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The Province
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Province
Vancouver concerts: Chan Centre's new season includes Grammy winners Esperanza Spalding, Arooj Aftab, Natalia Lafourcade
New three-tired membership model will help increase engagement and a sense of community among members Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winning Mexican singer, songwriter, and producer Natalia Lafourcade is bringing her Cancionera Tour to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Sept. 27. Photo by Courtesy for the Chan Centre for Performing Arts / Courtesy for the Chan Centre for Performing Arts Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts has just announced its 2025/2026 season, the biggest in the Chan Centre's 28-year history. The upcoming season will offer new diversified programming streams and a new membership model, as it showcases a mix of internationally acclaimed artists and emerging talent. 'I'm thrilled to be returning to the Chan Centre as part of its upcoming new season!' said in a statement Grammy-winning Pakistani-American singer, composer, and producer Arooj Aftab who will be at the Chan on Oct. 25. 'Performing here is always unforgettable — Vancouver's vibrant energy, welcoming audience, and the venue's world-class acoustics make it a truly special experience.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Featuring an expanded roster, the season includes a diverse range of music, conversation, and interdisciplinary performances, showcasing both internationally acclaimed headliners and emerging voices, fostering inclusivity and enhancing cultural relevance. 'We're thrilled to welcome an incredible lineup of performers who inspire, challenge, and bring people together, celebrating artistic excellence and global perspectives. This year's focus is on bringing unique, first-time performances to the city,' said Jarrett Martineau, head curator at the Chan Centre in a statement. One of those debut artists is two-time Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Montreal's Dominique Fils-Aimé. 'I'm overjoyed to be making my debut at the Chan Centre in Vancouver as part of their 28th season,' said Fils-Aimé. 'This venue has long been on my dream list, and sharing this moment with my West Coast family in such a stunning space fills me with gratitude. I can't wait to connect through the music.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. With an entertainment landscape that is always growing and shifting the ongoing challenge for live venues like the internationally acclaimed Chan Centre is getting people in the seats and keeping membership coming back year after year. The Chan hopes the new three-tired model will help to increase engagement and further foster a sense of community among members. 'With our ever-expanding programming, this new membership model will be the best way for our patrons to take advantage of all we have to offer at the Chan Centre,' said Pat Carrabré, director of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in an email. 'Membership means getting closer to the Chan Centre, creating community with fellow arts enthusiasts who not only recognize the value of what the Chan Centre does, but the value of the arts in our lives.' Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts has introduced a new three-tired subscription model that it hopes will encourage more engagement and further foster a sense of community among the patrons it already enjoys. Photo by Marcelo Barbosa / Marcelo Barbosa Chan Centre membership program Basic Membership: The basic tier is free for University of British Columbia's students and those under 30. A $50 introductory offer will be available until September. Members get 10% off up to two tickets per event, early ticket access, and 20% off at the Michelin-recommended Wildlight Kitchen + Bar, and free ticket exchanges. Membership Plus: New members can join for $100 until September, then $200. Benefits include 20% off up to two tickets per event, exclusive event promotions, 25% off concessions (excluding alcohol), lounge access, and invites to exclusive events. Premium Membership: At $1,000, membership perks include up to two complimentary premium tickets to any show of the season, an exclusive private tour of the Chan Centre, and lunch with a curator. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Note: Current subscribers will be automatically upgraded to Membership Plus and can begin purchasing tickets on June 4, 2025. Basic Members can access tickets starting June 10, 2025, with general sales opening June 13, 2025. Chan Centre of the Performing Arts season highlights This season includes the following series: Chan Centre Presents: Esperanza Spalding Aug. 29 Grammy-winning American bassist, vocalist, and composer known for her unique mix of jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and funk influences. Natalia Lafourcade — The Cancionera Tour Sept. 27 Multiple Grammys and Latin Grammys award-winning Mexican singer, songwriter, and producer known for blending pop, rock, jazz, and traditional Latin folk music makes her Vancouver debut. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Carminho Oct. 2 Blending Brazilian bossa nova and pop the Portuguese singer is recognized as a standout voice in contemporary and traditional fado, Arooj Aftab Oct. 25 Grammy-winning Pakistani-American singer, composer, and producer whose music blends jazz, folk, pop, and Urdu poetry into global soul soundscapes. Ray Chen Nov. 2 The Taiwanese-Australian violinist was a winner of the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin and 2009 Queen Elizabeth competitions and has performed with top orchestras worldwide. Chan Centre EXP: Tim Hecker and Fennesz Sept. 17 Hecker, a Canadian electronic musician, and Fennesz, an Austrian guitarist and composer, are renowned for their innovative ambient sounds. ganavya Nov. 18 A vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and scholar who weaves South Indian classical traditions, jazz, and contemporary music makes her debut in Vancouver. