tropical vibe of
Electropical
and their next night
of supercharged
sunny rhythms,
August 16th
at the
Arts Club Backstage
Lounge
on Granville Island.
Shake what you got
with DJs Marc
Fournier
and
Michael Laycock.
Buckwheat Zydeco &
The Ils Sont Parti
Band,
fronted by contemporary
Zydeco’s most
popular accordionist
Stanley “Buckwheat’
Dural
comes to
The Yale Hotel
on
August 17th.
Jackpot
is the name of the
band's latest
release. Party like
a winner with
Buckwheat. .
Flamenco comes to
Granville Island
on
August 17th
with
All Over The Map,
featuring a
performance by
Mozaico Flamenco
with
Oscar Nieto
and
Kasandra La China.
Catch them outdoors
at
Ron Basford Park.
August 24th
it's
Dancers Of
Damelehamid.
August 21st
Tambura Rasa
cozy up
The Jazz Cellar
with their
boundary-bashing mix
of Mediterranean and
beyond global
fusions. The show
will include dancers
and a few new tunes
in the mix.
August 22nd,
two modern legends
of Celtic trad.,
the Jimi Hendrix of
the Uilleann Pipes,
Paddy Keenan
and guitarist
Tommy O’Sullivan
perform at the
St. James Hall.
A Rogue Folk
Production.
Mariachi Los Dorados
are going to
Guadalajara to
represent Canada at
the
International
Mariachi Festival.
Help them along
their way by showing
your support at
their gala fund
raiser,
August 22nd
at
The Capri Hall,
3925 Fraser Street.
Enjoy authentic
mariachi music and
traditional Mexican
food and drinks.
The Gypsy Kings
rein over the stage
at the
River Rock Casino
on
August 23rd
and 24th.
Don't miss the
originators of Rumba
Flamenco.
In The House
Festival presents
Leopards, Drums and
Dresses Oh My!
an evening of
drumming and fashion
designs by
Kesseke Yeo
from Masabo Culture
Company. It all
happens at the
Grandview Legion
on Commercial Drive
on
August 24th.
August 31st,
you're invited to
celebrate North
Vancouver's maritime
heritage with a
Party On The Pier,
featuring music by
J. Knutson and the
Draycott Swamp
Devils,
Sweetpea Swing Band
and
Uzume Taiko.
The little man with
the big footprint on
reggae and dub, the
incomparable,
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
returns to Vancouver
at
Richards On
Richards, September
1st.
Don't miss this
indestructible
fireball of energy.
September 2nd,
he's at
Element
niteclub in
Victoria.
A Melo Production.
Santana
returns to
GM Place,
September 7th,
with support from
his very talented
son,
The Salvador Santana
Band.
Vancouver chill
global electronica
at its finest comes
to the
Commodore Ballroom
on
September 11th
with
Delerium,
playing selections
from their latest
album,
Nuages Du Monde.
Sao Paulo's
electro-thrash
sensations
CSS
return to Vancouver
to bigger digs with
a brand new album,
Donkey. See them at
The Commodore
Ballroom
on
September 17th.
Third wave ska-rockers,
Reel Big Fish
appear at the
Commodore
on a double bill
with
Less Than Jake,
September 18th.
Tango-dub innovator,
Federico Aubele
returns to Vancouver
to perform tunes
from his acclaimed
new album,
Panamericana.
Don't miss his
acoustic/electronica
chill at
Richards On Richards,
September 19th.
The Spear will be
here! Watch for the
return of reggae
legend
Burning Spear,
September 27th
to the
Commodore Ballroom.
A Melo Production.
Caravan World
Rhythms
presents
From Mother To
Daughter,
featuring the
Modine di Novi choir
with Northern
Italian musical
innovators,
Fiamma Fumana,
October 1st
at the
Italian Cultural
Centre.
SOLD OUT IN 5
MINUTES!
Iceland's
Sigur Ros
take the stage in
the acoustic
excellence of the
Chan Centre for the
Performing Arts
on
October 7th,
playing tunes from
their latest,
Međ Suđ I Eyrum Viđ
Spilum Endalaust
(English
translation: With A
Buzz In Our Ears We
Play Endlessly).
It's some of the
most joyous music
ever recorded by the
band , which is
saying something for
Icelanders.
SECOND SHOW ADDED BY
OVERWHELMING
DEMAND!!
Gogol Bordello's
twisted gypsy punk
infects the
Commodore Ballroom
now on
October 10th
SOLD OUT
and
October 11th.
It's just two steps
from total eastern
European wanderlust.
Don't miss their
dynamic performance!
One of
Celt In A Twist's
favorites are back
with the best album
of their career.
Make plans for
The Commodore
on
October 14th
to see
Flogging Molly
play tunes from
'Float'. Celt Punk,
brilliant
songwriting and gobs
of charm!
November 1st,
two-time Grammy
Award winners, the
Soweto Gospel Choir
return to the south
coast for a
performance at the
Chandos Pattison
Auditorium
in Surrey. A
Caravan World
Rhythms
presentation.
2ND SHOW
ADDED DUE TO
OVERWHELMING
DEMAND!:
Great Big Sea
performs tunes from
their acclaimed new
CD,
Fortune's Favour,
December 3rd
and now,
December 4th
in the acoustic
excellence of the
Centre for the
Performing Arts.
Tickets are on sale
now.
The 2nd
Friday of every
month,
Jacky Essombe
presents
The Village Night
Club – Imagnara,
a traditional
African gathering of
music, song and
dance at the
Victoria Drive
Community Hall.
Marlin Ramazzini
performs every
Sunday
at
Zocalo Restaurant.
Check out her Latin
vibe on
Facebook,
Every Sunday night,
enjoy a futuristic,
eclectic evening of
electronic and
percussion
soundscapes at the
odd and intimate,
Maxine's Hideaway
on Davie, featuring
Myles Bigalow, Tarun
T-Spoon, Aklimatize,
Chris Lima and J Luv.
Crazy grooves, cheap
door and drinks!
604.689.8822
Catch the
dubalicious
vibe of
dUbTeT,
Victoria's original
dub duo, entrancing
audiences with a
display of live
dubbing, acoustic
and electronic
reggae, samba, dance
and meditation,
every Saturday at
the
Sanuk Lounge,
625 Courtney Street,
Victoria.
The Havana Jazz
Festival Tour 2009
happens
February 8th
to February 16th
for the
25th
Annual Havana
International Jazz
Festival.
Cuba Education
Tours, Turner Music
& Events and The
Cellar Restaurant
and Jazz Club are
pleased to present
the event. For
complete details,
visit
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