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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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Upcoming shows

24 Jun 2025 - 10:30am Sultans of String City of Markham Markham, ON CA. With Shannon Thunderbird! 20 minute free outdoor show leading up to Flag Raising ceremony

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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26 Jul 2025 Sultans of String Mississauga World Music Festival Mississauga, ON CA. More info soon!

09 Aug 2025 - 7:30pm Sultans of String Muskoka Chautauqua Windermere, ON CA.
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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

16 Oct 2025 Walking Through the Fire Festival Hall @ L’Equinoxe Pembroke, ON CA.
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01-03 Dec 2025 Walking Through the Fire CAPACOPA Conference Ottawa, ON CA. Official Pitch Session for conference delegates

07 Dec 2025 - 3:00pm Christmas Caravan George Weston – Meridian Arts Centre Toronto, ON CA. With Orchestra Toronto! Tix soon!

19 Dec 2025 - 7:30pm Christmas Caravan Burlington Performing Arts Centre Burlington, ON CA. Featuring special guests Amanda Martinez, Ken Whiteley, Saskia Tomkins, Rebecca Campbell, Alberto Suarez, and the Oakville Choir for Children and Youth
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21 Dec 2025 - 2:00pm Christmas Caravan The McMichael Gallery Kleinburg, ON CA.

31 Jan 2026 - 8:00pm Sultans of String Newmarket Folk Society Newmarket, ON CA.

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10 – Ten Years of Music (vinyl)

Subcontinental Drift

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Yalla Yalla!

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The Complete Collection

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Recent happenings

3 June 2025 / Read

New Video Release and Free Show Tickets

Hey friends, to thank you for being subscribers, we are giving away a pair of tickets to our Walking Through the Fire film that is playing on Thursday night in Aurora, as well as two pairs of tickets to our live Sultans of String quartet “immersive experience” concert in Hamilton on Sunday! We will do […]

27 May 2025 / Read

Hamilton Arts Week, Aurora, Vandorf, Muskoka and QC

Apologies for the resend, my email program pulled in an old post. here is the real message! Hey friends!  I hope you are all well :) Coming up we have some special live concerts featuring our incredible Nyckelharpa player Saskia Tomkins, playing the ancient Swedish instrument that needs to be seen (and heard) to be […]

8 April 2025 / Read

Chris McKhool to Receive KEY TO THE CITY of BURLINGTON!

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 […]

31 March 2025 / Read

OTTAWA – TORONTO – COLLINGWOOD – WATERLOO – HAMILTON – HERE WE COME!

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 […]

2 March 2025 / Read

NEW Video, Awards, Shows and Film this week

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 […]

13 February 2025 / Read

Hey Montreal, Toronto, Aurora, Burlington, Brantford, Ottawa, Simcoe!

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 […]

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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

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.

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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.

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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