KARABA Brings Soulful Storytelling to the Global Afro-House Scene
KARABA has been making waves in the global electronic music scene since she released her first EP, Déliverance, in 2022, followed by the EP Souvenirs in 2023. Growing up in France until age seven, when her family immigrated to Montreal, KARABA’s childhood was steeped in music. Her Congolese fathe
The Vinyl Renaissance
“Rumours is a $20 [CAD] record.” So claimed a friend of mine some 15 years ago while selling records on the sidewalk up the street from my apartment in Toronto’s Kensington Market. Until then, I’d only known Fleetwood Mac’s best-selling album as a thrift store staple. What that price tag o
These Desi Musicians Are Defining Indo-Canadian Music
Desi music is surging around the world, and especially in North America. (Canada is #3 of the top five countries streaming this genre outside of South Asia.) Some of this can be explained by demographic changes, but it also speaks to the great art Indo-Canadian musicians are producing—which is why
How Toronto’s Choir! Choir! Choir! Became Holiday Music Darlings
Music is powerful, emotional and, at its best, it can bring people together. This is perfectly demonstrated by the beloved Canadian music ensemble Choir! Choir! Choir!. Several of the choir’s videos on YouTube, which boast over 83 million views and counting, include guest appearances by renowned a
TSO’s Mark Williams is Proving that the Symphony is for Everyone
Mark Williams has always had a reverence for music. In fourth grade, when it was time for Williams and his classmates to pick the instruments they’d master in music class that year, he brought home a mimeographed sheet detailing all of his options and spent hours deliberating with his family. Woul
As Porsche SCOPES Comes to Toronto, Featured Artist Alyssa Alikpala Offers a Sneak Peek
The main stage at Porsche SCOPES may need more grass. Before festivities even begin, it’s already made for a peculiar setting for Vancouver-born interdisciplinary artist Alyssa Alikpala, whose environmental installation’s sheets of vivid green grass share space with urban walls. And that’s wit
