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A note from the Sultans - We are so excited to share this music with you. For two days in June we brought together the finest musicians from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Ballet Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and others to realize our vision of recording with a full symphony. Having developed the live show under the guidance of conductor John Morris Russell (Cincinnati Pops), we were very excited to try to capture the magic of these incredible arrangements in a studio setting, under the direction of recording conductor Jamie Hopkings. What Jamie, along with orchestral engineer Gary Gray, arranger Rebecca Pellett, the incredible musicians, along with the rest of the team were able to achieve in two days was beyond our expectations. It was a thrill for us to hear the symphony parts in all their intricacies, as well as bring in some special guests we have always wanted to work with. Put on your best set of headphones, sit back, and enjoy!
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Sultans of String release; 'Mi Santuario' featuring; Juan Carlos Medrano
Posted At : September 10, 2021 12:00 AM
folk radio's FRUK Staff writes....With a new album in the pipeline, NY Times and BILLBOARD charting world music supergroup Sultans of String are releasing their brand-new single Mi Santuario on Sept 10, 2021. The song features the four core Sultans as well as an incredibly talented and inspiring special guest Juan Carlos Medrano, who co-wrote the music with the band, and sings his original lyrics, as...
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New video from Sultans of String might be the first truly moving piece of COVID art / Roots Music Canada
Posted At : July 9, 2020 12:00 AM
With artists stuck at home these days struggling to make sense of a radically new normal, many are turning to the one thing you can do when everything else is on hold: create. We've had a wonderful smorgasbord of new songs and videos coming out over the past three months – but so far, few artists have tried to create work about the pandemic, and some of the efforts I've seen to date have felt...
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KCRW: Rhythm Planet likes new Sultans of String album and its pair up with Israeli singer Yasmin Levy
Posted At : April 23, 2020 12:00 AM
The new Sultans of String release; ‘Refuge,' Produced by Chris McKhool and John ‘Beetle' Bailey features; McKhool: violin, viola, ChinCello, vocals, Kevin Laliberté: nylon, steel & electric guitars, vocals Eddie Paton: high strung acoustic guitar, vocals, Drew Birston: electric & acoustic bass, Moog Synth, vocals Rosendo ‘Chendy' León: drums, percussion...
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Sultans of String - Chris McKhool says CERB changes offer some financial relief as uncertainty persists / The Star
Posted At : April 17, 2020 12:00 AM
Chris McKhool still has many questions about how the federal government will support Canadian artists in the latest update to the COVID-19 emergency benefits program - but for now he's trying to stay focused on the music. The violinist in Sultans of String, a three-time Juno nominated act, has spent the past several weeks in a holding position as he wondered if accepting live streaming performance sp...
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Sultans of String 'The Grand Bazaar' featuring; Bela Fleck & Robi Botos gets IMA nom
Posted At : April 12, 2020 12:00 AM
Sultans of String 'The Grand Bazaar' was written by Chris McKhool, Kevin Laliberté, Drew Birston, Rosendo León, and features Béla Fleck – banjo, Robi Botos – piano, keyboard, Gundem Yayli Grubu – Turkish strings Béla Fleck reflects: "My family's story involves immigration. Of course, we came in through Ellis Island, my grandparents on my...
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fyi music news has 5 questions for Chris McKhool
Posted At : April 1, 2020 12:00 AM
Since first appearing on the scene in 2007, Toronto's Sultans Of String has never taken the easy road in terms of crafting their internationally acclaimed hybrid of folk, jazz and world music. Their latest album, Refuge, is their most ambitious yet, a collection of 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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Sultans Of String release 'Asi Soy' video / Cashbox Magazine Canada
Posted At : March 20, 2020 12:00 AM
Internationally awarded and honoured Canadian quintet Sultans of String collaborates with over 30 musicians on Refuge, including Yasmin Levy, Béla Fleck, Robi Botos, Ifrah Mansour, Demetrios Petsalakis, Imad Al Taha, Amir Amiri, Sammy Figueroa, Twin Flames, and many others on the wide-ranging treatise on displaced peoples, Refuge. On this visionary seventh album, Sultans of String bring their ...
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Sultans of String 'Asi Soy' by Yasmin Levy / folk radio video premeie
Posted At : March 12, 2020 12:00 AM
There is no denying that Internationally awarded and honoured Canadian quintet Sultans of String celebrate diversity and creativity with a warmth and virtuosity. On Subcontinental Drift you could hear influences that included Indian classical, Spanish Flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban rhythms, and French Gypsy-jazz. In our interview with founding band member Chris McKhool, he said "I feel so lucky to live her...
