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Giving Tuesday
2022-11-29 | BC
Support a vibrant local music scene this Giving Tuesday with a donation to the Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society.

Your donation to VIM enables us to continue programming concerts that reflect the diversity and creativity of artists in Vancouver.
Your support also empowers us to continue research and development towards building a progressive and culturally diverse centre purpose-built to capture the joy that is music and music making.

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Aunties Sing… Music is Medicine
2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Roundhouse Performance Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A concert featuring the Sandy Scofield Band, Helene Duguay with the Murray Porter Band, and Dalannah Gail Bowen with Michael Creber

Tickets in advance (sliding scale): $15, $20, $25
aunties_sing.eventbrite.ca
Tickets at the door: pay what you can

Host & curator: Elaine Bomberry
Here on the West Coast, there are a few legendary Indigenous female artists, who have had illustrious careers in the Canadian music industry for decades. Assembled by music trailblazer Elaine Bomberry, these fine music artists will surprise and delight audiences in this special concert at the Roundhouse. They include JUNO nominee and Canadian Aboriginal Music Award winner, singer songwriter Sandy Scofield; bassist Helene Duguay who will rock the crowd with her stunning riffs and yodeling with The Murray Porter Band; and legendary blues singer, Dalannah Gail Bowen.
Sandy Scofield Band
Sandy Scofield (vocals, guitar) Stephen Nikleva (vocals, guitar) Brian Minato (bass) Randall Stoll (drums) Kelsey Wavey (vocals)
Helene Duguay with the Murray Porter Band
Helene Duguay (vocals, bass) Murray Porter (vocals, keyboard) Rick Boulter (guitar) Darren Harry (drums)
Dalannah Gail Bowen
Dalannah Gail Bowen (vocals) Michael Creber (keyboard)
About Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre:
The Vision & Mandate of the Roundhouse is twofold: to be a centre for community cultural development and a community source for recreational activities for all ages. “We thrive on exploring issues, on taking risks, on being cutting edge. We strive to bring people together in new ways to explore what is important to them. By stretching our boundaries and challenging our perceptions, we endeavour to build community and in our own way to make the world a better place. We invite you to join us.”
https://www.roundhouse.ca
About Vancouver Independent Music Centre Society (VIM):
VIM is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 2011 with a mandate to develop a well-designed, central, accessible, sustainable and culturally diverse music centre. Through research and planning, we’ve heard from hundreds of musicians, music presenters, concertgoers, managers and others to determine the vision and feasibility for a new state-of-the-art venue for Vancouver. In 2018, the City of Vancouver passed zoning at the Plaza of Nations to include a 20,000 square foot music centre based on the VIM’s vision and plans.

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Whelming
2022-09-04 15:00 - 16:30 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Bohemian rock music for the overworked and under-stimulated.
Erik Severinson: guitar, vocals
Eric Wettstein: guitar
Markus Abramzik: bass
Mark Kerrey: drums, electronics

Whelming is a Vancouver music outfit developed for the purpose of exploring the creative capabilities of its members. With 20th century rock music as a jumping off point, the band lets their aesthetic wander with the current of each piece; landing elsewhere, feeling at home.
whelming.bandcamp.com/album/plant-your-lightning

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Eagle Ex Machina
2022-09-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Alternative rock and roll with blazing fiddle solos.
Matt Cook-Contois: vocals, fiddle, guitar
Erik Severinson: vocals, lead guitar
Tom Kuzma: bass
Mark Kerrey: drums

Eagle Ex Machina is an alternative rock band founded in 2020 by multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter Matt Cook-Contois as a vehicle to combine his love of rock music with a traditional fiddle upbringing. The soundscape of Eagle Ex Machina pays homage and draws on influences such as the Foo Fighters & City and Colour while incorporating a modern approach to Canadian Fiddling. Their debut album features an aggressive approach to song writing, guitar and violin proficiency, and a diverse set of influences to create a unique sonic signature. Matt Cook-Contois’s musical journey started on his traditional territory of Misipawistik Cree Nation through the Frontier Fiddling Program. A combination of classroom learning, the tutelage of his musician Grandfather, and years of practice culminated in back-to-back finals appearances at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championship.
eagleexmachina.com

