Saultonline.com and Sultans of String are pleased to announce our two prize pack give-away winners!
Congratulations to:
Jennifer MacDonald and Tim Gowans
The show is this Saturday night, December 16th at the Sault Community Theatre Centre (White Pines) starting at 7:30pm. You can still purchase tickets by Clicking Here.
Watch the video below for a taste of their beautiful sounds.
The Sultans of String are an instrumental music group based in Toronto, Ontario, combining elements of Spanish flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban rhythms, and French Manouche Gypsy-jazz.
“We wanted to make a real contribution to the Christmas repertoire, and hopefully create some new standards” says bandleader/violinist and Queens Diamond Jubilee recipient Chris McKhool.
“Christmas Caravan is a Christmas album, but approached from the perspective of a world-music band. We explored diverse genres, from Quebecois fiddle tunes to collaborating with a traditional Turkish string ensemble, and jump around from the classic sounds of the Andrews Sisters, to a Himalayan sleigh ride, African roots music, Gypsy-jazz, rumba flamenco, ska, and the grandeur of the symphony.”
Watch the story of the making of this unique album and all the people that participated to make this a Christmas album like no other:
“This one totally undoes any “bah, humbug” a jinglebelled-jaded deejay might feel!”
KZYX, California
“Canadian band Sultans of String keeps imaginative imperatives in overdrive for the entirety of Christmas Caravan, a generous pitch for global unity through the music of Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah. These five musicians have jubilantly recharged the classics with arrangements that demand attention” ★★★★
DownBeat, USA
http://www.sultansofstring.com
