Alianait Arts Festival live on IsumaTV
IsumaTV will broadcast the Alianait Arts Festival live - June 21 to July 1 - everyday from 07PM to 10PM on www.isuma.tv
The Festival will kick off on June 21, 2009, National Aboriginal Day, with a free afternoon show which will feature throat singers from Nunavut and Nunavik, Ellen Hamilton & Friends, Johnny Issaluk and the Inuksuk High School Choir.
The Alianait Opening Concert will follow on June 22nd with:
- Maanilu Asianilu, a youth Brazilian drumming group from Kangiqsujuak
- Naujamiut, a traditional Inuit band from Repulse Bay
- The Bop Ensemble – featuring Canadian folk Shaman Bill Bourne, Wyckham Porteous & Jas Olhauser from Alberta & British Columbia www.billbourne.com/bopensemble.htm
- Treasa Levasseur, a smoldering singer-songwriter originally from Winnipeg, backed by guitarist David Baxter and a big sound 5 piece band from Toronto www.treasalevasseur.com
- A fantastic Circus collaboration will be presented on Saturday, June 27th featuring Nunavut’s internationally acclaimed Artcirq and Productions Kalabante, an African / Quebecois circus troupe featuring Yamoussa Bangoura www.kalabante.org
The Closing Concert on June 30, 2009 will feature:
- Kaina Nowlak, Iqaluit’s favourite accordionist
- Liima Inui, rock, reggae, world & pop musicians from Greenland just in time to release a new CD www.myspace.com/liimainui
- Kobotown, a magic mix of calypso, dub poetry, roots reggae, folk and funk – Trinidad born now living in Toronto www.kobotown.com
- Troy MacGillivray & Nuala Kennedy, award-winning Halifax fiddler www.troymacgillivray.com and enchanting Scottish flautist www.nualakennedy.com
- Productions Kalabante, an amazing collaboration of jazz vocals and African drums www.kalabante.org
For more details :
http://www.alianait.ca/
