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• Coup de coeur francophone, "le Festival de musique et de chanson francophone à Montréal et au Canada. Programme, extraits musicaux, réservations en ligne et les coups de coeur du public. Inscrivez-vous et gagnez de nombreux prix!". Region:  Island of Montreal
• Elektra, "International Digital Arts Festival." Region: Island of Montreal
• FESTIRAAM, "Festival des Rythmes d'Afrique et des Antilles". Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival d'automne Orgue et couleurs / Autumn Festival Orgue et couleurs, "Orgue et couleurs organizes in collaboration with the city of Montreal some symphonic concerts with Concerts populaires de Montréal. In order to create new venues for organists, several activities are organized such as Orgues ouvertes, Nuit d'enfer event of Montreal High Lights Festival and his Fall Festival." Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival de chant de gorge de Montréal/Montreal Throat Singing Festival, April 13-15 2001. Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival de Musique de Chambre de Montréal, "the Montreal Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 8th consecutive season of concert events at the Chalet de la Montagne atop Mt. Royal. From June 7 to 28 2003.." Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival des nuits d'Afrique, "African and Creole music and culture festival." Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival des Rythmes du Monde, "the Rhythms of the World Festival (Montreal Edition) is a non-profit organization that aims to promote cultural diversity." Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival Diapason Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival Emergenza, "all you need to know about the Emergenza Festival - how to register your band, the concert schedules, the clubs, articles about participating bands, etc." Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival Folk sur le Canal Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival Gospel de Repentigny, "Le Festival Gospel de Repentigny est un évènement unique au Canada". Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival international de jazz de Montréal / Montréal international jazz festival Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival international de Lanaudière Region:  Laval and north-shore
• Festival International de Percussions de Longueuil, "laissez-vous emporter par l'univers des rythmes. Le plus grand Festival de musique et danse de la Montérégie. Met en vedette la diversité des rythmes de percussion". Region:  South-shore
• Festival Kinetik / Kinetik Festival, "on is third edition will be a reflection of electronic music and its evolution during the last 25 years from May 12 to May 16 2010. Once again, It will touches more than one style of music and it will bring a lot of attention to the Canadian scene, with many internationals acts and a special place for Canadians bands." Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival Montréal Baroque, "Old Montreal's Early Music Festival, Montreal Baroque offers a unique experience on North American soil: An opportunity to hear a series of magnificent concerts of music of the 17th and 18th centuries in appropriate and unusual settings. The festival has created several events worthy of Montreal, city par excellence, of festivals.....Snaking through the narrow streets of the Old City to the sound of a hundred flutes at the festival's Grand Parade, relaxing at a garden concert, catching a choral concert in a chapel or simply enjoying a street performance, this original festival gives a new cultural identity to Old Montreal, attracting international tourists and local music lovers as well as novices to Early Music. Created by Susie Napper, Montreal gambist and cellist, the festival works with the museums, members of the community and commercants to bring the architectural gems of Old Montreal to life with the sound of music!" Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques Region: Island of Montreal
• Festival Tzigane Romani Yag / Romani Yag Gypsy Festival, "Romani Yag (or «Gypsy Fire») is a Montreal-based, non-profit organization whose mission is the creation and promotion of cultural events highlighting the diversity of the Romani people (known as gypsies, bohemians, romanichel), through a multidisciplinary festival among other activities." Region: Island of Montreal
• Fête de la Musique, "la Fête de la Musique aura lieu le 21 Juin 2009 dans le Vieux-Montréal et permettra au public d'assister gratuitement à des spectacles présentés par des artistes amateurs, des artistes nationaux et internationaux". Region: Island of Montreal
• Heavy MTL, "Gillett Entertainment Group is proud to announce the creation of HEAVY MTL, a unique event in North America, which will take place on Saturday June 21st and Sunday June 22nd at Parc Jean-Drapeau.Loud, intense, heavy, HEAVY MTL will feature many hard rock and metal bands performing on different stages located outdoors on the breathtaking site that is the Saint-Hélène Island." Region: Island of Montreal
• Igloofest, "one of Montreal's winter must-dos, Igloofest has forged a reputation for itself through its excellent program-- a unique and punchy audio-visual concept, and a wacky ski suit competition that has contributed to Montreal's climate warming for 3 years!" Region: Island of Montreal
• KlezKanada, "founded in 1996 to teach, nurture and present to a broad public the best of Jewish traditional arts and Yiddish/Jewish culture. Arising from the wellsprings of Jewish culture and expertise unique to Montreal and Canada, over the past decade KlezKanada has grown into an event with international resonance and cultural/artistic impact, drawing nearly 500 intergenerational participants from nearly every province of Canada, 25 U.S. states and 12 countries throughout the Americas, Eastern and Western Europe, as well as Israel." Region: Island of Montreal
• L'OFF Festival de Jazz de Montréal 2002, "festival de jazz donnant priorité aux musiciens de jazz du Québec, de Montréal. Présenter en marge du FIJM d'où son nom Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal". Region: Island of Montreal
