This multi-award-winning, 3x Juno-nominated and Billboard charting band creates “energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” (Maverick, UK). For more than a decade, Sultans of String have thrilled audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, Flamenco, Django-jazz, Arabic, Cuban and South Asian rhythms. The group celebrates musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity, with world rhythms that excite audiences to their feet!
We are now embarking on the most ambitious and important project of our career. We have released and are touring our ninth album, “Walking Through the Fire”, a powerful collection of collaborations with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists across Turtle Island.
We made this album in the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 calls to action, and Final Report that asks for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work together as an opportunity to show a path forward.
Learn more about it here https://sultansofstring.com/2023/08/walkingthroughthefire
Physical copies https://merchmrkt.com/collections/sultans-of-string
SANCTUARY, the highly anticipated followup to our album Refuge. This ambitious, diverse, inclusive and passionately artistic album puts our band face-to- face with a VIP roster of global ‘ambassadors’, some of whom are recent immigrants and refugees to Canada, as well as important Indigenous voices. All are masters of world music that tell the story of how to communicate with others through the global language of music.
2023 CFMA for Global Roots Album, and Producer of the Year!
Order album now: https://lnk.to/SOSSanctuary
Physical copies https://merchmrkt.com/collections/sultans-of-string
Refuge is “a fantastic, moving, dreamlike, epic, timely album”, a collaboration with over 30 musicians for a wide-ranging treatise on displaced peoples. Featuring Ifrah Mansour, Robi Botos, Tamar Ilana, Amir Amiri, Dr. Duke Redbird, Ahmed Moneka, Fethi Nadjem, Anwar Khurshid, Anh Phung, Béla Fleck, Yasmin Levy and more.
More info: Read more about the album or listen/purchase now
Physical copies https://merchmrkt.com/collections/sultans-of-string
30
Jan 2026
- 8:00pm
Sultans of String
Stonecroft Folk
Ingersoll, ON CA.
Email or phone for tix: music@stonecroftfarms.ca / 519-636-2010
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31
Jan 2026
- 8:00pm
Sultans of String
Newmarket Folk Society
Newmarket, ON CA.
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07
Feb 2026
- 3:00pm
Sultans of String
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Burlington, ON CA.
Performing two songs as part of the Redleaf Cultural Integration: Lunar New Year Celebration Gala! Lineup is Chris, Saskia, Drew and Amely Zhou!
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13
Feb 2026
Sultans of String
Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival
Toronto, ON CA.
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21
Feb 2026
- 7:00pm
Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire
Shantz Mennonite Church
Baden, ON CA.
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01
Mar 2026
- 7:00pm
Sultans of String
Aeolian Hall
London, ON CA.
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22
Mar 2026
- 8:00pm
Sultans of String
Redbird Cafe
Ottawa, ON CA.
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23 Mar 2026 - 7:00pm Sultans of String The Listening Room Perth, ON CA. Wait list: Call Sue at 613 267 7902 or email sue.tennant12@gmail.com SOLD OUT
24
Mar 2026
- 8:00pm
Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire
Hudson Creative Hub
Hudson, QC CA.
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25
Mar 2026
- 8:00pm
Duo show
Hudson Creative Hub
Hudson, QC CA.
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18
Apr 2026
- 7:30pm
Walking Through the Fire
Capitol Theatre
Windsor, ON CA.
With Windsor Symphony!
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19
Apr 2026
- 2:30pm
Walking Through the Fire
Capitol Theatre
Windsor, ON CA.
With Windsor Symphony!
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21 Apr 2026 Sultans of String Studio at the Park Sudbury, ON CA. Reservations: email Robert: rfera@pointsnorthmedia.com
25
Apr 2026
- 7:30pm
Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire
Elliot Lake Entertainment Series
Elliot Lake, ON CA.
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07
May 2026
- 8:00pm
Sultans of String
Just Passing Through Concert Series
Richards Landing, ON CA.
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04
Jul 2026
- 6:00pm
Sultans of String
Old Church Theatre
Trenton, ON CA.
Tix available soon!
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02 Oct 2026 - 7:00pm Christmas Caravan Grand Bend Place – Centre for the Living Arts Grand Bend, ON CA.
