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Singer-songwriter Haleluya Hailu flows between instruments and embraces her pop side at Vines Art Festival

Scoring a deal with 604 Records is just the latest step for a rising star who hits the stage at the Trout Lake celebration

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 11, 2023Vines Art Festival, Summer 2023

Stir Cheat Sheet: Santour to string quartets, a few picks from Music on Main's Pop-Up Summer Concerts in Mount Pleasant Park

Saaz O Raaz, Orchid Ensemble, and more, with food trucks to fuel the outdoor experience

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 9, 2023Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Summer 2023

This year’s Vancouver International Flamenco Festival runs from September 18 to 30

Performers from Canada, Spain, Cuba, Turkey, and Mexico join forces in shows, masterclasses, and free events

Composer Jordan Nobles debuts participatory work in remembrance of late Jocelyn Morlock, at Life Cycles, August 10

Blueridge Chamber Music Festival opener also includes George Crumb’s mystical masterpiece Music for a Summer Evening

Blueshore at CapU announces 2023-24 season, spanning saxophonist Donny McCaslin and Tibet-born singer Yungchen Lhamo

Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke, plus more at the North Shore venue and elsewhere

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 4, 2023BlueShore at CapU

New Works hosts All Over the Map on Granville Island, August 13

Afternoon of music and dance features East African rhythmic sequences, flamenco guitar, classical Kathak, and more

DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 3, 2023Partner Content, New Works

Review: Interdisciplinary The Queen of Carthage shifts fluidly between empowerment and transcendence

Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival and re:Naissance premiere boldly mixes ancient Dido myth and Baroque music with contemporary dance, video, and sounds

FESTS, MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithJuly 28, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, re:Naissance opera, re:Naissance Opera

Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival artist-in-residence Catalina Vicens fuels the creative resurgence of Middle Ages' organ

The Chilean-born Servir Antico instrumentalist appears in Our City of Ladies and a solo recital, and oversees music of The Queen of Carthage

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 26, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2023

Contemporary meets Baroque, as dance artists make Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival move

Marisa Gold reinterprets a mythical figure in The Queen of Carthage, while Stéphanie Brochard removes layers of Baroque dress in Atempor/elle

Tallis Scholars, Reginald Mobley, Le Consort, and more as Early Music Vancouver announces 2023-24 season

A new mini-winter fest called LUMEN and appearances by North Indian and Afghani virtuosos also fill out the roster

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 19, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 must-see acts at the Mission Folk Music Festival this weekend

South Korean prog-rock-folk, a hit of Haitian sunshine, and homegrown bluegrass

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJuly 18, 2023Mission Folk Festival, Summer 2023

OKAN blends a colourful Cuban palette of influences, and brings it home to Canada

At the Mission Folk Music Festival, percussion-strings-and-singing duo draws on a vibrant mix of everything from Santeria to Latin and jazz

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 14, 2023Summer 2023, Mission Folk Music Festival

The Magic Flute and more uplifting arias and overtures, at open-air Opera in the Park July 16

Vancouver Opera music director emeritus Jonathan Darlington takes the podium for the concert by Deer Lake

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 12, 2023Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, City of Burnaby, Summer 2023

Amythyst Kiah turns her tumultuous past into music with revolutionary force, at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Guitar in hand, the genre-defying “Black Myself” singer brings together everything from blues and Americana to alt-pop

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2023

Cultural currents flow in composer-sitarist Mohamed Assani's new Watersmeet, at Indian Summer Festival

The artist brings together an array of Western and South Asian musicians for an aquatically inspired new suite of music

MUSIC, CULTURE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 7, 2023Mohamed Asani, sitar, Summer 2023, Indian Summer Festival

Yukon Blonde gets ready to give fans the weirdness they want at Khatsahlano Street Party main stage

In anticipation of its sixth album Shuggie, Vancouver band rolls out songs that beeline for the listener’s pleasure centres

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023Khatsahlano Street Party, Summer 2023, Yukon Blonde

David Bui conducts a mix of cinematic hits and classics at VSO's Symphony in the Park

Relaxed Deer Lake Park concert on the grass features beloved blockbuster tunes from Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Early Music Vancouver hosts Renaissance-inspired Our City of Ladies on August 1

Performance on EMV Summer Festival lineup speaks to women’s rights

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 6, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr

Toubab Krewe takes West African traditions in new global directions, at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

“Damn fine” American band mixes kamelngoni and kora with funk rhythms and a touch of surf guitar

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 5, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2023

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 patios and food trucks to fuel the fun at Khatsahlano Street Party

Pull up a sidewalk seat for tortas or Greek ‘za, or grab a bite and head to the fest’s music stages

CULINARY, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 4, 2023Khatsahlano Street Party, Summer 2023

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