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
31
May 2025
- 12:00pm
Sultans of String
Festival des Guitares du Monde en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Rouyn-Noranda, QC CA.
Tickets
05
Jun 2025
- 6:30pm
Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire
Aurora Town Square – Performance Hall
Aurora, ON CA.
Q&A with Shannon and Chris after the film!
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07
Jun 2025
- 7:30pm
Sultans of String
Harmony Hall
Vandorf, ON CA.
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08
Jun 2025
- 7:30pm
Sultans of String
The Westdale
Hamilton, ON CA.
Hamilton Arts Week Signature Event!
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05
Jul 2025
- 6:00pm
Sultans of String
Old Church Theatre
Trenton, ON CA.
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13
Jul 2025
- 2:00pm
Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire
Carabram – Brampton’s Multicultural Festival
Brampton, ON CA.
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09
Aug 2025
- 7:30pm
Sultans of String
Muskoka Chautauqua
Windermere, ON CA.
Tickets
27
Sep 2025
Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire
LIVELab
Hamilton, ON CA.
more details TBA!
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05 Oct 2025 - 3:00pm Walking Through the Fire Lions Park Paris Gazebo Paris, ON CA. Free outdoor concert! with Marc Meriläinen, Shannon Thunderbird, Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, Lacey Hill
This is totally nuts, but true! Burlington Mayor Meed Ward each year chooses a resident whose hard work, talent, efforts and passion have made Burlington a better place to live. And this year she picked ME to receive the KEY TO THE CITY! I am completely knocked out by this, and so very grateful to […]
Hey all, we are pretty excited to return to my original home town of Ottawa this weekend for the Canadian Folk Music Awards! Sultans of String are up for Ensemble of the Year with our Walking Though the Fire Project on Friday Night, and then on Saturday we are showing the film of the same […]
Hey everyone! I hope you are all well and staying warm! We had a pretty fun time in Montreal last weekend, showcasing both our live concert and feature film of Walking Through the Fire. Thanks to all who came out! And then this happened… we won TWO awards from Festivals & Events Ontario! One I […]
Hey Happy Snow Day for those who are lucky to have received yesterday’s blast. I hope you are all staying safe and warm :) We have some pretty exciting events coming up, including OUR NEW FILM Walking Through the Fire showing… Feb 22 Montreal Please tell your friends about this special premiere screening! Le Centre Sheraton […]
Hello everyone! As deportation threats loom over immigrants and refugees in our neighbour country to the south, our Canadian stages can become a sanctuary of sound. Sultans of String’s REFUGE isn’t just a concert—it’s a musical manifesto championing diversity and highlighting the indispensable role that new Canadians play in society. Concerts feature various guests including […]
Hello everyone! It’s December 31, and as the year comes to a close I wanted to give you a HUGE THANKS to you for your love and support, and being part of our musical journey! I am so grateful for the opportunity to create, and also to be able to share this with all of […]
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 […]
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, Gypsy-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.
