Adham Shaikh

A fusion of sounds from around the world A blend of styles and traditions, From .Electro, Breaks,Dub, Psychedelic Trance , Downtempo, Funk ,Bhangra , Latin+Brazilian, Afrobeat. to the original compositions Adham blends and remixes into his sets. Transmitting tribal grooves from ancient traditions! Over the years Shaikh has had the pleasure to work and record… [Continue Reading]

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Masala

From the streets of Victoria, Masala came together as a diverse source of musical energy, accompanying demonstrations and lighting up Victoria and Vancouver community festivals with rhythms from around the world, from Samba to Haitian and African grooves. The band started as an ad hoc group of percussionists from a wide range of musical inspirations… [Continue Reading]

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Tarran the Tailor

The first thing you notice on a Tailor album is the texture, it’s sensual, wound with found sounds swept from a dusty floor. One part porch rocking chair stomp, one part dream folk, he has toured both acoustic main stages and underground electronic music festivals. Some highlights are the Shambhala festival in Canada, the Fusion… [Continue Reading]

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Shane Philip

Swelling in primordial pulses and wholloping whoops, the tacit tones of Shane Philip’s didgeridoo hold the power to still listeners into silence or encourage audiences to rise up in a tribal swell of intoxicating spirit — with sometimes but a heartbeat in between. Meanwhile his hands will be skilfully juggling between shaking up rhythms with… [Continue Reading]

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Luciterra

Luciterra is a Vancouver-based fusion bellydance troupe that consists of four women; Gillian, Amber, Laura, and Naomi Joy. Through their dances, these women embody commitments to social justice, holistic health, and art innovation. They dance an intensely feminine and edgy fusion of old world vocabularies with new school stylings, to create an effect that is… [Continue Reading]

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The Klaxon

The Klaxon was officially founded in 2000, with a mix of ska and reggae, and nuances of different genres such as bolero, cumbia, Murga, Latin rock and salsa, among others. With ten years of experience The Klaxon has been nominated for best ska band in the Shock awards, has participated in Festival Rock al Parque,… [Continue Reading]

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Brass, Sass & Swing!

Brass, Sass and Swing represents a new genre of music called Electro Swing,,,,incorporating the classic sounds of the 1st great depression with the cutting edge technology of the second……..A fusion of old jazz, swing, be bop and ragtime samples and vocals with the deep throbing sound of Electro. 2 turntablists,a percussionist, a piano player,and a… [Continue Reading]

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Wontanara

Wontanara Drum & Dance, led by Master dancer and choreographer Mohamed Andre Duranteau, is a performance troupe and school based out of Victoria, BC, that specializes in sharing and teaching traditional dances, rhythms and songs mainly originating from Guinea, West Africa. Wontanara, which means “We are United” or “Come Together” in the Susu language of… [Continue Reading]

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Rennie Foster

With a bounty of vinyl and digital single releases, 2 full length albums and remixes for artists such as Swayzak, Orlando Voorn, John Beltran, DJ 3000, DJ Bone, Jaun Atkins, Gerald Mitchell etc. Rennie Foster has established himself over the past decade as one of the most recognizable Canadian names in underground dance music. Rennie… [Continue Reading]

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