Podcast Launch
Canada’s Musical Mosaic: Podcast Launched
Welcome to the podcast “Canada’s Musical Mosaic,” featuring interviews with incredible musicians who have contributed to the country’s rich and diverse cultural heritage! I hope you will join me on this journey as we discover the cultural and stylistic influences of leading artists and what it means to them to be Canadian.
About the podcast:
Discover Canada's musical heritage and learn more about the musicians who have helped to make Canada one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, in the podcast “Canada’s Musical Mosaic” with host, pianist, composer and Canadian culture expert Rea Beaumont
Thanks for listening,
Rea
ABOUT THE HOST:
Dr. Rea Beaumont (RAY-ah BO-mont) is an internationally recognized pianist, composer, educator and scholar. She is an expert in Canadian music and culture, and her book Composer Barbara Pentland: The Music and the Message was a finalist for an international award. She is frequently invited as an artist-in-residence and a guest speaker, presenting lectures and lecture-recitals at leading institutions in North America and Europe.
Beaumont’s albums continue to be broadcast around the world and highlight important social issues to initiate change. Her latest recording Timeless was chosen as ‘Album of the Week’ on CBC, Creating a Landscape has been streamed over 150,000 times, A Shrinking Planet was one of the first albums to highlight the influence of globalization in new music, and A Conversation Piece features her work “Shattered Ice” that protests against environmental destruction in the mythic Northwest Passage of the Canadian Arctic. She has premiered many works in collaboration with leading composers such as R. Murray Schafer, including her own works and those commissioned for her by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Beaumont has received awards from The Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, FACTOR, Toronto Arts Council, SOCAN, and is a recipient of the Ontario Arts Council’s prestigious Chalmers Arts Fellowship. Formerly faculty at the University of British Columbia, she is currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto.
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*The music for Canada’s Musical Mosaic trailer is from Rea Beaumont’s "Aldeburgh - By the Sea" from her album Timeless
Measha Brueggergosman
EPISODE #5
Opera and Gospel: Measha Brueggergosman in Conversation with Rea Beaumont
Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman shares insights into her career, upcoming projects, collaborations, COVID-19, her faith, heritage, and life as a Canadian artist, all in this inspiring interview with host
Dr. Rea Beaumont.
Website: www.measha.com
Facebook: @Measha.B
Instagram::@meashabrueggergosman
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**MEASHA -- LIVE IN CONCERT
Monday APRIL 5, 2021 at 7:00pm Atlantic time
(6:00 EST; 3:00pm PST) Livestream TICKETS
(In-person concert is SOLD OUT)
Concert benefits Music in Communities.
Measha brings you LIVE music in the beautiful ballroom at the historic Main Street Station in Kentville Nova Scotia, Canada. Measha will be singing gospel and hymns with her fantastic band (Silvio Pupo, Larry Bjornson, Jah’Mila, Dave Burton, Steve Lee, Marko Simmonds. The concert will also be live-streamed on a private YouTube link.
Bruce Cockburn
EPISODE #4
Folk Music and Beyond: Bruce Cockburn in Conversation with Rea Beaumont
Interview Part 1:
Bruce Cockburn reflects on his tremendous career as a singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist, in a compelling and humorous interview with host Rea Beaumont. Topics include his planned 50th anniversary tour, his interest in political and social issues, and the world travels that sometimes took unexpected turns.
More coming soon with Part 2 in EPISODE #5
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BLOG POST: Interviewing Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn has a global following as one of the world’s most prolific and highly respected musicians. He blends folk with world influences that are based on first-hand experience due to his extensive travels and collaborations with musicians from around the world. His music is both personal and universal, and often raises awareness of political events and social injustice. One of the world’s leading guitarists, he performs at a tremendous level of virtuosity that is particularly evident on his most recent instrumental album “Crowing Ignites.” Cockburn had planned to tour this Fall (2020) to celebrate 50 years of his career, however the tour is postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can still enjoy his music with the release of his multi-CD set from the label True North Records, available at www.brucecockburn.com
Cockburn has written over 350 songs, recorded nearly forty albums, won 13 JUNO Awards, received the Governor-General’s Performing Arts Award, is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada. Although he is one of the leading musicians in the world and has received countless accolades, he is very humble and has a wonderful sense of humour. His candid memoir “Rumours of Glory” provides insight into his life, career, travels, and his reflections on the situations he has witnessed, including refugee camps and war-torn areas throughout the world. He is a musician of thought, generosity and introspection, and it was a tremendous pleasure interviewing Bruce Cockburn. - Rea Beaumont
Click here for Bruce Cockburn’s official biography.
