Global Voices features the spectacular sounds of Canadian global divas Tamar Ilana, Meher Pavri, Suba Sankaran (curator), Jordana Talsky and Turkwaz. Take a spin around the world in 55 minutes with a cappella music spanning several centuries and styles, from live-looping to opera, flamenco dance to Eastern Mediterranean and Balkan songs, with unexpected stops in between. This is where singing goes beyond borders and cultures collide!

Doors 6:30pm

Show 7pm

See full Artist Bios below.

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Tamar Ilana is an internationally renowned award-winning vocalist in over 20 languages and a mesmerizing flamenco dancer and choreographer. Tamar grew up on stage and on the road as the daughter of a travelling ethnomusicologist and is of Jewish, Indigenous, Romanian and Scottish descent. She has released 3 albums and been nominated for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards (including 2x Best Traditional singer) with her world music project Ventanas with whom she has also toured across North America.

Tamar also sings with Jaffa Road, dances with Sultans of String, performs and teaches with the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company and produces her own solo electro acoustic sets. Sought after for her artistry and versatility, Tamar has been featured in award-winning musicals in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, the UK and Germany and has worked with with Jesse Cook, Measha Brueggergosman, Amanda Martinez, Jim Creeggan of the Barenaked Ladies, and the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, among others. Tamar has lived in Barcelona, Seville, Paris and Ibiza, and is currently based in her hometown of Toronto, Canada.

A pivotal presence in the Canadian music community and beyond, Tamar has also been producing events for over a decade. She was one of the first Toronto-based artists to pivot to live-streaming during the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully making the transition to online as a presenter, performer and teacher and co-founding the presenting arts organization FabCollab, which focuses on presenting BIPOC, women and minority voices.