African Descent Society BC.
777-Suite, 600 Hornby St, Vancouver Vancouver, BC, Canada

Music has always been a huge part of African culture, no matter where we are in the world. As we aim to promote our local talent, we also provide many opportuni...ties for our talent to perform through our African Music Concert Series in BC Tour. Our proposed music tour program includes: The presentation of live music events, beginning two weeks prior to the African Descent Festival at a variety of BC locations including Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Cowichan, Duncan, Salt Spring Island, Kelowna and Salmon Arm. Our project seeks to bridge the gap of the current Vancouver and BC music ecosystem, for the presentation of contemporary musicians of African descent, to help to build a more inclusive music industry in British Columbia. These expanded presentation activities will stimulate the social-economic welfare of artists and growth and development of live music audiences in a variety of new markets throughout BC. It will promote greater awareness of African music and overcome the lack of African live music genres represented in BC-based industry concerts and events. Moreover, this expansion will allow us to encourage important artistic collaboration of local, national and international touring artists, both professional and emerging. This will work to minimize disparities and barriers affecting the development of African live music and artists in BC. Read More: https://www.adsbc.org/live-music/