Sultans of String
Sultans of String with Special Guests from Walking Through the Fire
The award-nominated roots ensemble Sultans of String presents Walking Through the Fire –Founded by Chris McKhool: Indigenous Collaborations, a profoundly collaborative album and touring project created in direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action. Drawing together a rich tapestry of First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices—from artists such as Leela Gilday, Crystal Shawanda and Northern Cree—with Sultans of String's global-roots sound, the project seeks to “walk through the fire” of historical trauma, truth-telling and intergenerational impact. Recorded on Indigenous land at the Indigenous-owned Jukasa Studios and giving Indigenous collaborators full creative
control over language, lyrical narrative, and royalties, the project sets a new standard for respectful and equitable non-Indigenous/Indigenous artistic alliances.
Chris McKhool (Sultans of String frontman)
Leading Sultans of String, he is making this album in the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, and Final Report that asks for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work together as an opportunity to show a path forward. Artists include Crystal Shawanda, Don Ross, Duke Redbird, Leela Gilday, MJ Dandeneau, The North Sound, Marc Meriläinen (Nadjiwan), Métis Fiddler Quartet, Northern Cree, Raven Kanatakta, Shannon Thunderbird and more. Chris is a recipient of the Dr. Duke Redbird Lifetime Achievement Award from JAYU Arts For Human Rights, and a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work creating community through music. As bandleader, he produces, composes and plays violin with Sultans of String, who’s CDs have earned three JUNO Award nominations for Instrumental and World Album of the Year, and six Canadian Folk Music Awards out of 11 nominations. As a producer he received Producer of the Year for the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards. His productions have hit the New York Times Hits List, the Billboard World Music Charts, and also won the SiriusXM World Music Award.
The award-nominated roots ensemble Sultans of String presents Walking Through the Fire –Founded by Chris McKhool: Indigenous Collaborations, a profoundly collaborative album and touring project created in direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action. Drawing together a rich tapestry of First Nations, Métis and Inuit voices—from artists such as Leela Gilday, Crystal Shawanda and Northern Cree—with Sultans of String's global-roots sound, the project seeks to “walk through the fire” of historical trauma, truth-telling and intergenerational impact. Recorded on Indigenous land at the Indigenous-owned Jukasa Studios and giving Indigenous collaborators full creative
control over language, lyrical narrative, and royalties, the project sets a new standard for respectful and equitable non-Indigenous/Indigenous artistic alliances.
Chris McKhool (Sultans of String frontman)
Leading Sultans of String, he is making this album in the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, and Final Report that asks for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work together as an opportunity to show a path forward. Artists include Crystal Shawanda, Don Ross, Duke Redbird, Leela Gilday, MJ Dandeneau, The North Sound, Marc Meriläinen (Nadjiwan), Métis Fiddler Quartet, Northern Cree, Raven Kanatakta, Shannon Thunderbird and more. Chris is a recipient of the Dr. Duke Redbird Lifetime Achievement Award from JAYU Arts For Human Rights, and a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work creating community through music. As bandleader, he produces, composes and plays violin with Sultans of String, who’s CDs have earned three JUNO Award nominations for Instrumental and World Album of the Year, and six Canadian Folk Music Awards out of 11 nominations. As a producer he received Producer of the Year for the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards. His productions have hit the New York Times Hits List, the Billboard World Music Charts, and also won the SiriusXM World Music Award.
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