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Dominique Fils-Aimé March 7, 2026 Inspired by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, the two-time Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter from Montreal blends blues, jazz, and soul to explore African American history and social realities. Chan Centre Made in Canada: An Evening with Louise Penny Oct. 29 Canadian author renowned for her award-winning mystery novels set in Quebec. This event will be an evening of conversation in celebration of her latest novel, The Black Wolf. Susan Aglukark and PIQSIQ April 12, 2026 Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark and throat-singing duo PIQSIQ join forces for a night of performances, blending Aglukark's mix of Inuit folk, country, and pop with PIQSIQ's modern twist on traditional throat singing. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. GOOD THINGS: An Evening with Samin Nosrat Oct. 16 An Iranian-American chef, author, and educator, renowned for her James Beard Award-winning cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, which was also a Netflix documentary series, comes to Vancouver for the first time. An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi Feb. 25, 2026 Israeli-born British chef, bestselling author, and culinary innovator is known for vibrant, vegetable-focused, Middle Eastern-inspired creative cuisine. ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire) Festival Sept. 20 and 21 Presented in partnership with Musqueam First Nation, this festival celebrates music, dance, storytelling, film, poetry and food and invites all to experience and support Indigenous voices and creativity. The artist roster is scheduled to be released in June. Read More News Vancouver Canucks News Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
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Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘El Funky will not be deported': Cuban rapper says his immigration case was reopened
Cuban rapper Eliexer Márquez Duany, known as El Funky, one of the musicians who performed on Cuban protest anthem 'Patria y Vida,' announced that his immigration case has been reopened after U.S. authorities denied his application for permanent residency. El Funky made the announcement on Saturday after media reported that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) denied his petition under the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 and gave him 30 days to leave the country or face deportation. 'To all my brothers and followers, I want to give you good news. Thanks to my legal team, my residency case has been opened. I have great faith in this government and the legal process. Also, regarding the rumors and fake news circulating on social media, we clarify that El Funky will not be deported,' the Cuban musician said on his Instagram account. His lawyer Miguel Inda-Romero commented, 'As I said from day one, our time was coming and @elfunkycuba wasn't going anywhere! Keep talking without knowing, cases are won legally, not by talking on social media! Thank you all for your support!' On Friday, Politico reported that Cuban rapper faced deportation from the United States and would likely be imprisoned in Cuba, given that his music helped fuel Cuba's largest anti-government protests in decades. The outlet reported that after his residency application was denied 'without any explanation,' the artist hired a new immigration lawyer and 'is now rushing to file an asylum application. His new lawyer told him there were 'errors in the original application,' but couldn't specify which ones.' Immigration authorities reportedly informed him that the request was denied because the criminal record he provided from the Cuban Ministry of Justice shows a 2017 conviction of 'one year and three months in prison' for the alleged 'possession and trafficking of illegal drugs and other similar substances' on the Caribbean island, according to the USCIS document obtained by Cuban news website El Estornudo. El Funky denied that accusation on May 16, saying that the Cuban regime 'fabricates crimes' against its opponents. El Funky along with Yotuel, Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona (Randy Malcom and Alexander Delgado), received Latin Grammy awards in November 2021 for Song of the Year and Best Urban Song for 'Patria y Vida,' which became an anthem for Cubans who took to the streets in July of that year to protest against the communist regime. 'The most important thing is that this puts my life at risk,' the rapper told the Spanish newspaper El País. 'My life is in danger. They could fabricate a crime against me, and if I'm going through this situation, it's because of a crime also created by the dictatorship. I think the United States authorities need to study my case and realize the great harm they want to do to me.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mexican Singer Cancels on 50,000 Fans After US Visa Revoked
A popular Mexican singer had to cancel his concert for 50,000 fans in Texas after his U.S. visa was revoked. Julión Álvarez apologized to his Arlington fans in a video message posted on Instagram. 'We don't have the ability to come to the US and fulfill our commitment to you,' said Álvarez, who has been nominated for numerous Grammy and Latin Grammy awards. 'The event will be postponed, until we hear what comes next.' Álvarez shared that he was not given a reason for the visa cancellation, and CNN reported that a Department of State spokesperson declined to comment on Álvarez's case. The Guardian reported that this is the second time the state department has blocked a Mexican band from entering the country. In April, Los Alegres del Barranco had its members' visas revoked after it projected an image of drug lord Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho,' onscreen during a concert. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced El Mencho's son to life in prison earlier this year for helping run the cartel.
