Sanctuary The Refuge Project

Sultans Of String

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Cat No: MCK2250

Release Date: 12 November 2021

Label: McKhool

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 061297767267

Genres: World Music Folk

Description
Chris McKhool and his bandmates - co-founding guitarist Kevin LalibertÃ©, bassist Drew Birston, and Cuban percussionist Rosendo 'Chendy' Leon - have excelled at collaborating with other artists from across the globe. Thrilling listeners with their genre-hopping fusion of Celtic reels, flamenco, Django jazz, Arabic, Cuban, and South Asian rhythms, Sultans of String celebrate diversity and creativity with warmth and virtuosity.
With their historic and visionary eighth album Sanctuary The Refuge Project, Sultans of String, bring their unique brand of musical synergy and collaboration into the studio like never before. Their most ambitious, diverse, inclusive and passionately political album, Sanctuary puts the Toronto-based Sultans face-to-face with a VIP roster of artists from around the globe â€” Syria, Iraq, Tibet, Madagascar, Turkey, Colombia, Iran, India, Japan, many of whom have fled the peril and persecution of their homelands for the safer shores of North America.
"This is a project that is centred around the positive contributions of refugees and new immigrants to U.S.A. and Canada, as well as essential Indigenous voices" says McKhool, whose Lebanese grandfather stowed away on a ship bound for North America a century ago. "We are bringing in special guests that are newcomers to this land, as well as global talents that have been ambassadors for peace. We wish to celebrate the successes of those who make the journey here, and bring their extraordinary talents with them. We hope that the kinds of conversations we can have as musicians can provide a model for peace that our politicians and citizens find inspiration from."
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