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Sultans Of String are ready to hit Dryden and Chris McKhool chats with 92.7CKDR
Posted At : March 2, 2020 12:00 AM
The Centre in Dryden will be experiencing the Sultans of String all in support of the Midtown Stage. The band will be performing on Friday at 7:00pm and tickets are only $25. Band Member Chris McKhool was a guest on the CKDR Morning Show Tuesday and he says their band has grown significantly in the last 11 years. "Started off as just impromptu jams, just having fun, playing music with amazing musicians. ...
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Chris McKhool is making the world a smaller place with 'Fiddle Fire!' / Regina Leader-Post
Posted At : February 21, 2020 12:00 AM
The Toronto-based musician introduces children to world music through his Fiddle Fire! performances. He's always "adding, adding, adding" to what young audiences will hear when he steps on stage. Over the Rainbow Children's Entertainment Series presents Fiddle Fire! Sunday at 2 p.m. at Sault Community Theatre Centre. "For me, it's just this great opportunity to expose young people to sounds t...
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Sultans of String releases 'El Bint El Shalabeya' from upcoming REFUGE album / CASHBOX CANADA
Posted At : January 11, 2020 12:00 AM
Over the past dozen years and six albums, McKhool and his bandmates - co-founding guitarist Kevin Laliberté, bassist Drew Birston, Cuban percussionist Rosendo ‘Chendy' Leon and second guitarist Eddie Paton - have excelled at both. Thrilling listeners around North America with their genre-hopping fusion of Celtic reels, flamenco, Gypsy jazz, Arabic, Cuban, and South Asian rhythms, Sultans of ...
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Sultans of String brings their Christmas Caravan to Cazenovia's Nelson Odeon / syracuse.com
Posted At : December 20, 2019 12:00 AM
Sultans of String create a magical music experience with a blend of international, folk, and jazz. Their songscape pulls from rich cultural music traditions ranging from the Middle East to Cuba to Southeast Asia. Each player of the five-person outfit shines throughout each thoughtfully produced piece. For this performance, The Sultans of String will perform a rousing roundup of Christmas and holiday favo...
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Watch Sultans Of String: The Power Of The Land / THE GATE
Posted At : October 27, 2019 12:00 AM
Juno Award nominees Sultans Of String have collaborated to create one of their most powerful tracks to date, bringing their sound together with the wisdom of Ojibway Elder Duke Redbird, and stunning vocals by Indigenous artists Twin Flames. The video is beautiful, with evocative lyrics, and it's inspirational. "The Power Of The Land" was originally written as a poem by Duke Redbird, and the way the artis...
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Sultans of String play LA's McCabe's Guitar Shop and makes KCRW's Rhythm Planet - 'October Concert Picks'
Posted At : October 4, 2019 12:00 AM
The instrumental group Sultans of String hails from Toronto, Ontario. They play barn hoe-down style as well as flamenco, Arabic folk, and French gypsy-jazz. While you're at McCabe's, be sure to check out all the guitars on their hallowed walls but observe the "refrain from clutching to bosom" signs on them. Click HERE for tickets and more information. The band performs a timely song in this video (fe...
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Sultans of String brought a lively, international mix of music to Peterborough Musicfest / The Peterborough Examiner
Posted At : July 6, 2019 12:00 AM
Instrumental band The Sultans of String brought a lively, international mix of music to Del Crary Park. Performing on the Fred Anderson Stage, The Juno-nominated instrumental band played Celtic, Cuban, Middle Eastern and flamenco music for the crowd at the park. 3x JUNO nominees and SiriusXM winners Sultans of String create "Energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!" (Maverick Mag...
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If you haven't reached your seasonal saturation point, get Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan / The Guardian.pe.ca
Posted At : December 24, 2018 12:00 AM
Christmas is literally just days away. But it's still not too late to add to your holiday music collection if you haven't reached your seasonal saturation point. I add that qualifier because some people - and I'm thinking specifically of those who work in retail - may have already hit their limit. If you do have room for one more seasonal offering I'd like to suggest something a little different from the...
