Artists
Reza Abaee
Gheychak / Setar
Originally from Iran, Reza Abaee is introduced to music at an early age by his father who teaches him tombak (Iranian percussion) and…
Amir Amiri
Santour
Born in Tehran Iran, Amir Amiri is a virtuoso of the santur; a 72-string Persian instrument…
*Photo credit: Nathaniel Huard
Didem Basar
Kanun
Born in Istanbul (Turkey) in 1974, Didem started her music education at I.T.U. Turkish Music State Conservatory in 1985. Having completed her kanun training…
Zilyin
Clarinet & Flutes
Zilyin is a clarinetist, flutist, singer, teacher, and composer from Reunion Island…
Paulo Bottas
Piano
A hybrid musician, Paulo Bottas is a Brazilian pianist specialized in classical music and…
Nazih Borish
Oud
Nazih Borish began to learn the oud by himself at the age of five, listening to the music of many different cultures like flamenco, jazz…
Noémy Braun
Cello
Noémy Braun Born into a music-loving family, Noémy immerses herself in music from an early age. At the age of 5, she takes her first cello class…
Olivier Bussière
Percussion
Musician based in Montreal, Olivier Bussières has had a passion for several years for hand percussion. Always looking for new encounters …
Alexis Chartrand
Violon
Alexis Chartrand is a fiddler from Montréal who has been active in the Québécois traditional music scene for several years…
Lysandre Chartrand
Vocals
Lysandre Chartrand is a young Montreal artist with a passion for living heritage. Immersed in the world of traditional Quebec songs since childhood…
Dina Cindrić
Choral director, singer and multi-instrumentalist
Dina Cindrić is a choral director, singer and multi-instrumentalist. She has performed at festivals across Canada and Europe…
Adama Daou
Balafon
Adama Daou is a Malian musician who developed his learning of African drums (djembe, dumdum, calabash and balafon)…
Santiago Ferrer
Jazz, Brazilian, Latin and classical piano
Santiago Ferrer, a Colombian pianist, composer, and teacher based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, combines classical training with expertise in jazz and world music.
Anne-Marie Gardette
Traditional dance
Dancer and teacher, Anne-Marie Gardette directs with Pierre Chartrand the company Danse Cadence…
Patrick Graham
Percussions
Over a two decade career based in Montreal, Canadian multi-percussionist Patrick Graham has been described as a master improviser…
Hamin Honari
Daf
Hamin Honari is an Iranian-Canadian percussionist specializing in tombek and daf, two percussion instruments of Iranian origin…
Nathaniel Huard
Riqq and Bendir
Nathaniel Huard is a Montreal-based percussionist who’s passion for classical …
Cevahir Karaca
Baglama
Cevahir Karaca studied at Halic University Turkish Music Conservatory and ITU State Conservatory…
Tanya Karamanos
Violin
During her many years of study of Roma violin, Tanya focused on the intricacies of performing the traditional Russian and Romanian repertoire…
Yoni Kaston
Accordion, clarinet and piano
Yoni Kaston is a Montreal based multi-instrumentalist, performing primarily with accordion, clarinet and piano. After studying…
Abdul-Wahab Kayyali
Oud
Abdul-Wahab commenced his oud studies in 1989 at the National Music Conservatory of Amman, Jordan…
*Photo credit: Alaa Alsukhni
Kianoush Khalilian
Ney
Kianoush is a Ney player and composer in traditional Iranian style. He began his studies with very distinguished Iranian masters…
Joseph Khoury
Darbouka
Lebanese-born Joseph Khoury discovered oriental percussion at the age of three. He later nourished his love of music…
Cahit Köse
Bağlama
Born and raised in Istanbul (Turkey), Cahit started playing bağlama in his early childhood. He attended the music schools of Arif Sag and Erdal Erzincan…
Katya Kovshun
Ukrainian choir
Katya Kovshun is a young performer and digital artist, recently settled in Montreal and with a deep knowledge of Ukrainian folklore…
Geremia Lorenzo Lodi
Musical awakening
Flutist, singer and body percussionist, Geremia has developed his artistic path in the dialogue between performance and pedagogy…
Elham Manoucheri
Târ
Born in Isaphan, a city located in the heart of Iran, Elham began music at the age of 15…
Guillaume Martineau
Piano
Radio-Canada 2015-2016 jazz revelation, pianist Guillaume Martineau stands out for his versatility and creativity…
*Photo credit: Amélie Fortin
Maider Martineau
Trikitixa, alboka and pandero
A Basque musician specialized in trikitixa (chromatic accordion), alboka (horn) and pandero (tambourine), Maider Martineau is also a….
