Get culturally supersonic over 4 nights at Revival this May
Beyond Our Roots is a vibrant celebration and revelation of multiple genres of live music over four supersonic nights. From Latin to African to Balkan to Jazz, Flamenco, Cumbia and Blues Rock – Beyond Our Roots creatively intertwines culturally inspired music in a way that reverberates the sounds of Toronto.
Each night’s program transports audiences from one culture and genre to another to revel in and reveal the commonalities and interconnections between cultures – that expressively and seamlessly can combine through the universal language of music.
Artists range from fiery flamenco fusion with by Santerias and Ventanas to Indigenous empowered indie folk, rock and blues from Logan Staats, Derek Miller and Twin Flames. Traditional African styles are aptly amplified by Donne Roberts, Soukustek and Afrafranto while Selcuk Suna creates Jazz crossroads of Turkish rhythms.
Beny es Guerra coalesces North and South American music through instrumentation like the kuisi bunsi (Indigenous-Colombian flute), the Turtle Island hand drum and hip-hop vocals and turntables. Moskitto Bar guides a musical journey from Brittany, the Celtic part of France, to Bagdad, Iraq with stops in the Balkans and South America.
These artists and more will inspire transnational emotional expression between the audience and artists – so that all can go beyond their roots.
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