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Sultans of String bring their holiday cheer to Cazenovia / Utica Observer - Dispatch
Posted At : December 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Three times Juno (Canada's Grammy) nominees and three times Canadian Folk Music Award winning Sultans of String are taking their Christmas Caravan CD and show to venues across Canada and the U.S. for a special fundraising Christmas Caravan World Music Tour. Their holiday cheer and goodwill includes a much anticipated stop in Cazenovia as they will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Catherine Cummi...
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artsfile chats with Sultans of String leader Chris McKhool
Posted At : December 18, 2018 12:00 AM
The Christmas album has almost become a banal cliche. But not to Ottawa native Chris McKhool and his band of merry music makers, the Sultans of String. For these players, it's go big or go home every time out and so this season they have released an 18-song CD with a string of guest artists that includes the Panamanian star Rubén Blades, the a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, the patriar...
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Watch Sultans Of String - The Little Swallow (Carol Of The Bells)/Al Vuelo / BGSWraps
Posted At : December 17, 2018 12:00 AM
"This song ‘Shchedryk,' known in English as ‘The Little Swallow,' is a Ukrainian New Year's carol. Many people know it by its later adaption to another song, ‘Carol of the Bells.' Here we created a mashup with our original song ‘Al Vuelo,' arranged in a Spanish bulerias style. We took this song full-circle, back to Europe, to record with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. ...
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89.1KMUW celebrates World Violin Day with Sultans of String & Regina Carter
Posted At : December 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Thursday, December 13, is World Violin Day. 89.1KMUW - Wichita KS Global Village, Strange Currency and Night Train are teaming up to mark the occassion with 5 hours of music, 7 p.m. to midnight. Global Village gets the special feature underway with music from a number of violinists from around the world. Hear the violin and cello quartet, the Fretless, who just was named Instrumental Group of t...
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Stone Church Arts will present 'Christmas Caravan' / The Keene Sentinel
Posted At : December 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Stone Church Arts will present "Christmas Caravan," a holiday world music concert for all ages on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. featuring Sultans of String and singer Rebecca Campbell. The concert will be held at Immanuel Episcopal Church, the stone church on the hill, 20 Church St., Bellows Falls. Sultans of String have won three Juno awards (Canada's Grammy). They play original songs, world-music ins...
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Sultans of String's Christmas Caravan' rolls into N. Vancouver / North Shore News
Posted At : December 2, 2018 12:00 AM
Christmas Caravan with the Sultans of String will be n North Vancouve at the North Shore Celtic Ensemble, Centennial Theatre, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 7. Bandleader and violinist Chris McKhool loves the musicianship. "The music is just so interesting," McKhool tells the North Shore News. "There's also definitely a virtuosity to a lot of the musicians who are playing prog rock, like if you've ever seen...
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Sultans of String bring their Christmas Caravan to The Registry Theatre / OBSERVER
Posted At : November 21, 2018 12:00 AM
While the day after Halloween may have been too soon for the Christmas music – early and often works for retailers – we're probably heading into a more appropriate time, with the big day just a month away. For Chris McKhool and the rest of the Sultans of String, now really is the time, as they kicked off their Christmas Caravan on Thursday in Owen Sound, arriving in Kitchener on Sunday for tw...
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Chris McKhool discusses Happy Xmas (War is Over) on MY SPILT MILK podcast / nola.com
Posted At : November 21, 2018 12:00 AM
New Orleans music writer Alex Rawls has a passion for Christmas music in all its heart-tugging, sometimes cheese-dripping glory. For Rawls it's more than wintertime sonic wallpaper, it's a frosty window into pop culture. If you tune into his new podcast "The 12 Songs of Christmas," don't expect sentimentality, expect lively, opinionated conversations with musicians who sometimes find themselves making th...
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Sultans of String bring their Christmas Caravan to the Valley / Columbia Valley Pioneer
Posted At : November 20, 2018 12:00 AM
The Sultans of String are taking their Christmas Caravan on the road and making Invermere their first stop. "We're going to be taking people on a world music tour of Christmas songs," said bandleader Chris McKhool. "The idea with Christmas Caravan is to bring the energy and the drive of the world music rhythms that we love to play to Christmas songs that people love to hear." The Sultans of String wi...
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Chris McKhool and John 'Beetle' Bailey nominated for Canadian Folk Music Award - Producer of the Year
Posted At : September 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Sultans of String thrill their audiences with their global sonic tapestry of Spanish Flamenco, Cuban rhythms, Arabic folk & Gypsy-jazz, celebrating musical fusion & human creativity with warmth and virtuosity. Fiery violin dances with flamenco guitar, and acoustic strings meet electronic wizardry to create layers and depth of sound. Through this unique blend of global music they tell unbelievable...