CBS News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Los Lobos to play the Bandshell at the Minnesota State Fair
Los Lobos will make an appearance at the Great Minnesota Get Together this year. The Grammy Award-winning band will play at the Bandshell on Aug. 25 & 26 at 8:30 p.m as part of teh Bandshell Tonight! series. The musical entertainment will be free for fair attendees. Other notable acts taking the Bandshell stage include Rachel Platten, Arrested Development, Tayler Holder, Karla Perez and Ber. Los Lobos released their first album in 1978, titled "Just another band from East L.A." and grew to prominence in 80s. In 2011 the group was awarded a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Minnesota State Fair released their full schedule of entertainment at the Bandshell on Thursday.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ela Taubert Breaks Down 5 Essential Tracks From Her Debut Album, ‘Preguntas a las 11:11'
After winning the Latin Grammy for best new artist in 2024, Colombian singer-songwriter Ela Taubert finally released Preguntas a las 11:11, her debut album, on Friday (May 9). The 16-track set, which took two years to bring to life, is a reflection of her deepest thoughts and her tendency to overthink. All the song titles are framed as questions except for one, which is simply titled 'Pregunta' (Question) and is the 11th track on the album. More from Billboard Ela Taubert Seized a Life-Changing Opportunity & Won Latin Grammys Best New Artist Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 BET Awards Nominees With 10 Nods Prince Royce to Sing at TelevisaUnivision's Upfront in New York 'I've always overthought things since I was little, and that hasn't changed now that I'm an adult,' explains the 24-year-old artist to Billboard Español. 'When I started writing [these songs,] I realized all that came out were questions, which I think reflect my tendency to question everything. Obviously, when all the songs started to have this kind of title, we said, 'Well, it's going to be Preguntas, and a las 11:11 (at 11:11) because at home we always make a sacred wish at 11:11. So we unified these two universes.' Sonically, Taubert says that for this album — released under Universal Music Latino and featuring the singles '¿Cómo Pasó' (with and without Joe Jonas, and in a third live version with Morat), '¿Quién Diría?' and '¿Cómo Haces?', among others — she drew inspiration from the pop superstars she grew up listening to. 'I used to watch the Hannah Montana movies. I literally wanted to be like that, a pop star. I'd wear sparkly gloves and everything,' she says enthusiastically. 'Maybe I'm still holding on to that childhood dream of bringing the sound of the artists I listened to as a kid, like Miley [Cyrus], Taylor Swift, and Adele, to our language, Spanish — obviously while keeping my Latin roots super present, because I also grew up listening to Reik and Jesse & Joy. So I'd say it's like a fusion.' Designed to be listened to from start to finish, the LP weaves a narrative that feels both intimate and universal, addressing themes like love, heartbreak, and the complexities of human connection in songs like the focus tack '¿Trato Hecho?' as well as '¿Es En Serio?', '¿Te Imaginas?', '¿Qué Más Quieres?', '¿Si Eras Tú?', and more. 'This album is like a midnight diary for me. It's about those moments when there's no TV, no phone, nothing, and you can't sleep, so you start thinking about 45,000 things at once,' Taubert summarizes. 'I hope that the people who listen to me, who support me, find refuge in each of these songs and see themselves reflected in them. That's been one of the most beautiful things about these last two years — growing the family, realizing I'm not the only one who feels the way I feel, and learning to grow together through this whole process.' Below, Ela Taubert breaks down five essential tracks from Preguntas a las 11:11. Listen to the full album here. Contextually, the album as a whole is a love story with all its ups and downs and emotions. But '¿Quién Diría?' (Who Would Say?) is precisely the track that starts it all. It's the only love song on the album, so it opens up this universe and speaks about the first time I truly felt I was in love. I was always