Performers

Brother and sister rocking modern music on an ancient instrument.  Aiwen (11 years old) plays the guzheng, a 21-stringed traditional Chinese zither. Her brother Micah (7 years old) plays the drums.  They have been playing music together for as long as they can remember, combining classic Chinese songs with modern Western tunes and original compositions.

Amal and Malak are a mother and daughter duo from Lebanon they will performing Arabic folklore music. Along with Yaqoub Hawari who will be playing the Nay which is flute like instrument that is usually used for Palestinian Folklore music. 

Billy Joe Green is a Bear Clan Anishinabe. In the true Indigenous Linquistic Concept of International Law his territory is where he lives, travels and wherever his language is spoken.

Still in his teens and in the nick of time, he was yanked from a dull life of schoolboy drudgery & incompleteness. His guitar mentor & life long friend Martin Tuesday had scouted Billy Joe, soon asking him to join forces with a fiery group of young Indian musicians who called themselves The Feathermen. He jumped at the chance. It changed his life forever.

Becoming one of Canada's premier blues guitar slingers did not come easy. He worked with the determination that would frustrate most musicians; patiently, diligently working to find a place for his nusic. He has been described as 'an incredibly talented, diverse, well-traveled musician' by the SCENE ROOTS & BLUES MAGAZINE. The description is well-earned.

Winner of the Showcase Showdown 2023, Ojibway comedian Brenda Prince talks about the absurdities of the real world with her unique jokes. 

Carla & Javi are loved for approaching dance with emphasis on connection and technique, fused with humour and theatrical exercises. Alongside a deep understanding of body conditioning and anatomy, they make dance accessible to students of all ages and abilities. Carla and Javi have trained extensively in Brazil to further develop their teaching methodology and to share a true cultural dance experience with their students.  Welcome to Brazilian Zouk!  

Cookin' With Brass is a high octane band that supercharges Top 40 Pop songs with their universal party groove. This Funky Brass Band will turn any event into a family friendly New Orleans street party. Cookin' With Brass has a repertoire that spans from early Motown songs like I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 to Flowers by Miley Cyrus and other Top 40 hits plus New Orleans Brass Band favourites.  

Known for their heart pounding energy, this adrenaline-charged band features an innovative blend of traditional New Orleans brass sounds, R&B, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop beats, Rock and Pop. Their genre-bending performances unleash brassy Funk and Street Beat rhythms that move people.

Darren is a lead guitar/vocalist from Ts’kway’laxw (Pavilion) First Nation, on the northern tip of the St’at’imc Territory. He has been playing professionally since the early 90’s, which took him all over B.C., the Yukon, Alberta, and as far as Dubai UAE , and Warsaw, Poland. Darren met his musical brothers Ricky and Carl early on and recently agreed to form an Rockabilly alliance based on mutual musical interests and a strong love of the genre. We all enjoy the same music, and look forward to playing it for you!

The Git Hayetsk Dancers are an internationally renowned dance group led in partnership by artist and carver Mike Dangeli (Nisga’a, Tsimshian, Tlingit, and Tsetsaut Nations) and Dr. Mique’l Dangeli (Tsimshian and Tlingit Nations), Assistant Professor in the School of Creative Arts at the University of the Fraser Valley.  

Git Hayetsk means “people of the copper shield” in Sm’algya̱x, the language spoken by the Nisga’a, Tsimshian, and Gitxsan Nations. The copper shield is the highest form of ceremonial wealth shared among their people as well as other First Nations along the Northwest Coast. Their dancers are bonded by their connections to the Sm’algya̱x speaking peoples with distinction in their family ties to the many other Nations in Northern British Columbia, the Yukon, and Southeast Alaska. Since 1999, they have shared their songs and dances at ceremonial and public events in urban and rural communities through Canada, the US, and abroad including Austria, Malaysia, Germany, and Japan.

Habibi Fabio is a Pop/RnB Singer-Songwriter. He started singing at a young age. Growing up he sang at his church choir and is still a part of it till this day. Learning from his father who was also a singer Habibi Fabio learned the root of his music, helping and inspiring him about music and making him that much more passionate about the journey that he would be taking.

This Artist has opened up for artists such as Akon, Jay Sean, Mario, and JRDN. His ever-growing knowledge in the music industry has taken him to more respectable heights in the local Pop-R&B community.

Celestial, sincere, youthful, and banging. Vancouver-raised singer-songwriter/producer and multi-in- strumentalist Haleluya Hailu has become a local musical staple.Hailu has managed to turn the stress and angst of growing up and not recognizing yourself into music that anyone could see themselves in.

Isaac Gasangwa, aka Izo Dreamchaser, is an educator, creator and ambassador of African cultures in Vancouver. He is the founder of Afro-Beats Van, an organization that offers dance classes and performances to initiate, educate and inspire Vancouverites to connect with African culture and history, as well as than to tackle the social problems of racism and police brutality.

Former male model for Elite Fox Meriläinen sat in on drums while his younger brother Cole provided the bass lines as well engineered and mixed the project.

The project first began during the Covid lockdowns when we were all hunkered down in our residences. During the recording of the Nadjiwan album ‘Star Nation’, Marc and his 2 sons recorded several tracks of instrumental dance music for fun to pass the time. It was later that we realized we had a collection of songs that could use lyrics and a vocal melody.

The name “Kind of Sea” comes from language translation software. In the early days before the programming for the translation was fully realized some of the words entered came back with strange results. We entered our last name “Merilainen” into the translator and the response back was that it translated to “kind of sea”.

Cultural dance group.

Leigh Kathryn is a 17 year old Filipina musician whose main purpose with her music is to evoke emotion out of others with it. Whether it be happiness, sadness, or a moment of grief, Leigh seeks to touch the souls of people who listen to her.  

An endorsee of YSL Pro, Lisa Patterson is an award-winning music creator and entrepreneur who has been championing collaboration and inclusion across 3 continents for the past 25 years. At her LPM studio in Toronto, Canada she works as a producer-engineer, songwriter-musician, string-horn arranger as well as running an innovative Artist Development Program whose successes include Warner Records signing Alex Frew & ISC semi-finalist Nova Carver-Cook. 

Los Mochitekos is a regional Mexican band based in Vancouver BC. Formed in 2019, performing from backyard parties to local bars and all across BC and Canada, Los Mochitekos bring you a unique sound from the heart of Sinaloa.