21 Nov 2026 - 7:30pm Christmas Caravan Barrie Concert Association Barrie, ON CA.
27 Nov 2026 - 8:00pm Christmas Caravan New Moon Folk Club Edmonton, AB CA.
28 Nov 2026 Christmas Caravan Bow Valley Music Club Calgary, AB CA.
29 Nov 2026 - 7:30pm Christmas Caravan ArtsPlace Canmore, AB CA.
02 Dec 2026 - 7:30pm Christmas Caravan Evergreen Cultural Centre Coquitlam, BC CA.
19 Dec 2026 - 2:30pm Christmas Caravan West Plains United Church Burlington, ON CA.
21 Dec 2026 - 7:00pm Christmas Caravan Kingston Road Village Concert Series Toronto, ON CA.
Hello everyone and I hope you are catching some rest over the holidays :) Across cultures and traditions, people have created so many meaningful and beautiful ways to mark this season. At a time when the world sometimes feels heavy, rituals can ground us. They remind us that we belong to one another, that community […]
Hello friends! We have yet another NEW VIDEO – a gorgeous song called The Light of Christmas written and sung by Ken Whiteley! So excited to be performing this on our Christmas Caravan this year with various incredible special guests for different shows, including Ken Whiteley, Rebecca Campbell, Saskia Tomkins, Aviva Chernick, Alberto Suarez, Kristine […]
Hello friends! Check out our NEW VIDEO and SHOWS! So excited to be performing our Christmas Caravan this year with various incredible special guests for different shows, including Ken Whiteley, Rebecca Campbell, Saskia Tomkins, Aviva Chernick, Alberto Suarez, Kristine St-Pierre, Tamar Ilana, Amanda Martinez, Donné Roberts, Shannon Thunderbird, Oakville Choir for Children & Youth, Orchestra […]
Hey everyone! It’s Release Day for the full album LITTLE LEAF , celebrating my 30th Anniversary of recording and touring for children and families!! The greatest honour of my professional life has been to entertain young audiences, while helping make connections to our natural world. Every bug, leaf, and rock can spark curiosity and ultimately […]
Hey Folks! Meriläinen Music & Sultans of String are pleased to invite Folk Music Ontario delegates to our Saturday Meet ‘n’ Greet, and Pop-Up Film Screening at the Delta Ottawa Hotel. SUITE # 2005 Come SATURDAY 4:30-6:30 pm for gourmet pizza, drinks, and fresh popcorn. We can catch up with Marc and Laura Meriläinen from […]
Hello everyone! Chris McKhool here, and I am so excited to release the second single and video from my new family/children’s album Little Leaf! You can stream A PLACE IN THE CHOIR here: https://ChrisMcKhool.lnk.to/APITC ’A Place in the Choir’ sings of belonging, where every creature – large or small, ordinary or strange – has a […]
Indigenous Artists and Sultans of String – Walking Though the Fire A Trailblazing Musical Response to the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action Title: Walking Through the Fire Artist: Sultans of String Category: Roots / Global Music Album Stream Album: https://sultansofstring.lnk.to/WalkingThroughtheFire Physical CDs: https://merchmrkt.com/collections/sultans-of-string Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/sos-spotify YouTube Playlist https://tinyurl.com/WTTFvideos Watch our Video EPK What do […]
Addressing the struggles of life on Mother Earth has always inspired Toronto-based quintet, Sultans of String. On their visionary seventh album, Refuge, Sultans of String bring their unique brand of musical synergy and collaboration to bear on 13 songs that speak to the challenges facing the world’s displaced peoples–their stories, their songs, their persistence and their humanity.
Award-winning band the Sultans of String create “Energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” (Maverick Magazine UK). Thrilling their audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, flamenco, Django-jazz, Arabic, Cuban, and South Asian rhythms, Sultans of String celebrate musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity.
Sultans of String in duo format: Chris McKhool (violin) and Kevin Laliberté (guitar), the songwriters behind the music, take you on a musical journey around the world!
The Sultans of String bring their fiery musicality to projects with symphony orchestras far and wide, in a program created in collaboration with Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Artist in Residence and Community Ambassador Lucas Waldin.
2015 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.
Sultans of String for young audiences.
