There is no real ‘perfect time’ for a debut recording, especially when the debutant has long-since graduated in the proverbial, living, breathing university of musical life, having spent several years playing with the best musicians. However, this first recording by the drummer and composer Willy Rodriguez is, indeed, perfectly timed. Its release comes at a […] The post Willy Rodriguez: Seeing Sounds appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

On Friday April 12, 2024 Ladaniva performed for the first time in Canada at Toronto’s Meridian Arts Centre, George Weston Recital Hall. The show was attended in full force by Armenian community families, including kids and elderly people who came with desire to re-connect with their homeland and their culture. And Ladaniva did not disappoint. […] The post Ladaniva Live in Concert in Toronto at Meridian Arts Centre appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

On Friday April 12, 2024 Ladaniva performed for the first time in Canada at Toronto’s Meridian Arts Centre, George Weston Recital Hall. The show was attended in full force by Armenian community families, including kids and elderly people who came with desire to re-connect with their homeland and their culture. And Ladaniva did not disappoint. […] The post Ladaniva Live in Concert in Toronto at Meridian Arts Centre appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

A double bill of soul, jazz, and Latin pop sounds, featuring two dazzling singer-songwriters and instrumentalists – the troubadour from Miami and the Cuban songsmith from Smithers, BC. WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024 AT 8:00 PMWHERE: KOERNER HALL – TELUS CENTREADDRESS: 273 BLOOR STREET WEST – TORONTOCOST: STARTING AT $50 – BUY TICKETSSERIES: POP, WORLD […] The post Alex Cuba and Raul Midón in Concert at Koerner Hall, Toronto appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

You may not have heard much about pianist Darren Pickering and his ensemble Small Worlds outside Australasia, and that is a pity. The cinematic quality of his music is evocative of endless vistas, stretching from the interior landscape of his mind from into the nooks and crannies of mysterious worlds in and around his native […] The post Darren Pickering Small Worlds: Volume I and II appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

Influences from all across the world are what Ladaniva combine into rhythmic paintings that tell stories of understanding and community, but also of the beauty of all the cultures of this world. WHEN: FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2023 AT 7:00 PMWHERE: MERIDIAN ARTS CENTRE, GEORGE WESTON RECITAL HALLADDRESS: 5040 YONGE ST, TORONTO ONTICKET PRICING: $75 – […] The post Ladaniva Live in Toronto at Meridian Arts Centre on April 12 2023 appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

On the evening of Saturday, March 9, 2023, Malevo, dubbed the “South American Sensation,” brought its distinctive brand of live music and virtuosic dancing to Flato Markham Theatre. Malevo was created by director, choreographer, and dancer Matías Jaime. This thrilling all-male group specializes in Malambo – a traditional Argentine folk dance of great virility and […] The post MALEVO – the “South American Sensation” at Markham Flato Theatre appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

You may not have heard much about pianist Darren Pickering and his ensemble Small Worlds outside Australasia, and that is a pity. The cinematic quality of his music is evocative of endless vistas, stretching from the interior landscape of his mind from into the nooks and crannies of mysterious worlds in and around his native […] The post Darren Pickering Small Worlds appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

The apogee of this magnificent disc, Subduing the Silence, by Ruiqi Wang is, unquestionably, the song cycle dedicated to Li QingZhao [1084-1155], the great Chinese poet of the Song Dynasty. Reuniting variations on the heart-soft longing of her Ci-poem, Xiang Leng Jin Ni – a rarity by any contemporary standard – is the fascinating premise […] The post Ruiqi Wang: Subduing the Silence appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more

If the last three albums did not convince you that her inward-looking evocations combined with her gorgeous simplicity of melodic line, makes Lynne Arriale not a singular voice amid the often-overcrowded world of pianists then this album Being Human most certainly will. In a sense the deeply meditative music with their one-word titles makes these […] The post Lynne Arriale Trio: Being Human appeared first on That Canadian Magazine ..read more