Karkwa captured the audience with their enigmatic performance

Part I: Karkwa wins big and other stories from the Polaris Music Prize Gala

Quebec’s Karkwa took home the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize last night for their album Les Chemins De Verre much to the surprise of the predominately English music media attending the event, but this isn’t to say the award was not well deserved. In only two songs the band captured the audience with their enigmatic performance despite singing entirely in French, and their cute acceptance speech won them a couple bonus points as well.

Truth be told, the room that night was filled with such extreme talent it would be hard to argue anyone’s acceptance of the award, but there were a few contenders many of us were banking on.

Masonic Temple, Toronto, ON
By: Sheena Lyonnais
Sept 21, 2010

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