very rebellious about that kind of thing on a personal level — like, 'I'm not going to fall in love, I'm not in love, I don't like anything romantic.' And in the end, I fell in love, and that's how the story begins. That's why it's so special, because it opens up this world. And also because fans were always asking me, 'When are you going to release a love song?' So it's like giving them a little taste of the fact that love has existed in my life — and it still does. I think this was one of the most fun songs to make and also one of the quickest. It's about my first heartbreak as a teenager, the first time I felt like my heart was broken. But it's very beautiful, because when we started writing it — obviously I'm in a different place now. The idea behind this song was that I wanted people to feel exactly what I felt during that strong heartbreak. I wanted to share how I truly felt. That's why at first it gives you the sense that it's a love song — just like how I felt when I got my hopes up — and then suddenly, your world falls apart and you think, 'Wow, this is a heartbreak song.' I wanted to allow people to navigate that emotion with me, the way I felt that intense disappointment. And the twist with Joe Jonas — well, that was a dream come true for me. Joe was one of my childhood idols. I think he was for everyone, honestly, for people who watched Camp Rock and all those kinds of childhood series. It was a blessing, and I'm proof that dreams really do come true. Right when I got nominated for the Latin Grammy, I decided to look for a video of myself as a little girl singing, and I found one of me singing 'This Is Me' from Camp Rock. So I wrote him thanking him for inspiring me, and then it was crazy, because a few days later, he replied — which blew my mind, because I never thought he'd reply. And the rest is history. This version is something I'll carry in my heart forever, thinking about how it fulfilled my inner child's dream. This is a very special song for me. It's track No. 7 on the album because, for me, 7 is the number of my family. Everything has its reason. I wrote it for my mom, because my mom has been my anchor and my grounding force — she's always there. It's a very beautiful song, and I also realized it's a song for all the people who've been there for me — the fans, everyone. So when we announced the album, the most beautiful way to do it was paying homage to her, to my whole family, my friends, and everyone who's been there. That's why, at the end of the song, during last year's tour, after 40 attempts during the show in Bogotá where my mom was, where the fans were, everyone learned the song and we were able to record them and include them in the song [with a live snippet at the end]. Well, 'Preguntas' (Questions) is the epicenter of the album. 'Preguntas' represents where I'm at in my life right now on a very personal and emotional level. It's the 2.0 version of a song I wrote for my first EP called 'Crecer'. It talks about that difficult moment I experienced back then, about how hard I found it to grow up. I left my country alone at 18 or 19. It was really hard for me as an only child. So this song is very special to me, and honestly, 'Preguntas' feels like the answer, almost three years later, to what I'm living now and how I see growth now. The fans will understand it deeply because they know what this symbolizes for me. That's why it's the 11th track, because it's the most vulnerable part of me, and it's the epicenter where questions are born. This is one of my favorites. To me, writing music is immortalizing memories, but this song specifically — the lyrics teleport me over and over again to that same place and bring me so much peace, for some reason, [even though] is a super sad song. Sonically, it's one of the ones I feel most proud of as well, in the sense that I was able to pour all the emotions I felt in that moment into the song. That's why it's the focus track and why it's the third track — it connects the whole story of the album very well. It's been one of those promises, so to speak, that I've broken. It's like a trato hecho (done deal) that we wouldn't see each other again, but we saw each other again and tried again. 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