• La Grande Rencontre, "Depuis plusieurs années nous travaillons à valoriser les musiques et les danses traditionnelles québécoises dans un contexte urbain, liées aux autres courants des musiques traditionnelles, folk et du monde, inscrivant ainsi le festival dans le concept de la diversité culturelle relié aux sources de la musique québécoise en constante évolution". Region: Island of Montreal
• Le Mondial choral Loto-québec Region: Laval and north-shore
• Le Printemps des bretelles, "the annual Le Printemps Des Bretelles Festival organized by Soufflemuse Productions. This festival is held every year to commemorate the invention of the accordion on May 6th 1829." Region: Island of Montreal
• Les Francofolies de Montréal Region: Island of Montreal
• MEG Montreal, Montreal electronic groove Region: Island of Montreal
• Meg Montreal Osheaga International, "All MMOI activities and concerts will offer guests, from near and far, a festive and beneficial experience. Thanks to this annual gathering, a network spanning countries and continents will grow, sharing and developing ideas, all the while contributing to Montreal's cultural output on an international level." Region: Island of Montreal
• Montreal Drum Fest, "this year, you will be treated to a good variety of international drumming and world percussion styles. Dates are November 7-8-9, 2003 and the festival is held at the beautiful Pierre-Mercure Hall in downtown Montreal." Region: Island of Montreal
• Montreal International Reggae Festival Region: Island of Montreal
• montrealjazzfestival.com, "Montreal International Jazz Festival - the people's site." Region: Island of Montreal
• Musique Multi-Montréal, "organisme de production et de diffusion, qui se consacre à la sauvegarde, à la mise en valeur et à l'avancement des musiques issues des grandes traditions du monde. MMM permet chaque année à des dizaines deartistes deici et deailleurs de se faire connaître. Cela se traduit par plusieurs activités de création et de diffusion, une centaine de spectacles par année au Québec, au Canada et même à l'international et des séries prestigieuses (Radio-concerts au bout du monde, Tous sous un même soleil, Les Concerti sous la pergola) qui culminent chaque printemps par le Festival MMM - Des Musiques ET du Monde. Cet événement unique présente la musique comme le réceptacle de grandes rencontres et de rapprochement multiculturel, où la création est prétexte aux convergences et aux regroupements". Region: Island of Montreal
• Mutek, "music, sound and new technologies." Region: Island of Montreal
• NuJazz Festival, "la mission du NuJaz Festival est de proposer un langage jazz différent des autres en y intégrant l'efficacité populaire. L'objectif étant de diffuser les nouveaux courants de Jazz issus de la musique électronique en offrant au public une expérience musicale et visuelle (VJ et projections) complète ainsi que de participer à de véritables avancements nocturnes en jazz et electronique". Region: Island of Montreal
• Osheaga Region: Island of Montreal
• Pop Montreal International Music Festival, "a five-day international pop music festival that pays homage to great names and rising stars. Located mainly on the Plateau, Montréal's hippest neighbourhood, the event features international stars paired with the best acts from Québec and Canada, numerous industry events, a film fest, a fair, a conference, and late night loft parties." Region: Island of Montreal
• Portraits des festivals de musique de Montréal / Montreal's music festivals photography, "photos des festivals de musique de Montréal (Festival de Jazz, Francofolie, etc.). Intégrées au site le lendemain de l'événement". Region: Island of Montreal
• Redhot & Blue Rockabilly Weekend, "october 6 to 9 2005 - Saint-Hyacinthe, Qc." Region: South-shore
• Sortiesjazznights.com, "everything on jazz in Québec : all the jazz shows updated every week and sent by ebulletin to 5000 subscribers every Thursday, musicians Web sites, festivals, and radio shows." Region: Island of Montreal
• Suoni Per Il Popolo Region: Island of Montreal
• Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, "the Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival (Sounds for the People Festival) presents Liberation music to audiences in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Liberation music is inspired by freedom of expression, improvisation, and sonic exploration and appeals to music aficionados world wide. Liberation music is comprised of an eclectic collection of genres which includes but is not limited to free jazz, noise, electronica, turntable art, soundscapes, experimental rock, electronica, musique actuelle and spoken word. Given the context in which much of this music is made and the reaction it provokes, it is also music that resonates with progressive social movements. The festival presents both established musicians who bring a wealth of tradition, experience and history to their playing as well as younger, emerging artists." Region: Island of Montreal
• Under the Snow Region: Island of Montreal
• West Island Blues Festival Region: Island of Montreal
• Zoofest, "launching this summer - July 10 to 26, 2009 - will be an eclectic event that showcases experimental acts of all genres, spotlighting on alternative programming. We will include theatre, circus, dance, comedy, music and much more. Zoofest will offer a multitude of entertainment experiences at affordable ticket prices to reach out to a younger, creative audience interested in expanding their artistic tastes and who wish to see more for less. Zoofest will create new opportunities for scouting and allow artists to develop their work here in Montreal while being seen by industry who can advance them further. In 2009 Zoofest programming will include Just For Laughs/Juste pour rire programmed shows, which will be under the banner of Zoofest and there will also be a multitude of shows that will be self produced, where the profits will be shared with the artists." Region: Island of Montreal
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