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Saxophilia
2022-09-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Home-Grown Saxophones: Canadian music for classical saxophone quartet, with works by Fred Stride, David Branter, Violet Archer, and Beatrice Ferreira.
Julia Nolan: soprano saxophone
Kris Covlin: alto saxophone
David Branter: tenor saxophone
Colin MacDonald: baritone saxophone

Formed in 1996, the Vancouver-based saxophone quartet Saxophilia has been committed to giving the highest quality performances of classical saxophone repertoire. All of the quartet members are active performers in Vancouver’s music community, as soloists and as band members in a wide variety of styles from classical to jazz to popular music. This appreciation of a diversity of music informs the group’s choice of repertoire, which ranges from the standard repertoire of classical saxophone quartet, to contemporary music, to jazz arrangements and lighter fare. In 2018, the ensemble released their self-titled recording Saxophilia, featuring the music of BC composers Dorothy Chang, Peter Hannan, and Colin MacDonald.
saxophilia.com

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Michael Red + Tsimka
2022-09-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Deep meditative soundscapes and atmospheres inspired by dub, nature and non-physical life.
Michael Red: live electronics, sound objects
Tsimka: vocals

Michael Red is a Vancouver-based music producer, composer, curator, performer and DJ. He is founder and lead for Low Indigo, ambient/experimental artist under the name Souns, one half of LA FE, one half of Chambers, former collaborator and touring artist with throat singer Tanya Tagaq, founding member of Lighta! Sound, and collaborator with a long list of other notable artists. Michael’s performed across Canada, and internationally and has been written about in The Wire, XLR8R, Resident Advisor, and Vice’s Thump. Tsimka Martin, rooted in nuučaan̓uł territories, morphs millennia-old oral and drumming traditions into contemporary sonic vibrations. Inspired by the dualities of the ancient and the modern, Indigenous and settler identities, ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ and English languages, Tsimka playfully reinterprets spiritual wisdom, natural elements, and cultural stories to remind listeners of the rhythms alive in us all – breath, heart, and joy.
michael-red.com
soundcloud.com/tsimka

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Omianan featuring Thad Bailey-Mai
2022-08-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Original music blending elements of jazz, rock, avant-garde, and pop.
Sara Kim: vocals
Thomas Hoeller: guitar
Nikko Whitworth: bass
Jesus Adrian Caballero: drums
Thad Bailey-Mai: trumpet

Omianan is a Vancouver-based band that was formed with the intention of playing a variety of music together. Their debut album Paper Dream was released in February thanks to the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. The band was recently nominated for Global Artist of the Year at the 2022 Western Canadian Music Awards.
omianan.com

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Public Dreams
2022-08-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Zheng and drums manifest a momentary cross-cultural conversation.
Andrea Wong: zheng
Spencer Schoening: drums
Shruti Ramani: vocals
Nikko Whitworth: bass
Meredith Bates: violin

Public Dreams is an experimental musical group that explores the convergence of different musical traditions and cultures through free improvisation. Drawing on folk, rock, and jazz influences, they meet in a playful space for public dialogue between distant soundscapes. Public Dreams’ exchange of eclectic grooves and vulnerable melodies are driven by the fleeting nature of improvisation with hopes to define a present moment.

