One Page EPK - Ventanas
Full EPK - Tamar Ilana
Stage Plot
Quotes
“Ventanas has a joy of music making that is inspiring.”
- Ronald Royer, Conductor, Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra
"Tamar has a power in her performance that is completely joyful and transportive. Her singing and dancing are deeply naturalistic and she’s transfixed me with her capacity to unravel a song. I’m a huge admirer."
- Leslie Feist
"Tamar has spent a lifetime mastering beautiful vocal traditions from around the world, only to arrive at a sound that is uniquely her own. She transcends genre, geography, and language. She is Canada’s own pan global diva."
- Jesse Cook
"Tamar Ilana & Ventanas could go head to head with any punk band."
- Errol Nazareth, CBC Radio One Big City Small World
"Tamar's generosity of spirit and mastery of her music created a wave of infectious, unstoppable momentum on stage. Tamar empowered all the musicians around her to take chances and to elevate the performance. I felt lucky to be one of those musicians. Tamar’s command of her voice and deep understanding of the songs challenged me to find my own truth in the music. I still draw from that experience as a reminder of how sharing music with an open heart can bring so much hope. Tamar was the catalyst for that hope."
- Jim Creeggan, Bass Player Barenaked Ladies
"Anywhere in the world, this act would entertain."
- Huffington Post, LA
“The sound of Toronto”
– Amirali Alibhai, Head of Performing Arts,
Aga Khan Museum
Reviews and Press
Spring Renewal: Scarborough Philharmonic with Ventanas
Review by barczablog
Institut Européen des Musiques Juives:
3 CDs du groupe Ventanas
The Wholenote Review:
Mistral - Tamar Ilana & Ventanas
World Music Central:
Flamenco appeal across the Atlantic
Tamar Ilana & Ventanas—Sunset Concerts at the Skirball
The Toronto Star:
Music lovers sat enraptured by her Sephardic love songs...
The Globe and Mail:
...gorgeous flamenco singing by Tamar Ilana...
New York Music Daily:
Ventanas Bring their Exhilarating Sounds to the Lower East
Jazz Weekly:
Ringer of the Week
American Jewish World:
Album Review: "Arrelumbre"
World Music Newswire:
Flamenco Meets Sephardic on New Ventanas album
Midwest Record:
Album Review: "Arrelumbre"
World Beat Canada:
Ventanas fuse Spain's Flamenco & Sephardic cultures
Downbeat:
Best Albums of 2015
Tripadvisor.com:
Music Without Borders
Toronto World Music Scene Online:
Event Review: "Arrelumbre" CD Release
The Jewish Independent, Vancouver, BC:
Tamar Ilana and Ventanas to Play Vancouver Folk Fest (2-page cover Story)
The Festival BC:
Ventanas
Roots Music Canada:
A conversation with Tamar Ilana
Shepherd Express
Ventanas: Arrelumbre