Sultans of String win Instrumental Group of the Year!!

 

SOS won Instrumental Group of the Year last night at the Canadian Folk Music Awards!

Bandleader and fiddler Chris McKhool also won Children’s Album of the Year with FiddleFire!,his 2009 JUNO Award nominated CD that features many of the Sultans. FiddleFire! also won the 2009 Parents’ Choice Award (U.S.), the 2009 iParenting Media Award.

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Hello everyone, we have added over 20 newspaper review from the last year.  Please click on REVIEWS link above.  Also we have updated the media, photos, and YOUTUBES so have fun!

Canadian Folk Music Awards Triple Nomination!

Hello friends, we just found out about our TRIPLE NOMINATION for the Canadian Folk Music Awards for Ensemble of the Year, Instrumental Group of the Year, and Pushing The Boundaries!  We have been invited to perform at the nominee showcase the night before the awards, on November 20.

“We’re deeply honoured and thrilled to be nominated for this year’s CFMAs”, says McKhool. “The nominations are as much for the special guests who appear on “Yalla Yalla!”, as it is for our band (Bassam Bishara, Andrew Collins, George Gao, Jordan Klapman, Maryem Tollar, and David Woodhead). Working with such stellar musicians in our midst and in the larger folk music community is a great privilege!”

Alberta to Ottawa

Fresh from an amazing trip to Deep Roots festival in Nova Scotia, we brought back some of that East Coast energy for our Alberta and Ottawa concerts.  Friday Oct 16 join us in Edmonton at the Blue Chair Cafe, followed by Sat Oct 17 in Ottawa at the OCFF conference! (evening show open to the public)

Canada AM and the Beaches Jazz Festival

We will be kicking it up on CTV’s Canada AM monday June 20, around 8:50 AM (EST), with the full band, celebrating our International Songwriting Competition win (!), and our upcoming shows.

Then on Thursday-Friday-Saturday July 23,24,25 we are at the Beaches Jazz Streetfest from 7-11 pm in front of 1021 Queen Street E, in front of Syllogy.

Yalla Yalla! CD Release May 29

On Friday, May 29, 8:00 PM at Trinity St. Paul’s Centre in Toronto, Canadian string super-group Sultans of String release their stunning new CD, Yalla Yalla!  This sophomore album weaves a truly global sonic tapestry, influenced by Spanish Flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban rhythms, jazz, classical and French Manouche Gypsy-jazz music!

With Special Guests- Ernie Tollar – bansuri, Bassam Bishara –  oud, Jordan Klapman –  piano, David Woodhead –  bass and Cuban Trumpet Ensemble: Alexis Baro, Kervin Baretto, Alexander Brown.

Thanks to our sponsors!

Canada Council for the Arts,

Ontario Arts Council,

FACTOR,

Small World Music,

Imperial Graphics,

EcoSchools,

EyeGO to the Arts,

T.O TIX,

EYE Weekly,

Long & McQuade,

JAZZ.FM

Sultans of String National Tour

your favourite world-jazz-flamenco band is embarking on its first cross Canada tour (well, westward anyway). we will be performing in concert halls, music series, and even some educational outreach concerts in schools, to pass on the musical torch to young aspiring musicians.
Please visit TOUR section for details and tickets

Jan 16: Kimberly, BC – Centre 64 
Jan 17: Lake Country, BC – Creekside Theatre 
Jan 22: Vancouver, BC – The Cellar 
Jan 23: Gibsons, BC – St. Bartholomew’s Church Hall 
Jan 24: Victoria, BC – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian 
Jan 25: Chemainus, BC – Dancing Bean
Jan 28: McBride, BC – Roundhouse Theatre 
Feb 17: La Ronge, SK – La Ronge Arts Council 
Feb 18: Melfort, SK – Melfort Northeast Leisure 
Feb 19: Canora, SK – Canora Arts Council 
Feb 20: Langenburg, SK – George Layh Theatre 
Feb 21: Portage la Prairie, MB – William Glesby Centre
Feb 22: Forget, SK – Ananda Arthouse
Feb 23: Assiniboia, SK – Prince of Wales Cultural Centre 
Feb 25: Kindersley, SK – Norman Ritchie Community 
Feb 27: Biggar, SK – Majestic Theatre 
Feb 28: Rosthern, SK – Rosthern Mennonite Church 
Mar 2: Dryden, ON – Dryden Cultural Centre 
Mar 27: Markham, ON – Markham Theatre 
May 29: Toronto. ON – Trinity St Paul’s Centre 
………….New YALLA YALLA CD RELEASE CONCERT!

