Immigrant communities Music of Canadian cultures

montreal s large immigrant communities include artists zekuhl (a band consisting of mexican, chilean , quebecer raised in cameroon), karen young, eval manigat (haiti), , lorraine klaasen (south africa), while toronto has large balkan , turkish community has produced, famously, flying bulgar klezmer band , staro selo, alongside punjabi nature, incorporate bhangra, rock, dub, , english punjabi pop, , afro-nubians, included musicians across north america, europe , africa. vancouver has large asian communities, including chinese, indian, , iranian. important artists include orchid ensemble, uzume-taiko , silk road music. moreover, musicians different ethnic backgrounds create hybrid music: proliferasian (chinese, jazz, , free improvisation), birds of paradox (taiwan, ireland , india). orchid ensemble, uzume-taiko , silk road music work different collaborators produce different projects. vancouver inter-cultural orchestra stages large ensemble of 25 players, playing instruments china, india, iran, middle east, japan, korea, vietnam, africa, , west. bands in other cities include finjan winnipeg.