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We are excited to be nominated in two categories for the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards https://folkawards.ca/nominees/
“One of the finest ‘new acoustic’ groups in Canada.”
“Only Elephants Know Her Name is a treasure for personal and public library music collections, highly recommended”
“...a sumptuous mix of American gumbo and Asian masala on this tasty treat of sounds...The Cumberland Gap meets Kolkata.”
“So Long Seven draws from so many cultures but their greatest strength is putting it all together into a pleasantly soothing alchemy.”
“The four musicians in the band are excellent performers, and it swings impeccably through all eight, highly varied tracks. And combining folk music from many parts of the world with jazz, pop, blues and classical music as they do on this record makes me, the listener, happy and puts me in a very good mood. Because this is music that creates good vibrations and joy in the home.”
“This is “shut your eyes and go on a journey” music. Or possibly “dance dreamily around in your living room” music, depending on your predilection…. it’s just subtle, original music… Kala Kalo has a freshness and clarity likely to hold strong appeal to anyone with an interest in idiosyncratic folk, world, and jazz-based music.”
“What could be more Canadian than the multicultural mashup music of the Toronto quartet called So Long Seven? The band consists of expert players on banjo, tabla, violin and guitar fusing the inspirations of India, West Africa, Spain and Brazil to make dynamic and intriguing original music that draws on folk, chamber music and jazz...”
“Of all the recordings I’ve received in 2016, the debut effort from SO LONG SEVEN was certainly one of the most impressive. Calling this “Original Music” is an understatement: Banjo, Violin, Guitar and Tabla might look strange on paper, but it sure works in reality! This fuse of world music and cinematic jazz is truly exciting and is one of my top three picks of 2016.”