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August 18, 2022

Spinning Antiquity

Turkwaz

Ontario

Turkwaz

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Overview

From mysterious Sufi devotional love songs and Arabic verses to Turkish folk tunes and rousing Thracian dance music, each of the four members of Turkwaz bring their own distinct vocals, instruments and unique cultural experiences. The love and respect they have for the traditions they draw from are clear, but they are not afraid to arrange songs in new and unexpected ways to give them a fresh spin.

About Turkwaz

Turkwaz is a unique combination of four musicians and singers, each bringing to the table diverse traditions from mysterious Sufi devotional love songs and rousing Thracian dance music. Maryem Hassan Tollar draws on her Arabic language heritage, Jayne Brown and Sophia Grigoriadis bring their experience with Greek music to the mix and Brenna MacCrimmon adds her Turkish fascination.  

They have a long-standing collective interest in Balkan traditions and add Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian into their repertoire. The love and respect they have for the traditions they draw from are clear, but they are not afraid to arrange the songs in new and unexpected ways to give them a fresh spin.

Dates & Times

August 18
7pm
60 mins

More Info

Maryem Tollar – Vocals, Qanun, Riqq, Daff 

Brenna Maccrimmon – Vocals, Tambura, Ukulele, Zills, Frame Drum 

Jayne Brown – Vocals, Dumbek, Frame Drum 

Sophia Grigoriadis – Vocals, Tambura, Dumbek, Frame Drum 

Venue

Toronto Music Garden

479 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, ON

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