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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The Fugitives
2022-08-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Modern folk music with big streaks of storytelling.
Brendan McLeod: guitar, vocals
Adrian Glynn: bass, balalaika, lead vocals
Chris Suen: banjo, vocals
Carly Frey: violin, vocals

A folk collective headed by songwriters Adrian Glynn and Brendan McLeod, the band has toured extensively through Canada, Western Europe, and the UK. Over the past twelve years, they’ve earned a reputation for unforgettable live shows, brimming with complex harmonies, infectious storytelling and top-notch musicianship. Trench Songs, The Fugitives’ fifth record, was nominated for two Canadian Folk Music Awards and a JUNO Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year. Their previous album, The Promise of Strangers, won Best Folk Album of 2019 from the German Music Critics’ Association and before that, 2013’s Everything Will Happenspent ten weeks on the top ten Canadian folk charts and earned them a support slot across Western Canada with Buffy Sainte-Marie and an appearance at UK’s Glastonbury Festival.

“This show is simply brilliant” (CBC)
fugitives.ca

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Kutapira
2022-08-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Zimbabwean marimba with West African and Afro-Cuban percussion.
Sangito Bigelow: marimba, percussion, drums, vocals
Theo Vincent: marimba, percussion, drums
Jeremy Bryant: marimba, percussion, drums
Kai Buchan: marimba, percussion
JeanSe: electric bass

Melding the rhythms of Zimbabwe and West Arica with Reggae, Samba, Afrobeat, Funk, Jazz, Cumbia, Disco and Hip Hop, this fusion of styles is intelligently selected, seamlessly blended and brought to you by Kutapira. ​What started out thirteen years ago as a youth world music initiative has metamorphosized into the crowd-pleasing percussion explosion known today as Kutapira. The name Kutapira means “Sweetness” in the Shona language of Zimbabwe, a fitting title for a band that plays a fusion of Zimbabwean marimba with West African and Afro-Cuban percussion. For years they performed exclusively as a mallet swinging, skin-slapping quintet but now, in their latest evolutionary form, they feature vocals and electric bass.
kutapira.com

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Serenata Mexicana
2022-08-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Featuring the duo of Mexican soprano Lili Nogueras and Cuban guitarist Josué Tacoronte with trombonist Jeremy Berkman.
Lili Nogueras: vocals
Josué Tacoronte: guitar
Jeremy Berkman: trombone

Two years ago, Lili Nogueras and Josué Tacoronte began their duo with the project Opera Flamenca and now they perform a program of traditional Mexican songs, with classical/popular voice and flamenco guitar. For this special performance they are joined by guest trombonist Jeremy Berkman who brings a unique and original musical contrast. As a trio they were featured in “Elementos” for Turning Point Ensemble’s 1+1+1 film project and were recently invited to contribute to the Victoria Flamenco Festival. Pianist and soprano Lili Nogueras began studying music at the age of 6 and has studied and performed around the world. Acclaimed by critics, guitarist Josué Tacoronte has released three albums and in 2013 he was awarded Best Concert Interpreter at the International Festival CUBADISCO Awards. Trombonist Jeremy Berkman currently performs with the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, Cappella Borealis, and the Vancouver Brass Orchestra and has contributed to over 30 commercial recordings.

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Curtis Clear Sky & Constellationz
2022-08-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Uplifting empowering Indigenous narrative with funky grooves consisting of hip-hop, funk, blues & soul.
Curtis Clear Sky: lead vocals
Tia Taurere-Clear Sky: supporting vocals
Terran Eason: drums
Tai Quinn Whyte: keyboard
Peter Beach: bass
Beaver Thomas: guitar

Curtis Clear Sky and the Constellationz captivate audiences with their funky rhythms, thundering percussion, blasting horns, soulful harmonies, dicing & slicing DJ with empowering lyrics that gratify your soul. Curtis and his band’s highly-engaging performances make you “bump with the booming blasting blare” and you’ll be “moving your feet like you don’t care.”
constellationz.com