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To cite episode #3
B. Beaumont, Rea. “Folk Music and Beyond: Bruce Cockburn in Conversation with Rea Beaumont.” Canada's Musical Mosaic. 1 December 2020 http://www.canadasmusicalmosaic.com
F. Rea Beaumont, “Folk Music and Beyond: Bruce Cockburn in Conversation with Rea Beaumont,” Canada's Musical Mosaic, 1 December 2020. http://www.canadasmusicalmosaic.com
Amanda Martinez
EPISODE #2
Hispanic Music: Amanda Martinez in Conversation with Rea Beaumont
In this interview with Rea Beaumont, one of Canada’s most respected Hispanic-Canadian singer-songwriters Amanda Martinez discusses her Mexican and South African heritage, her art and career, collaborations with diverse artists including her band, her artistic process, and upcoming projects.
Twitter: @amandamartinezm
Instagram: @amandamartinezmusic
Facebook: @amandamartinezmusic
Website: www.amandamartinez.caBLOG POST: Interviewing Amanda Martinez
Amanda Martinez is one of Canada’s most respected Hispanic-Canadian singer-songwriters. Her Latin jazz style blends South African and Mexican influences. She has performed at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the Pan-American games in Canada and Mexico, sold out the biggest halls in Canada, and headlined the famous Blue Note jazz club in NYC. She also won Best World Music Artist from the Toronto Independent Music Awards. Her band includes Kevin Laliberté (guitar), Rosendo “Chendy” Leon (percussion), Drew Birston (bass) and Osvaldo Rodriguez (violin).
Martinez has just released a new video “Estaba Cayendo” with dancers Adrián Ramírez Juárez and Akari Fujiwara from Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, and musicians Alexander Brown (trumpet), Waleed Abdulahamid (bass, vocals), Kevin Laliberté (guitar), Rosendo “Chendy” Leon (percussion), Drew Birston (bass), Osvaldo Rodriguez (violin).
Choreographed by Debra Lynne Brown and Directed by Desh Fernando, it is a beautiful video filmed courtesy of FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings).
Watch the video at:
https://amandamartinez.ca/category/videos/
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Maryem Tollar
EPISODE #1
Arabic Music: Maryem Tollar of Al Qahwa Ensemble (Interviewer Rea Beaumont)
In this interview with Rea Beaumont, renowned vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Maryem Tollar of the Al Qahwa Ensemble discusses her active career in world music, collaborations with a diverse range of leading ensembles, including Tafelmusik, and how being an Egyptian-Canadian performer has impacted her life and work. www.alqahwa.com
BLOG POST: Interviewing Maryem Tollar
Maryem Tollar is a renowned vocalist and multi-instrumentalist (riqq, qanun) who has performed with a wide range of leading ensembles, most recently as a featured artist in Tafelmusik's multi-media productions Tale of Two Cities and Safe Haven. She is a core member of the Al Qahwa Ensemble [Arabic 'coffee house’] that includes Ernie Tollar (winds), Demetri Petsalakis (oud), and Naghmeh Fahrahmand (percussion).
I had the pleasure of interviewing her for the inaugural episode of my podcast series Canada’s Musical Mosaic. She shed light on the nuances of Arabic Music, world music, the multitude of artists she has collaborated with, including world-class ensembles such as Tafelmusik. She also shared her personal story of what it means to be an Egyptian-Canadian musician living in Toronto. This a very special episode and I will continue to update with more information after her new album is released. - Rea
Maryem's official bio is available at: www.alqahwa.ca
Al Qahwa Ensemble - NEWS
November 6, 2020: New album “African Roots” will be released, adding to their discography of "Cairo Moon" and "Coffee House. “
September 16, 2020: Performance at TD Sunfest's Global Music Festival, London, Ontario, 8pm to 9pm EST. Watch live on Facebook and YouTube.
© 2020 Rea Beaumont
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