Mohamed Masmoudi
Oud, guitar and double bass
After studying five years at the Conservatoire de musique de Sfax (Tunisia), Mohamed Masmoudi pursued classical music studies…
Shawn Mativetsky
Tabla
Dynamic performer Shawn Mativetsky is considered one of Canada’s leading ambassadors of the tabla, and is a pioneer in bridging the worlds…
Miguel Medina
Cajon
Following his studies in composition and classical percussion at Manuel M. Ponce Conservatory in Mexico….
Lucas Melo
Brazilian guitar
Surrounded by musicians ever since childhood, Lucas grown up listening to folk rhythms from Recife…
Nilton Moreira
Transverse flute
Originally from Brazil, Nilton is part of a promising new generation of emerging flutists in the Brazilian musical community…
Atna Njock
Guitares, balafon, tambours, Nkuu, Mbè
Singer-songwriter, Atna is a multi-instrumentalist emeritus. Guitars, balafon, drums, Nkuu or African telephone…
Komty Ondoua
Traditional songs and dances from Central Africa
Komty is a singer, dancer, songwriter and performer from Cameroon. A multidisciplinary artist with a passion for music and dance…
René Orea
Flutes and cuatro
Flutist (master), composer (master) and musicologist (Ph.D.), Rene Orea studied Western classical and Latin American popular music at the Université de Montréal and in Venezuela…
Gabriel Paquin-Buki
Clarinet
Gabriel Paquin-Buki is a clarinet player renowned in the Montreal music scene for his subtle playing and diversified performances…
*Photo credit: Julien Patrice
Caroline Planté
Flamenco guitar
Internationally renowned guitarist and composer Caroline Planté began learning flamenco guitar at the age of seven with her father…
*photo credit : Hervé Leblay
Pooria Pournazeri
Tanbur, daf & setar
Pooria Pournazeri is an Iranian musician born in 1982. His mother was a teacher and his father makes Iranian musical instruments. He was six years old when he first started…
Alexandre Roux-Dufort
Saxophone
Originally from France, Alexandre Roux-Dufort built his career as a performer in Quebec and quickly made a name for himself as a young saxophone and composition talent…
Laura Risk
Fiddle
Laura Risk has performed and taught traditional fiddle music of Scotland for over 25 years, having studied…
André Rodrigues
Brazilian guitar
Originally from Brazil, André Rodrigues distinguishes himself as a specialist of Brazilian traditional and classical repertoires. The beginning…
Iman
Sadeghzadeh
Dotār
Iman Sadeghzadeh was born in 1981 in Mashhad, Iran. At his early age he was inspired by the sound of his father’s uncle Dotār. Soon after, he started playing Dotār. In 1998…
Gabriel Schwartz
Choro, pandeiro
Graduate of the School of Music and Fine Arts of the State of Paraná (Brazil), Gabriel Schwartz studied the classical repertoire for the flute…
Christine Séguin
Piano
For Christine Séguin, the teaching of music is the point of convergence between imagination, creativity and openness to others and their sensitivity…
Naeem Shanwar
Kanun
Born in Syria in 1986, Naeem Shanwar is a kanun player with a bachelor’s degree in music pedagogy and a…
Rodrigo Simões
Bandolim
Brazilian guitarist based in Montreal (CA), Rodrigo Simoes has worked with several great names in Brazilian music…
Zal Sissokho
Kora
Zal plays kora and sings melodies inspired or borrowed from West African tradition in Maninka and Wolof. After moving to Montreal in 1999…
Kiya Tabassian
Setar & vocals
Kiya Tabassian was born in 1976, in Tehran (Iran) and immigrated to Montreal in 1990. He has been trained in Persian music under Reza Ghasemi and Kayhan Kalhor…
Federico Tarazona
Charango
Renowned for his exciting interpretation, extraordinary technique, and musical expression, Federico Tarazona is considered…
Showan Tavakol
Kamancheh
A versatile Iranian-Canadian musician and accomplished Montreal-based composer specializing in the kamancheh and Iranian violin, he bridges…
Aditya Verma
Sarod
Raised in Montreal, within a family very respectful of Indian traditions, Aditya Verma began playing…
Lamia Yared
Vocals & Oud
Born in Lebannon, Lamia Yared grew up in Montreal. During her travels to Greece, Turkey and Lebannon…
Raha Yousefi
Vocals
Raha Yousefi is an Iranian classical music singer born in Tehran (Iran) in 1982. In her home country, she learns…
