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ABC News
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
soul ctrl: You're not getting it. It's not clocking to you.
Tanya chat's Justin Beiber's new record and the cool kid's he collabed with to make it happen and introduces you to some local talent killing it from Emily Wurramara who's showing growth and tenderness on her new record & AMARNI who's baddie energy got her on the support for Saweetie's new tour. Want to get your track a first play on soul ctrl? Send your music (with a download, artist name & release date) to me here! (Subject: soul ctrl - *Your artist name*) Wanna keep the good times rolling? Here are all the official playlists for the show: Spotify Playlist Apple Music Playlist YouTube Playlist
Vancouver Sun
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Add these 10 midsummer festivals to your events calendar
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Rising temperatures means more cultural celebrations and festivals to enjoy over the next few months. From free concerts by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and indie rock acts to South Asian summits and acclaimed classical summits, there is so much going on. The Autumnal Equinox will come faster than expected, and with it cooler days and longer nights. Maybe just save sleeping for September. Here are 10 midsummer festivals to add to you events calendar in July and August: Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. When : Thursdays, July 10 — Aug. 15, 5 — 7 p.m. Where : šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl'a7shn (formerly know as the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza), 650 Hamilton St. Tickets and info : Free, Free open-air concerts right in the heart of downtown Vancouver featuring local, national and international artists and collaborations with presenters such as Indian Summer Festival, Vancouver Folk Music Festival and Caravan World Rhythms. From Australian Indigenous singer Emily Wurramara (July 17) to students from the Sarah McLachlan School of Music and more. When : July 11 — 13, various times Where : Jonathan Rogers Park, 110 W. 7th Tickets and info : Showcasing the Latin American communities of B.C. with music, dance, food and activities from across Central and South America. Among the performers on stage at this year's party is Montreal-based rapper Boogát. With 10 different plazas to experience, there is something for everyone at this celebration. When : July 12, 7:30 p.m. Where : Deer Lake Park, Bby. Tickets and info : Free, Bring a folding chair and some nosh to Deer Lake Park and enjoy the Vancouver Symphony performing a program ranging from Rossini's rousing William Tell: Overture to celebrated cinematic scores ranging from Star Wars to Howl's Moving Castle. When : July 17 — 20, various times Where : Various venues Tickets and info : Beginning with a free concert on July 16, 2 p.m. at the Vancouver Public Library's 8th floor grand staircase, this annual event showcases some of the finest acoustic guitarists in the country, ranging from classical composer and player Michael Kolk and UBC instructor and festival co-founder Alec Pearson to 13 year-old Vancouver star Catherine Huo, just back form a string of international competition wins. When : July 18 — 27, various times Where : Various venues Tickets and info : Celebrating the vibrant arts and cultural communities in East Van with everything from embroidery workshops and a Hogan's Alley Society Walking Tour to a party a big free concert blow out co-presented by the festival and the Rickshaw Theatre at MacLean Park, 710 Keefer St., from 1 — 7 p.m. with artists like Vancouver-based alt-country singer Madelyn Read and others. When : July 26 — Aug. 8, various times Where : various venues Tickets and info : The 55th annual Early Music Vancouver festival presents more than 50 artists performing everything from Mozart's mighty Requiem to the Montréal-based baroque dance company Les Jardins Chorégraphiques and the Pacific baroque Orchestra presenting t he Enchanted Forest (pictured). Kicks off with a free concert at Chain & Forge Plaze, Granville Island on July 26 at noon and 1 p.m. When : Aug. 6 — 16, various times Where : Various venues Tickets and info : Free, The 11th annual Vines Art Festival takes place at city parks throughout the Vancouver area and showcases art lead land justice in its free events. With performances from artists such as Maiden China (pictured) at the Supernatural Gifts drag celebration to artist Rehab Nazzal's multimedia presentation Driving in Palestine, this festival delves into the intersections of art, activism and positive humanism. When : Aug. 7 — 17, various times Where : Various venues Tickets and info : Celebrating both the 10th annual festival and the 20th anniversary of presenters the South Asian Arts Society , events range from a retrospective photographic exhibit to a salon series with award-winning actress Nimet Kanji hosted by Adele Noronha. Theatre, music, dance lessons and a comedy set from The Comic Singh: Na Sirr Na Pair are among this year's highlights. When : Aug. 8 — 10, various times Where : Shxixnetun (Sturdies Bay), Galiano Island Tickets and info : Focused on experimental, ambient and avant-garde sound experiences, Active/Passive includes a free all-ages dance party, 'slow' immersive concert experiences, visual and audio arts installations and cool experiments such as the BatSonic! bat listening party where you can learn how to use bat detectors and manipulate 'bat sounds' with modular synthesizers to craft unique soundscapes. When : Aug. 30, 31, 11 a.m. — 7 p.m. Where : Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Bby. Tickets and info : The annual Japanese summer festival in Burnaby is packed with family-friendly things to do ranging from arts and crafts activities, a kids game zone and Pokémon Room hosted by the Pokémon League to live music and dance presentations. There is also a strong martial arts component including meticulously choreographed sword fighting shows from actors Haruno Niiyama, who has appeared in hits like Shōgun and Pachinko, and Yuki Kedoin, who played Takemaru in Shōgun. sderdeyn@ Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.