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Sultans of String set for Asheville's Ambrose West / Mountain Xpress
Posted At : May 6, 2018 12:00 AM
Twice monthly, Mountain Xpress 30 Days Out column spotlights upcoming music shows and events of note, shining a light into some less well-lit corners, where some fascinating artists schedule performances. I do my best to give ample advance notice so that you can adjust your budget and calendar in a way that lets you get to the show. Funky get-down soul, flamenco gypsy jazz, hometown Americana and th...
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Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan makes SPILL MAGAZINE's rockin around the christmas turntable!
Posted At : December 24, 2017 12:00 AM
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IdeaStation: WCVE - Holiday World Music Show features: Sultans of String, Somi and Kat Parra
Posted At : December 22, 2017 12:00 AM
Well, it's that time of year-the time in which I try to think of some cliche that will combine the theme of holidays with world music in order to pique your interest to unwrap this blog-there, there's the cliche. Not that cliche's are that bad-it's just they're so easy during this time of year. Visions of "Unwrapping," or "stockings full of…" or even, "gifts filled with…" are just a tad too...
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Sultans of String bring international Christmas flavour to Saskatchewan / CBC News
Posted At : December 18, 2017 12:00 AM
The band The Sultans of String are bringing their eclectic, global-sound to communities across Saskatchewan, with everything from African beats to strains of Arabic music. The Sultans will be making stops in Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, North Battleford and Prince Albert, performing songs from its latest album, Christmas Caravan. "People will really be surprised when they see us, because they do know us as...
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Montreal Gazette: Sound Check - Sultans of String on their Christmas Caravan
Posted At : December 14, 2017 12:00 AM
What: I'm one of those annoying people who has no chill in December. Listening to music? It had better be Christmas music! Watching a movie? It had better be Home Alone or another festive favourite! Wearing clothes? Put some glitter on it! More egg nog! More shortbread! On Dasher, on Dancer! I realize I'm a bit much. If you're a bit much too (or if you just enjoy the holidays and good music), you might w...
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Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan makes WorldMusicCentral: 2017 Holiday Gift Guide
Posted At : November 30, 2017 12:00 AM
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #606060} The powerhouse band the Sultans of String have put out Christmas Caravan. This is a treasure trove of goodies like "Turkish Greensleeves" with Gundem Yayli Grubu, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" with Mary Fahl, "Flight of Angels/Hark the Hearld" with Chris McKhool and Rebecca Campbell, "Celebrate the Holydays: wi...
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Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan makes New York Times: notable holiday releases
Posted At : November 29, 2017 12:00 AM
For some pop stars, a holiday album is an opportunity to perfect the classics. But for others, it's a chance to dismantle them or make new ones. This year, those left-field Christmas sounds include Gypsy jazz, Atlanta rap, club-pop and Renaissance Faire. Here, the pop and jazz critics of The New York Times select notable releases, familiar and odd. The world-music group Sultans of String aim for inte...
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Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan debuts #6 on billboad: world music chart
Posted At : November 6, 2017 12:00 AM
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} 2015 JUNO Award nominees Sultans of String celebrate the season with Christmas Caravan, an exuberant performance featuring originals, world-music inspired classics, and seasonal favourites to warm your heart on a cold winter's night. From fiery fiddle tunes to a Caribbean sleigh ride, this surprising and delightful...
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Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan, gets 6th spot on billboard: world chart
Posted At : October 24, 2017 12:00 AM
With Sultans of String's genre-hopping Christmas Caravan disc, these 3x JUNO nominees/3x CFMA winning ambassadors of musical diversity have expanded the traditional notion of Christmas music, injecting it with new-found energy and non-traditional sounds. Recorded and co-produced with JUNO Award winning engineer John ‘ Beetle' Bailey, this isn't your ...
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Sultans of String release Christmas Caravan / FYI Music News
Posted At : October 15, 2017 12:00 AM
Highly-regarded Toronto world music group Sultans of String release their Christmas Caravan album today (Oct. 13). Multiple Juno nominees, SoS have upped the ante on this one, recruiting such special guests as Rebecca Campbell (Jane Siberry), Nikki Yanofsky, Alex Cuba, Richard Bona, Chieftains leader Paddy Moloney, a Turkish string collective, and more. The group will support the album with Canadian date...
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