Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble present a program championing female and non-binary members with their original compositions. With music that draws from each musician’s personal background, spanning from Indigenous communities to Japan, Armenia, and Ireland, Uplifted Voices weaves a musical tapestry that highlights our shared humanity. Founded by Yo-Yo Ma, Silkroad is a social-impact organization that seeks […]

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The nephews of the master Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rizwan and Muazzam have been performing together since the 1990s. Together, they continue the unbroken Qawwali legacy of their family that has flourished over five centuries. With voices that “climb and swoop as if riding air currents,” (BBC) the brothers contribute to their uncle’s […]