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  • Cariwest: The Caribbean Community’s Gift to Edmonton

    Donna Coombs-Montrose

    CARIWEST – Caribbean Arts Festival was introduced to Edmonton in 1984. It was created by Western Carnival Development Association (WCDA)…

  • Vivacious Caribbean Teachers

    Etty Shaw-Cameron

    During the 1960s, school jurisdictions in Alberta advertised for teachers in leading newspapers and at teacher training colleges in the…

  • The Day Bill Coull Disappeared from the Airwaves

    Terry Jorden

    For David Ward, the memory of Bill Coull and his sudden departure from CKUA has left a strange taste in…

  • Judi Singh: A Black & South Asian musician from 1950s-70s Edmonton

    Poushali Mitra

    Last year, while exploring South Asian music history in Edmonton, I randomly searched “Singh + artist + 70s Edmonton” and…

  • Edmonton’s Gospel Music Scene

    Anmarie Bailey

    Picture this: frenzied hand clapping, foot stomping, finger tapping, rhythmic call and response-type songs, passionate Amens, Hallelujahs and killer vocals all led by…

  • The History of Filipino Businesses in Edmonton

    Giselle General

    “Anak, siksikan nating yung bagahe mo nitong mga produktong Pinoy na ma-eenjoy ng mga kamag-anak natin. Alam kong wala ito…

  • “It’s in our veins,” Part 2: Edmonton Dance Schools and Latin American Identity

    Miguel A. Priolo Marín & Nieva W. Srayko

    Read “It’s in our veins,” Part 1 Immigration to a new community involves a dramatic change that can affect nearly…

  • “It’s in our veins,” Part 1: Edmonton Dance Schools and Latin American Identity

    Miguel A. Priolo Marín & Nieva W. Srayko

    Alejandro (Alex) Rojas, the founder of ETOWN SALSA Latin Dance Studios, moved from Chile to Edmonton with his parents in…

  • The Haven Social Club: Buy Lots, Tip Well

    Jamie Ausmus

    The walk up to 15120 Stony Plain Road was a gritty one. Dimly-lit advertisements for adult parlours, pawn shops and…

  • Beatrice Carmichael – The Grand Dame of Edmonton Opera

    Peggy Donnelly

    Known to her students and close friends as Auntie Van, Beatrice Carmichael was a classically trained musician from Chicago, who…

  • Nick Mischi: Dulcimer Master

    Lawrence Herzog

    Necolai “Nick” Mischi was eight years old in 1915 when he fell in love for the first time. It happened…

  • Canada’s Mr. Polka – Gaby Haas

    Lawrence Herzog

    Gaby Haas oom-pah-pahed his way through nearly a half-century of Edmonton’s musical soundtrack. He was a musician, radio and television…