GLOBAL SOUNDSCAPES FESTIVAL: Hands On!
Celebrating intercultural percussion music
June 6-11, 2017
Vancouver, BC

The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) is proud to announce the 2017 edition of its annual Global Soundscapes Festival, taking place from June 6-11 at The Revue Stage on Granville Island. The focus this year: the beat of the drum. The VICO will host special guest soloists from China, Iran and Montreal, alongside a who's who of BC-based percussionists and other musicians from Vancouver's vibrant world music scene, for six days of concerts, workshops and other events.

The 2017 edition of the festival (subtitled “Hands On”) will focus on percussion instruments from China, Indonesia, Korea, Iran and India.The beat of a drum is primal and in many ways universal, but the range of distinctive instruments and techniques that have developed all over the world offers fertile ground for innovation and cross-cultural learning in the VICO context. This year’s Global Soundscapes Festival: Hands On! promises a rich smorgasboard of sounds and rhythms, and many unique opportunities for connection across borders, continents, cultures and centuries.

Featuring Jamal Kurdistani (voice), Sina Ettehad (kamanche), Hamin Honari (tombak & tabla), & Alborz Rahmani (tar) with visiting artist Ziya Tabassian (tombak, daf)

Special guests: Bob Baker & Eagle Song / Spakwus Slulem (Squamish Nation)

Tickets $25 General / $15 Students & Seniors
http://vicohandsonopening.bpt.me/ or at the door
Reception to follow