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'''The Montreal Tamtams''' are a [[drum circle]] based in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]. The free event, the biggest of its kind in the world, gathers thousands of [[drummer|drum players]], dancers, vendors and visitors, every Sunday, at the [[George-Étienne Cartier Monument]] in [[Mount_Royal#Mount_Royal_Park|Mount Royal Park]].<ref name="cartier">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=9d571f9c-ad2e-44f0-b106-138ef2ea32a3|title=Cartier returns|date=May 23, 2008|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|accessdate=31 March 2010}}</ref> Tamtams, or simply "tams" as they are sometimes called by locals, began in 1978 and have become over the years one of the main tourist attractions of the city. They take place officially from early May to late September. |
'''The Montreal Tamtams''' are a [[drum circle]] based in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]. The free event, the biggest of its kind in the world, gathers thousands of [[drummer|drum players]], dancers, vendors and visitors, every Sunday, at the [[George-Étienne Cartier Monument]] in [[Mount_Royal#Mount_Royal_Park|Mount Royal Park]].<ref name="cartier">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=9d571f9c-ad2e-44f0-b106-138ef2ea32a3|title=Cartier returns|date=May 23, 2008|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|accessdate=31 March 2010}}</ref> Tamtams, or simply "tams" as they are sometimes called by locals, began in 1978 and have become over the years one of the main tourist attractions of the city. They take place officially from early May to late September. |
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Revision as of 13:25, 29 August 2010
The Montreal Tamtams are a drum circle based in Montreal, Canada. The free event, the biggest of its kind in the world, gathers thousands of drum players, dancers, vendors and visitors, every Sunday, at the George-Étienne Cartier Monument in Mount Royal Park.[1] Tamtams, or simply "tams" as they are sometimes called by locals, began in 1978 and have become over the years one of the main tourist attractions of the city. They take place officially from early May to late September.
References
- ^ "Cartier returns". Montreal Gazette. May 23, 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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