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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x/o
2022-08-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Experimental, electronic, ambient, industrial, triphop, breakbeat, soundtrack, electroacoustic.
Veron Xio: electronic music producer, vocals

x/o is Veron Xio, the Vietnamese-Canadian electronic music producer, performer, filmmaker and visual artist who spends their time between their native Vancouver and Berlin. Focusing on disrupting gender binaries through audiovisual storytelling, x/o uses hyper-feminine/masculine tropes and butterfly evolution allegories to build new worlds exploring nuances in duality and cyclical emotions. Five years after releasing their debut EP Cocoon Egg, x/o followed up with their groundbreaking sequel, Chaos Butterfly, which is an epic tale of catharsis and self-actualization explored through metamorphosis. It is a free-falling kaleidoscopic journey into a beautiful nightmare, both cataclysmic and tender. x/o has performed internationally including festivals and institutions such as 3HD Festival Berlin, MUTEK Montreal, Palais de Tokyo, House of electronic Arts Basel, and has shared stages with artists such as Chino Amobi, Elysia Crampton, M.E.S.H., and Jlin. x/o is a founding member of s.M.i.L.e, a trail-blazing collective of like-minded artists in Vancouver pushing the boundaries of club experimentation.
“A criss-cross of glitchy textures, grungy 90’s trip-hop beats and heavy metal grit.” – Sonduke Magazine
x-o-xio.bandcamp.com/album/chaos-butterfly

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Murray Porter Band
2022-08-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Lead by the legendary Mohawk blues man Murray Porter, this band of seasoned musicians gains new audiences every time they perform their soulful blues.
Murray Porter: lead vocals, keyboard
Helene Duguay: harmonies, bass
Rick Boulter: guitar
Darren Harry: drums

JUNO Award-winning Murray Porter may have a blues soul to the core, but he also grew up on rock and roll, R & B and country music and his recent album Stand Up! reflects these early musical influences. This year, he was nominated for the `Blues With A Feeling’ award for Lifetime Achievement from the Maple Blues Awards, Canada’s national blues awards. Porter’s love of performing comes across clear and strong. He has been compared to Dr. John, Joe Cocker and even Elton John! He captivates audiences wherever he performs and makes new fans that never leave his show disappointed. He’s a proud Mohawk man from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in southern Ontario, who now lives on Squamish Nation unceded territory in North Vancouver, BC.
“A master bluesman” (Robbie Robertson).
murrayporter.ca

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Don McGlashan
2022-08-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
Thoughtful, literate songs about love, distance and homeware.
Don McGlashan: vocals, guitar

Don McGlashan is one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded songwriters and musicians. He has five entries in APRA’s 100 Best Ever NZ Songs and has won many awards, including two APRA Silver Scrolls (for NZ’s top songwriter.) He has a long-standing working relationship with Neil Finn, and has toured as both a member of, and opening act for Crowded House, as well as collaborating with the likes of Paul Kelly and the Violent Femmes. The UK’ s Q Magazine described Don’s band The Mutton Birds as coming “from the same cerebral power-pop mother lode as Big Star and early REM”. In 1997 The Mutton Birds were selected by The Tragically Hip to tour across Canada as part of their “Another Roadside Attraction” extravaganza, and they also opened for The Hip several times in the UK and the Netherlands during that period. McGlashan currently divides his time between Auckland and Vancouver, where he performs regularly, including acclaimed sets at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in 2019.
“A masterclass in song craft… with an inner world all his own.” (Australian Rolling Stone)
donmcglashan.com

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Niho, Fito, Y Marlin
2022-07-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
High-energy Latin music and culture.
Niho Takase: piano
Fito Garcia: bass
Marlin Ramazzini: vocals, percussion

JUNO nominated pianist Niho Takase instantly fell in love with Cuban music when pianist Kathy Kidd introduced her to Latin music in college. Niho played in the Latin Jazz Ensemble led by renowned percussionist Sal Ferreras, later led by composer/trumpeter John Korsrud. Those experiences help her achieve her goal of studying music in Cuba and Spain. Marlin Ramazzini, JUNO Award nominee and recipient of the Vancouver Inspirational Latin Awards and Guatemalan Cultural Association Award, is one of the most versatile and accomplished Latin singers on the West Coast with a warm and sensuous voice that can tease out the essence of any song. She studied with Omara Portuondo, one of the greatest Cuban singers. Fito Garcia received a JUNO Award for his participation in El Camino Real by Ancient Cultures. He has been nominated twice for West Coast Music Awards for Best World Music Album. Fito produced a new album Life is For Doing Things by The Tommy Kae Band and Marlin Ramazzini’s second album Amandote.
nihotakase.com

