Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan

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Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan

SUNDAY DECEMBER 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM

CONCERT HALL at VICTORIA HALL

Celebrate the season with Sultans of String's Christmas Caravan at The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, an adventurous holiday concert that whirls from flamenco to Django-jazz, Middle Eastern grooves, Celtic jigs, and lush folk melodies. This 3x JUNO nominated ensemble reimagines festive favourites and seasonal originals with soaring violin, fiery guitar, and infectious rhythms, creating a joyful 'trip around the world in one December night.

Expect surprise guests, rich stories behind the songs, and plenty of chances to clap, sing, and sway along as the band wraps familiar carols and global winter songs in dazzling new arrangements. Christmas Caravan hit Billboard’s World Music Charts and made the New York Times Hits List!

Christmas Caravan is also a special awareness and fundraising bash for the UNHCR. As UNHCR fundraising partners, the band has raised over $11,000. “Helping refugees is a cause we care about deeply because more than 67 million refugees worldwide are in desperate need of our support. They have every right to live a safe and dignified life as much as we do”, says Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient and bandleader Chris McKhool. “By supporting the UNHCR, you are providing life-saving assistance to refugees all over the world.”

MORE ABOUT SULTANS OF STRING:

Bandleader Chris McKhool (Makhoul in Lebanon) has an Egyptian-born mother who happened to play piano, teach classical theory, and feed her young son as much Middle Eastern cuisine as she did music lessons. From there, the powerful violinist developed a taste for multi-genre string sounds and found a like-minded crew of all-world enthusiasts. When McKhool first heard founding guitarist Kevin Laliberté’s rumba rhythm, their musical synergy created Sultans of String’s signature sound - the intimate and playful relationship between violin and guitar. From this rich foundation, the dynamic duo grew, featuring such amazing musical friends as bass master Drew Birston, and nyckelharpa player Saskia Tomkins!

Their live resume is similarly stellar. Equally at home in a concert hall, folk and jazz club or festival setting, the Sultans have gigged at JUNOfest, the legendary club Birdland in New York, Celtic Connections Festival (Glasgow) and London’s Trafalgar Square. They have sold out Koerner Hall three times (Toronto’s Carnegie Hall), and performed with the Annapolis, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton Symphony Orchestras. They have played live on CBC’s Canada Live, BBC Radio, BBC TV, Irish National Radio, and the syndicated World Café, Woodsongs, and SiriusXM in Washington. Sultans of String’s musicianship and versatility are also showcased in collaborations with such diverse luminaries as Paddy Moloney & The Chieftains, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Richard Bona (Paul Simon), Alex Cuba, Ruben Blades, Yasmin Levy, Benoit Bourque, Béla Fleck, Crystal Shawanda & Ken Whiteley. Their new release, “Walking Through The Fire”, is an important new CD/Concert of collaborations with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists. This production of essential Indigenous voices was inspired by the recommendations of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s “94 Calls to Action” that asks for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work together as an opportunity to show a path forward.

THE WORD ON THE STREET:

Chris McKhool and the boys are fantastic!" Bob Ezrin (Producer, Pink Floyd. Peter Gabriel)

"Perfect, joyful music performed by perfect musicians" The WholeNote

“An amazing worldbeat Christmas where even the tried and true is taken to such new and amazing lengths. Very hot stuff clearly made to chase the cold winter away.” Midwest Record, USA

“This one totally undoes any "bah, humbug" a jinglebelled-jaded deejay might feel!” KZYX, California

Tickets are $39 plus hst and service fee and available at the Experience Cobourg: 855-372-2210

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