What I am thankful for…
As many of our friends and family in the US celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend, I think about what I am thankful for. My family and friends are healthy and safe. Vaccines are looking very hopeful now, and are coming. We live in a society that is constantly evolving and, over time, is becoming more egalitarian, […]
New Video! And Tix giveaway for Nov 27 show
Hello! I hope you are all well and keeping safe! As always, many thanks for following our musical journey! 1) New Video – Hurricane I wanted to share with you our latest Sultans of String video, Hurricane, featuring Turkish string group Gündem Yayli Grubu, and legendary percussionists Sammy Figueroa (Puerto Rico/Miami), and Mehmet Akatay (Istanbul)! […]
Zoom #3 – Refuge CD Celebration (finally!)
Sultans of String ZOOM Concert #3 – Refuge Edition Livestream Celebration of the Refuge CD/Project Friday November 27, 2020 at 8:00 PM Featuring Sultans of String, Anh Phung, Ifrah Mansour, Robi Botos, Tamar Ilana, Donné Roberts, Amir Amiri, Dr. Duke Redbird, Ahmed Moneka, Selcuk Suna, Béla Fleck and more TBA Nov 27 Tickets: https://refuge2020.eventbrite.ca Hello […]
free Halloween kids show, Sultans Zoom tomorrow, FMO awards
Hi all! We are ever grateful for ears and eyes on the Internet while we are still not able to play in person for you. The music does live on! And we are pretty stoked about a few things happening, so here we are. I truly hope you are all well and staying safe. Lots […]
I am so excited! New video, and Oct 24 ZOOM concert
Hello friends, we are very excited to share this new video with you. The title track from our latest Sultans of String album, Refuge not only spotlights the work of Edmar Castaneda — an astonishing Colombian harpist who has reinvented the instrument the world over — but also raises funds for our band’s campaign to aid […]
Oct 24 – ZOOM Concert #2 – Yalla Yalla! edition, with sp. guest Tamar Ilana
Sat, October 24, 2020 7:00 – 8:00 PM EDT TICKETS: https://yallayalla.eventbrite.ca Hello friends, we are super excited to share with you an invitation to our second ever Sultans of String Interactive ZOOM concert. This is our YALLA YALLA! CD EDITION where we will play all the songs from our second JUNO Award nominated album […]
Join us Tomorrow! Sunday Sept 27 at 3:00 pm EDT for our first ever Interactive Live Stream concert
Join us Tomorrow! Sunday Sept 27 at 3:00 pm EDT for our first ever Sultans of String Interactive Live Stream concert – LUNA CD EDITION where we will play all the songs from our first album we created in 2007. Amanda Martinez will join us to sing Contessa, that we recorded together! WHAT MAKES THIS […]
Free kids show tomorrow Sept 19; Amanda Martinez added to Sept 27 Sultans line-up; FMO win
1) Did you know that Kevin & Drew from Sultans of String also play in my kids show called Fiddlefire!? We are doing a free 15 min live stream for kids and parents tomorrow (Saturday Sept 19) at Noon EDT – Grab your pots & pants, a drum, a shaker, a set of keys, and […]
Our first Live Show! Sun. Sept 27
Hello friends, I am super excited to share with you an invitation to our first ever Sultans of String Global Interactive Live Stream concert. This will be our first show we play together for our fans since March! LUNA CD EDITION where we will try to play all the songs from our first […]
Top Ten, f r e e track, online music lessons, live streams for kids/adults, CD release
Hello friends! Thanks so much for following our musical journey, negotiating the complex waters of a new reality… I wanted to share few items with you here today! 1) Help us hit the Top Ten on the Indigenous Music Countdown Help Sultans of String hit the Top Ten on the Indigenous Music Countdown, along with […]
Sultans of String needs your help to promote Indigenous artist Duke Redbird
Hello friends and music lovers! Sultans of String of String needs your help! The Power of the Land is the first single we released off our new REFUGE CD. For the last couple months it has been rising up the charts of the Indigenous Music Countdown. It is now at #20. And now we need […]
New Quarantune Videos!
THANKS A MILLION to everyone who sent in photos, and to Luminato Festival, and here it is! Our premiere of I’m Free by Sultans of String with special guest singer Waleed Abdulhamid. For this video, we asked people to send in photos and depictions of what they are missing the most, what they […]