Sultans of String Announce Ontario Tour
3x JUNO Award nominees and Billboard chart-toppers Sultans of String are touring Ontario this Fall and Winter, showcasing global roots music and high-energy performances. Stops include Toronto, St. Catharines, Aurora, Burlington, Ottawa, and more. Audiences can experience their Cannes-winning Refuge, Indigenous collaboration Walking Through The Fire, and holiday show Christmas Caravan.
Tour Dates:
- Oct 17 – Burlington
- Dec 10 – St. Catharines
- Dec 12 – Ottawa
- Dec 19 – Cobourg
- Dec 20 – Stouffville
- Dec 21 – Toronto
- Feb 8, 2025 – Mississauga
- Feb 25, 2025 – Kitchener
- Mar 21, 2025 – Brantford
Full Calendar and tickets: www.sultansofstring.com/calendar
ABOUT THE SHOWS
Walking Through The Fire
Award-winning First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists performing with 3x JUNO Award nominees Sultans of String, WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE is a musical multimedia event unlike any other! From Métis fiddling to an East Coast Kitchen Party, Rumba to Rock, to the drumming of the Pacific Northwest, experience the beauty and diversity of music from Turtle Island/Canada with Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk of the Métis Fiddler Quartet, Ojibwe/Finnish Singer-Songwriter Marc Meriläinen (Nadjiwan), and Coast Tsm’syen Elder and Singer-Songwriter Shannon Thunderbird performing on stage, as well as virtual guests on the big screen, including Dr. Duke Redbird, the Northern Cree Pow Wow group, and more!
• EPK https://youtu.be/0A5V6Q1Iabg
• The Rez – feat. Crystal Shawanda https://youtu.be/rGa2OjdJgrI
• Nîmihito (Dance) - feat. Northern Cree https://youtu.be/lICoyJlwh8s
Refuge
Based on the album and film that won Best Music Film at the Cannes World Film Festival last year, Sultans of String bring their unique brand of musical synergy and collaboration like never before with their most ambitious, diverse, and passionately inclusive concert. REFUGE puts the Toronto-based Sultans face-to-face with a VIP roster of artists from around the globe, who have fled the peril and persecution of their homelands for the safer shores of North America.
• EPK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnog2CowXqQ
• El Bint El Shalabeya - feat. Leen Hamo: https://youtu.be/q5pFvr8tOcM
• Refuge Project Sizzle Reel - Summer in Tehranto: https://youtu.be/uGzM35R1sCA
Christmas Caravan
Celebrate the season with an adventurous musical trip around the world! 3x JUNO Award nominees Sultans of String deliver an exuberant performance featuring originals, world-music inspired classics, and seasonal favourites to warm your heart on a cold winter’s night - from fiery fiddle tunes to a Caribbean sleigh ride!
• 30 second TV ad - https://youtu.be/LD82tAfWRd8
• Hallelujah -- with Rebecca Campbell - https://youtu.be/jotHqUJ-NWo
• The Little Swallow (Carol of the Bells) / Al Vuelo - https://youtu.be/kFxrGXtv0IM
Celebrate! Holidays of the Global Village – Young Audience
“Celebrate! Holidays of the Global Village” gives young audiences an exhilarating glimpse into the multicultural mosaic of Holiday customs, celebrations and festivities enjoyed in Canada – Indigenous traditions, Ramadan, Bodhi Day (Buddhist), Carnival (Quebec), Chanukah, Chinese New Year, Christmas, Diwali, Kwanzaa (Pan-African), and Winter Solstice. Joining bandleader Chris McKhool (and Sultans of String mates Kevin Laliberte, Drew Birston) are special guests Shannon Thunderbird (Indigenous Elder) & Sandy Horn (from the Spoons), Aviva Chernick (Jaffa Road), Juan Carlos Medrano, Anwar Khurshid, Maryem and Ernie Tollar.
“Many have tried but none have come as close to capturing what it means to truly celebrate multiculturalism as Chris McKhool. The Toronto singer-songwriter epitomizes what many Canadians have come to love about this country.”
Deanne Fisher, City Parent
“I was impressed by his musical virtuosity and personal appeal…His songs succeed!”
Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup)
• EPK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXIPssly5Ac
• Sing For Kwanzaa - https://youtu.be/kT5yc73274A
Website: sultansofstring.com/