Making Music a Labour of Love

Professor and composer Ngou Kang, a humble man with timeworn hands, hopeful brown eyes and a gentle disposition, has lived in North Burnaby for 22 years. At the age of 90, he has more spring in his step than a 20-year-old and more passion for music than most. You may have walked or driven past…

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Surfing in Tofino

You wade into the chilly Pacific waters, your not-as-thick-as-you-thought wet suit filling up slowly – and painfully. Facing the rolling surf, a look of uncertainty on your face, you push your three-metre surfboard – which is ever so conveniently attached to your foot- out into the breaking waves. Every two steps forward through the angry…

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The Blues Are In His Blood

Some say blues music was born on the plantations of Mississippi. If that’s the case, there’s no one closer to his musical roots than Mississippi native Big Jack Johnson, who’s playing the Burnaby Blues Festival this July. The 63-year-old crooner from Clarksdale, Miss., has had music streaming through his blood since the day he was…

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