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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

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, The OCSB Young Voices Choir and the C5 Chamber Ensemble! Use Promo Code CHOIR15 8:00pm. 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! Use Promo Code HOLIDAY15, running until December 2. 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! Promo Code SOS20 for 20% off! 8:00pm. Tickets

18 January 2025 Feature Film: The Refuge Project St. Lukes Burlington, ON CA. Dinner and our Film! Music at St. Luke’s Entertainment Series 6:00pm. 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

22 February 2025 Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire Folk Alliance International – Montreal Montreal, QC CA. For Folk Alliance International delagates! 2:00pm.

22 February 2025 Walking Through the Fire Folk Alliance International – Montreal Montreal, QC CA. Official Showcase! Place Du Canada stage 6:00pm. 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. featuring Saskia Tomkins, Padideh Ahrarnejad, Majd Sukkar, Leen Hamo, Donne Roberts! 7:30pm. Tickets

07 March 2025 Feature Film: Walking Through the Fire Burlington Performing Arts Centre Burlington, ON CA. 7:00pm. Tickets

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

26 April 2025 Walking Through the Fire Simcoe Street Theatre Collingwood, ON CA. 7:00pm. 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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O Canada

Christmas Caravan

10 – Ten Years of Music (vinyl)

Subcontinental Drift

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Move

Yalla Yalla!

Luna

The Complete Collection

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Recent happenings

29 November 2024 / Read

NEW VIDEO! And Christmas Concert Black Friday offer!

Here is your Friday smile! We have some items to share with everyone. And Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends! New Video Alert! We are kicking off our Christmas tour in a week so here is our newest video for your enjoyment! It is a wonderful French song Les anges dans nos campagnes – performed […]

10 November 2024 / Read

New Video, Remembering Murray Sinclair, Film tour in the Hammer and more

1 – NEW VIDEO ALERT! Here is our new video with Métis Fiddler Quartet to lift our hearts, a love letter to #indigenous Tkaronto (Toronto)! “Tkaronto Reel” is written by Nicholas Delbaere-Sawchuk, and arranged with everyone in the video. Sister and violist Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk has been a keystone player Sultans of String this season as […]

28 October 2024 / Read

Film tour starts Friday, and sign up for free school shows,

Hello all! Final reminder for you film buffs… Our world premiere of Walking Through the Fire: Visual Album is this Friday in Toronto! This special film brings the magic of collaboration to the screen, with award-winning First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists from across Turtle Island joined by Billboard charting/6x CFMA winners Sultans of String. […]

2 October 2024 / Read

Burlington, 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 – Kitchener – St Catharines

Hello all!    We have been 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 joined by Billboard charting/6x […]

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 […]

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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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