Global Music at The Rooms
Date: Aug 31
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Fortis Courtyard & Amphitheater
GLOBAL MUSIC SERIES
Celebrate the diversity of talent in our community. This series is part of an initiative led by MusicNL and the Association for New Canadians to increase representation and recognition from immigrant musicians in our province.
This is a FREE event. All ages welcome. Bring your own blanket to enjoy some music on the lawn! (Performance moves inside The Rooms if it is raining or during high winds)
Wednesday, August 3
Hosted by: Renata Lang
Featuring performances by: Onelvis, Nostalgic Neel, Ana & Eric
Wednesday, August 10
Hosted by: Barb Walsh
Featuring performances by: Seant Le Savant, S. Shamik Ahmed, Chanel Rolle & Ibukun Olomodosi
Wednesday, August 17
Hosted by: Columbus Guyo
Featuring performances by: Eldin Husic, John Idinye, Andrew Kagumba & Mark Lenini
Wednesday, August 24
Hosted by: Rachel Gilbert
Featuring performances by: Black Heritage NL, Oshkey, Nandimal Herrath
Wednesday, August 31
Hosted by: Ritchie Perez
Featuring performances by: Jing Xia, Cristina & Humberto, Zay Nova
Offered in partnership with the Association for New Canadians and MusicNL.
Events & Programs
Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.
Fishing for Cod
For centuries, fishing for cod has played a vital role in the lives of the peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations of fishing men, women and children made use of the land and sea to sustain them and spent their lives “making fish”.
Please join us for a conversation with Sophie Angnatok, an Inuk throat singer and drum dancer from Nain, Nunatsiavut.
Sophie has been practicing the art of throat-singing and traditional Inuit drumming for 20 years and plays an active role within her local urban Inuit community.
Learn about her love of Inuit culture, the knowledge she shares in the community, her relationship with The Rooms, and her experiences in the Inuit drum dance group, Kilautiup Songuninga (Strength of the Drum).
Sophie performed for the Canadian Prime Minister during the Truth and Reconciliation apology for Labradorimut, the Governor General of Canada, and the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2024, she was the inaugural recipient of the Chris Brookes Memorial Award for “artists effecting positive change in the world”.
This is a free event but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709)757-8090.