Tusk Festival 2015 — Sam Shalabi

Egyptian-Canadian musician and composer Sam Shalabi first blossomed into musical performance via his late 20th Century local punk scene in Montreal and then the local explosion of activity early this century that had Godspeed You Black Emperor! and others at its epicentre. A true musical polymath, Shalabi expresses himself via his Shalabi Effect improv unit, his Land Of Kush post-postrock Montreal big band and the growing series of recordings in his own name that take in blazing guitar solos, sublime electr