SAT NOV 15, Sanderson Centre in Brantford

SAT NOV 15, 8:00PM we are performing at the beautiful Sanderson Centre Theatre in Brantford.  This is the big band, with six-string violinist Chris McKhool (who has guest starred with Jesse Cook and

 Pavlo), duelling rumba flamenco guitarists Kevin Laliberté (The Chieftains, Jesse Cook) and Eddie Paton (Robert Michaels), bass master Drew Birston (Chantal Kreviazuk), and jaw-dropping Cuban percussionist, Alberto Suarez! BOOK NOW at http://www.sandersoncentre.ca and 1-800-265-0710.

summer festival tour

May 24,   3:00 PM    Green Toronto Festival,  Dundas Square    Toronto   
May 25,  7:00 PM    Niagara Folk Arts Festival    St. Catharines, ON    
Jun 7,   8:00 PM    OUR WORLD outdoor festival    Kitchener, ON    
Jun 14 & 15,   1:30 PM    Taste of Little Italy Street Festival    Toronto  
Jun 18,   8:00 PM    Earth Day Canada Gala at Drake Hotel    Toronto, ON    
Jun 20,   6:30 PM    Le Commensal- Toronto Jazz Festival
Jun 22,  9:00 PM    The Gate 403 -Toronto Jazz Festival
Jun 27,  9:00 PM    Ten Feet Tall- Toronto Jazz Festival
Jun 29,  3:30 PM    Toronto City Roots Festival
Jul 3, 4     Sunfest    London, ON
Jul 5, 6   Mariposa Folk Festival    Orillia, ON
Jul 10,  7:00 PM    Gage Park Bandstand    Brampton, ON
Jul 12,  2:00 PM    Fair in the Square- Elora Festival    Elora, ON
Jul 13,  1:00 PM    Art of Being Green Festival    Lanark, ON
Jul 19,  7:30 PM    Pulmonary Fibrosis Fundraising concert Haliburton, ON
Jul 24, 25, 26   7:00 PM    Beaches International Jazz Festival Toronto, ON
Jul 30-Aug 2, Chris McKhool Special Guest w/ Jesse Cook in Colorado & BC 

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Sultans of String win Best Variety Act from Festivals & Events Ontario

We had a great time at the conference this year, showcasing and picking up an award at the same time.

 We love the Festivals & Events community and thank them for their support!

Sultans nominated for 2008 Indie Music Awards and many more!

We are happy to announce we have been nominated for the 2008 Canadian Independent Music Awards, in the Favourite World Artist/Group category.  Congrats to friends Autorickshaw for their nomination as well.  We were also nominated for the Canadian Folk Music Awards and the Toronto, and International Independent Music Awards!

CBC Canada Live and web feature today

Sultans of String are today’s CBC entertainment feature: http://www.cbc.ca/entertainment/ — and tune in tonight on “Canada Live” on CBC Radio 2, 8pm to hear the release concert of our debut CD, “Luna”, recorded live at Hugh’s Room this past June. http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/mediaPlayer.html 

 also, Studio Sparks had a live in-studio performance with us- you can listen at CBC Radio website

Sultans win two Ontario Independent Music Awards

We are honoured to win two Ontario Independent Music Awards for Best Instrumental, and one of the top awards of the year, Best Song, which is usually won by alternative rock groups!  Thanks Ontario.

Luna CD now available worldwide

 

our CD ‘Luna’ has gone live around the world.  now you can legally download and buy soft-covered real copies from iTunes, CDBaby and MapleMusic!  just click on the ‘Listen/Buy’ link up top for listening stations and sites.