ABC News
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Since first picking up a guitar as a teenager, James Mangohig has gone on to work with big-name artists including Jessica Mauboy, Emily Wurramara and Daniel Johns.
Since first picking up a guitar as a teenager, James Mangohig has gone on to work with big-name artists including Jessica Mauboy, Emily Wurramara and Daniel Johns.
ABC News
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Musician James Mangohig says Darwin's melting pot was key to ARIA success
If you've ever been to a Darwin festival or community event, chances are the beats you heard had something to do with James Mangohig, aka Kuya James — Kuya meaning big brother in his Filipino father's language. Mangohig has collected a swag of awards recognising his creative talent over the past few decades, but for the kid from Karama, in Darwin's outer suburbs, his work is all about collaboration. One such effort with fellow Northern Territory musician Emily Wurramara made history when in 2024 she became the first Indigenous woman to win the Best Adult Contemporary Album ARIA Award for Nara, which Mangohig co-produced. "I've noticed the crowds since winning, the crowds are bigger, they're singing along more," he says. "Watching her enjoy that, that's the win for the soul." Mangohig is proud of his ARIA success, but his focus remains firmly on the community where he discovered his passion. As a teenager, when his father's church band needed a bass player, with the help and tutelage of a local family he picked up a bass guitar — and never put it down. "That began me getting into like rock and soul and funk and being like, 'now I really want to play music all the time, and bass is the instrument for me,'" he says. Mangohig joined a Darwin hip-hop collective, which led to producing music, and 25 years on he has secured his place in the Darwin arts and music scene. He formed a soul duo, Sietta, with blues singer Caiti Baker, has made music with Silverchair's Daniel Johns and even wrote a few as-yet unreleased songs with Jessica Mauboy in Los Angeles. "Maybe it'll never see the light of day and that's okay too," he says. "But what I love about working with [Mauboy] is that you work with her anywhere and you get that sense of dialogue, that real sense of the territory." And it's the multicultural Northern Territory community Mangohig calls home that continues to inspire him. "I never thought I would have a place in the art world or the contemporary dance world," he says. "But when things happen authentically, you know, and you feel at home, you kind of just keep following that vibe." That vibe has led to collaborations with the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Country to Couture, Tracks Dance Company, Brown's Mart Theatre and the NT Writers' Centre. "I love building these kinds of worlds and working with different people. There's so much opportunity up here, those collaborations happen really naturally," he says. Although Mangohig is passionate about working with organisations and believes governance and budgets have their place, he also sees a need for independent spaces where artists can create without limitations. He has invested with like-minded creatives in a warehouse space to do just that. "[It's] so that we can create here under our own rules and at any time we want," he says. "That to me is like, that's really special, because it means that when people come here, they have complete freedom." Mangohig believes music and art are forces for good in society and wants Darwin's identity to reflect its melting pot of cultures, so that others can follow in his footsteps. "I really believe in this place," he says. "We need to add value to the young, mixed-race people in this town who maybe sometimes feel like they don't have a place to land as their identity. "But it's OK if maybe Darwin, it starts becoming more that is our identity that we are this melting pot and we can still celebrate all of our rich cultures through it. "And for me, art, music is the best way to do that."
