In 2016, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto invited musicians, mainly immigrant musicians, to audition for a new global orchestra.
The idea was to reflect the diversity of the city by bringing together different musical traditions. More than 100 musicians applied and 12 were selected. The ensemble they created was named Kune, which means together in Esperanto.
Kune’s musicians hail from many parts of the world including Iraq, Iran, Cuba, Peru, Burkino-Faso and China and they play a wide range of instruments, such as the tar, the dizi, the cajon and the ngoni. According to the ensemble’s website, the project was intended as a short-term deal but after the band’s debut, invitations arrived for festivals and gigs, so the musicians began to practice and compose new music.
In 2018, Kune’s debut was released, Kune – Canada’s Global Orchestra (Universal Music,…
