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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!

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New album out now!

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Recent happenings

4 December 2023 / Read

Shows in Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Brampton, Guelph, Winnipeg!

Hello all! Christmas Caravan Rides Again! We are very excited about performing our Christmas Caravan shows again this year, with our banner shows in Toronto! 3x JUNO nominees/6x CFMA winning SULTANS OF STRING serve up Holiday Cheer & Goodwill for the Daily Bread Food Bank and the UNHCR TWO NIGHTS! Dec 22 & 23, 2023, 7:00pm […]

6 November 2023 / Read

NEW VIDEO! and shows in London, Walkerton, Toronto

Hello all! Here’s the news! 1- NEW VIDEO! We are happy to share this new video with you to celebrate International Inuit Day (Nov 7), an opportunity to celebrate the richness and resilience of diverse Inuit cultures. Tracy Sarazin and Kendra Tagoona have been performing Inuit throat singing for over twenty years, a tradition practiced […]

17 October 2023 / Read

GRAMMYs, Northern Tour, Burlington, Film screenings!

Hello friends! Thanks for checking out our newsletter items! 1- GRAMMY® BALLOT I am pretty excited that we are on the Grammy® Ballot with our new album WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE !  If you are a voting member please check this out! Title: Walking Through the Fire Category: Global Music Album Artist: Sultans of String […]

22 September 2023 / Read

NEW VIDEO ALERT

Hello Friends, and here is a new video to get your Friday morning moving! Black Winged Raven is the new single off “Walking Through the Fire” by Sultans of String. It is a song that celebrates the project featuring Ts’msyen artist Shannon Thunderbird, who is originally from the Pacific Northwest coast of British Columbia: Gilut’sau […]

12 September 2023 / Read

New Album out now, climbing the charts!

Hello everyone! We are so excited, our new album Walking Through the Fire is out now! You can read all about it in our Record World cover story by clicking on the image below     Thanks! Thanks to everyone who has voted so far to help us climb the charts in the Indigenous Music […]

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Sanctuary

Refuge

O Canada

Christmas Caravan

10 – Ten Years of Music (vinyl)

Subcontinental Drift

Symphony!

Move

Yalla Yalla!

Luna

The Complete Collection

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Upcoming shows

09 December 2023 Christmas Caravan Private Event Ontario, CA. 7:00pm.

17 December 2023 Christmas Caravan The McMichael Gallery Kleinburg, ON CA. Featuring Rebecca Campbell, Amanda Martinez, Alberto Suarez, Saskia Tomkins and Shannon Thunderbird! 2:00pm. Tickets

22 December 2023 Christmas Caravan Kingston Road Village Concert Series Toronto, ON CA. Featuring Rebecca Campbell, Ken Whiteley, Kristine St-Pierre, Alberto Suarez, Saskia Tomkins, Amanda Martinez & Shannon Thunderbird! 7:00pm. Tickets

23 December 2023 Christmas Caravan Kingston Road Village Concert Series Toronto, ON CA. Featuring Rebecca Campbell, Ken Whiteley, Kristine St-Pierre, Alberto Suarez, Saskia Tomkins, Amanda Martinez & Shannon Thunderbird! 7:00pm. Tickets

19 January 2024 Sultans of String Centrepointe Theatre Ottawa, ON CA. 8:00pm. Tickets

23 January 2024 Walking Through the Fire Kingston Grand Theatre Kingston, ON CA. Education show Tickets

23 January 2024 Walking Through the Fire Kingston Grand Theatre Kingston, ON CA. Evening show Tickets

25 January 2024 Walking Through the Fire Brampton Rose Theatre Brampton, ON CA. Evening show Tickets

25 January 2024 Walking Through the Fire Brampton Rose Theatre Brampton, ON CA. Education show Tickets

30-01 January 2024 Walking Through the Fire River Run Centre Guelph, ON CA. Education shows Tickets

01 February 2024 Walking Through the Fire River Run Centre Guelph, ON CA. Evening show Tickets

02 February 2024 Walking Through the Fire PC Ho Theatre Toronto, ON CA. With Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra! 8:00pm. Tickets

02 March 2024 Walking Through the Fire Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra – Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB CA. 7:30pm. Tickets

03 March 2024 Walking Through the Fire Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra – Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB CA. 2:00pm. Tickets

15-16 April 2024 Walking Through the Fire Flato Markham Theatre Markham, ON CA. EDUCATION SHOWS Tickets

18 April 2024 Walking Through the Fire Peel School Board Education Shows Mississauga, ON CA. more info TBA!

26 April 2024 Feature Film: The Refuge Project Old Church Theatre Trenton, ON CA. 7:00pm. Tickets

17 June 2024 Walking Through the Fire University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON CA. 7:00pm.

21 June 2024 Walking Through the Fire Town of Newmarket – Old Town Hall Newmarket, ON CA. 7:00pm.

25 June 2024 Sultans of String Wasaga Beach Gazebo Wasage Beach, ON CA. 7:00pm.

View past dates »

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Bands and programs

Walking Through the Fire – Indigenous Collaborations

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 Release date:  September 15, 2023 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 […]

Refuge / Sanctuary Project

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.

Sultans of String
Full Band

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, Gypsy-jazz, Arabic, Cuban, and South Asian rhythms, Sultans of String celebrate musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity.

With Anwar Khurshid

The Sultans of String with Anwar Khurshid.

Duo Show

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!

Symphony Pops Concert

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.

Christmas Caravan Concert

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.

For young audiences

Sultans of String for young audiences.

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