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Screenshot 2025 01 12 At 9.15.52 Pm

4 minute read

READERS’ CHOICE PART 6

January 13, 2025January 17, 2025

The year’s most popular hits, a rediscovered artist and more

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2 minute read

DOBET GNAHORE

July 26, 2024August 2, 2024

African performer Dobet Gnahoré shook the Main Stage to open the 47th Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Screenshot 2024 06 13 At 3.56.26 Pm

3 minute read

GLOBAL WOMEN AT THE FESTIVAL

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024

The Ivory Coast’s Dobet Gnahoré and New Zealand’s Mama Mihirangi & the Māreikura

Kris Klaasen started writing music reviews in Calgary for college and university papers as well as the Calgary Herald. He also wrote occasional record reviews for the Georgia Straight in the 80s. A lifelong communicator and music enthusiast, Kris has been involved with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in various capacities for more than 35 years and has recently been studying African hand drumming. He's also a pretty good whistler. The photo shows Kris and his daughter at VFMF.