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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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Upcoming shows

17 October 2024 Walking Through the Fire Burlington Performing Arts Centre Burlington, ON CA. LEGACY: A concert in support of the Downie-Wenjack Fund, double bill with The Poets! 8:00pm. Tickets

01 November 2024 Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire Cecil Community Centre Toronto, ON CA. Opening remarks with Dr. Duke Redbird. Film followed by Q/A with artists from the film including Duke Redbird, Shannon Thunderbird, Marc Merilaïnen, Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, and Sultans of String producer/filmmaker Chris McKhool. Presented by Redbird Therapy Centre, Cecil Community Centre, with all funds to Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto. 8:00pm. Tickets

14 November 2024 Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire Zion United Church New Hamburg, ON CA. Register in advance – Free – Donations at the door 7:00pm. Tickets

17 November 2024 Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire The Westdale Hamilton, ON CA. Film followed by Q&A with Shannon Thunderbird and Sultans of String producer/filmmaker Chris McKhool. 7:00pm. Tickets

06 December 2024 Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre St Catharines, ON CA. in The Film House! Tickets

10 December 2024 For young audiences FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre St Catharines, ON CA. for students – Pre-K – Grade 8, feat. Shannon Thunderbird, Maryem and Ernie Tollar, Aviva Chernick and more! 12:30pm. Tickets

10 December 2024 For young audiences FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre St Catharines, ON CA. public show for children and families! feat. Shannon Thunderbird, Maryem and Ernie Tollar, Aviva Chernick and more! 7:30pm. Tickets

12 December 2024 Christmas Caravan Shenkman Arts Centre Ottawa, ON CA. featuring Rebecca Campbell, Ken Whiteley, Saskia Tomkins, Kristine St-Pierre, Aviva Chernick, Alberto Suarez! Tickets

19 December 2024 Christmas Caravan Victoria Hall Cobourg, ON CA. featuring Rebecca Campbell, Ken Whiteley, Saskia Tomkins, Alberto Suarez! 7:00pm. Tickets

20 December 2024 Christmas Caravan Lebovic Centre – 19 on the Park Stouffville, ON CA. featuring Rebecca Campbell, Ken Whiteley, Saskia Tomkins, Alberto Suarez! 7:30pm. Tickets

21 December 2024 Christmas Caravan Hugh’s Room Live Toronto, ON CA. featuring Ken Whiteley, Rebecca Campbell, Kristine St-Pierre, Aviva Chernick, Saskia Tomkins, Amanda Martinez and more! 8:00pm. Tickets

18 January 2025 Feature Film: The Refuge Project St. Lukes Burlington, ON CA. Music at St. Lukes series will be showing our film! Tickets

08 February 2025 Refuge / Sanctuary Living Arts Centre Mississauga, ON CA. World premiere of orchestral version of Refuge with the Mississauga Symphony 8:00pm. Tickets

19-23 February 2025 Walking Through the Fire Folk Alliance International – Official Showcase Montreal, QC CA. Tickets

25 February 2025 Walking Through the Fire – Education Show Centre in the Square Kitchener, ON CA.

06 March 2025 Refuge / Sanctuary Aurora Town Square – Performance Hall Aurora, ON CA. feat. Majd Sukar, Saskia Tomkins, Leen Hamo, Donne Roberts, and Padideh Ahrarnejad! 7:30pm. Tickets

21 March 2025 Refuge / Sanctuary Sanderson Centre Brantford, ON CA. With the Brantford Symphony Orchestra 7:30pm. Tickets

06 May 2025 Refuge / Sanctuary – Education Show Burlington Performing Arts Centre Burlington, ON CA. feat. Majd Sukkar, Saskia Tomkins, Donne Roberts and more! Tickets

View past dates »

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Listen and shop

Walking Through the Fire

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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Recent happenings

2 October 2024 / Read

Burlington BOGO, Film, and new dates announced!

Hey all!  I hope you are all well :). To thank you for being subscribers, I am happy to share this Buy One, Get One code for our Burlington concert next week! We are performing at the gorgeous Burlington Performing Arts Centre on Oct 17, LEGACY: a concert in support of the Downie-Wenjack Fund. In […]

22 September 2024 / Read

WORLD FILM PREMIERE – Toronto – Hamilton ++

I have a very exciting announcement. I have been secretly working on a new film about our Walking Through the Fire project. And we are premiering it in Toronto on November 1! This special film brings the magic of collaboration to the screen, with award-winning First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists from across Turtle Island […]

9 September 2024 / Read

ON TOUR: Toronto, Burlington, Aurora, Ottawa and more!

Hello friends, I hope you all had a great summer!  The highlight of mine was a mix of kayaking, and performing Walking Through the Fire in front of 25,000, opening for Robert Plant lol! We are so excited about our touring this season, and as always, we are so grateful to the venues and our […]

19 June 2024 / Read

We are giving this away to celebrate Saturday’s Toronto CD Release!

Hi all, I hope you’re well and staying cool this week! We are doing a draw to thank you for being subscribers on this list. Anyone who buys a ticket by 6pm EST Friday to our big CD release show at Hugh’s Room this Saturday night in Toronto is automatically entered into a draw for […]

13 June 2024 / Read

FINAL RUN: Toronto, Kitchener, Waterloo, Newmarket; Trenton, Wasaga, and on TV!

Hello friends, catch Sultans of String in their FINAL RUN this season of WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE, our epic concert production in the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action and Final Report that calls for Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to work together to find a path forward. This trail-blazing project […]

10 May 2024 / Read

Shannon Thunderbird sings her truth in New Video, and new live shows

Hello Friends! Here is a new video with our dear friend Shannon Thunderbird, an important song called Lost and Found. Please come see us perform this live. A lot of the tour dates below are complimentary tickets, you just need to register in advance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzatDGeArbw Lost and Found is the new video off the album […]

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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 Concerts

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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