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Noodle Connection
2022-07-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1L3, Canada
A pan-Asian stir-fry of music, memories and more featuring Kokuho Rose Prohibited and Inalienable Rice Revisited.
Joyce Chong: vocals
Sean Gunn: bass
John Endo Greenaway: guitar
Linda Uyehara Hoffman: vocals
Rick Shiomi: mandolin
Kokuho Rose Prohibited was formed in 1977 by a group of Japanese and Chinese Canadians with a shared love of folk and blues music. It was a seminal period for Asian Canadian culture and cross-pollination was rife. Shakuhachi master Takeo Yamashiro co-founded Tonari Gumi. Mandolin player Rick Shiomi coordinated the inaugural Powell Street Festival in 1977. He, along with Linda Uyehara Hoffman, Sean Gunn and others, edited Inalienable Rice, a Chinese & Japanese Canadian Anthology, featuring many important artists including Terry Watada, Joy Kogawa, the late Jim Wong Chu, Tamio Wakayama, and Roy Kiyooka. John Endo Greenaway later became the longest serving editor of The Bulletin, a Journal of Japanese Canadian Community, History and Culture. Members of the group went on to found Katari Taiko, Canada’s first taiko group, and a number of other taiko groups across North America. Noodle Connection reunites five members of the band for an intimate evening of memories shared through songs, stories, poetry, visuals, special guests, and of course food.

For more information and tickets: www.firehallartscentre.ca
or call the Firehall Box Office at 604.689.0926

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Gamelan Gita Asmara + Onibana Taiko
2022-04-03 19:30 | The Rio, 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Vancouver Independent Music House Society (VIM) has curated another dynamic, wonderfully curated live music event guaranteed to thrill any music-lover. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, April 3 for a double bill night featuring Onibana Taiko (Japanese folk music with a touch of feminist punk aesthetics) and Gamelan Gita Asmara (an ensemble that uses a new kind of Balinese gamelan set, called “Semaradhana”).
Sunday, April 3
Doors 6:30 pm | Show 7:30 pm *Please arrive on time.
Advance Tickets (Sliding Scale)
Onibana Taiko
Onibana Taiko is kick-ass taiko meets traditional Japanese folk art forms meets feminist queer punk aesthetics. We play taiko combined with our uber tactile and full-body resonating beats with the driving sounds of shamisen (Japanese Banjo), and soul-piercing traditional Japanese vocals and fue (a wooden flute). Onibana Taiko invites audience members to commune with our ancestors through Obon dance and music (sort of like a Buddhist Japanese Dia De Los Muertos celebration).
Noriko Kobayashi vocals, tsugaru shamisen
Leslie Komori vocals, drums
E. Kage vocals, drums
www.onibanataiko.ca
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdXiXA6VO2hlnH1nM4IwbQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OnibanaTaiko
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/onibana.taiko/?hl=en

Gamelan Gita Asmara
Gamelan Gita Asmara is an ensemble that uses a new kind of Balinese gamelan set called Semaradhana. They are a dedicated collective committed to mastering this challenging music together, with the rewards of making something of aesthetic and social value, and the joy of sharing this with audiences. For this performance they will be joined by guest artist I Dewa Made Suparta, a musician, composer, and teacher. Immersed in Balinese gamelan from early childhood, he began performing at age 10. Dewa is a founding member of Çudamani, one of Bali’s most innovative gamelan ensembles.
www.gitaasmara.ca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFKGE85oEkU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKKTo3w_QQ
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