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GALLERY: BC World Music Collective at REM Lee Theatre

Group of BC musicians combine their heritage sounds from around the globe
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First Nations rapper, Ostwelve, performs at the REM Lee Theatre on Oct. 25 (Natalia Balcerzak/Photo)

The BC World Music Collective is a group of musicians that come from Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Africa, and London, but now call British Columbia their home.

They performed a mixture of tunes from their backgrounds at the REM Lee Theatre on Oct. 25.

The collective includes Adonis Puentes, Celso Machado, Tonye Aganaba, Kurai Blessing, JP Carter, Locarno (Tom Landa, Pedro Mota, Robin Layne, Liam MacDonald, Nick La Riviere, Kalissa Landa, JeanSe LeDoujet) and First Nations (Stō:lo/St’át’imc/Nlaka’pamux Territories) rapper, Ostwelve.

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(Natalia Balcerzak/Photo)
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(Natalia Balcerzak/Photo)
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(Natalia Balcerzak/Photo)
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(Natalia Balcerzak/Photo)
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(Natalia Balcerzak/Photo)