Culture at Riverwood: Tamar Ilana and Dennis Duffin

Culture at Riverwood is back this summer with a slate of free concerts set to the beautiful backdrop of the MacEwan Terrace Garden!

Performers will play inside the MacEwan Barn. Concertgoers are able to take in each show from just outside the Barn. Please bring your own chair as seating will not be provided.

All shows are free to attend, and registration is not required, but please consider making donations to The Riverwood Conservancy, Visual Arts Mississauga, and the Chamber Music Society of Mississauga so we can continue to provide these accessible concerts for years to come.

About the Performers

Tamar Ilana is an internationally renowned award-winning vocalist in over 20 languages, a mesmerizing flamenco dancer and choreographer and a performing arts curator focused on presenting IBPOC and women/gender diverse artists. Tamar grew up on stage and on the road as the daughter of a touring ethnomusicologist, is of Ashkenazi-Jewish, Saulteaux-Cree, Romanian, and Scottish descent and is a Member of Pasqua First Nation. Tamar has released four albums and been nominated for four Canadian Folk Music Awards with her world music project Ventanas with whom she has also toured across Canada, the US, Colombia, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland.

Dennis Duffin, a Toronto-born flamenco guitarist, grew up immersed in music, learning Flamenco from his father and performing as a teenager. His professional career began with renowned Canadian companies like the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company and extended into a seven-year national tour with Fin de Fiesta Flamenco. Currently based in Seville, Dennis performs in Tablaos alongside esteemed artists and participates in international productions, including La Tormenta (Canada), Soledad (Estonia), and Entre Luz y Sombra (Austria). His recordings include the solo album Camino Flamenco (2017) and several collaborative projects. Dennis has performed in over 14 countries worldwide.