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Yanti’s 50th Birthday at the Hub!

Yanti’s 50th Birthday at the Hub!

*HERE”S THE VIDEO!
Thank you to our fans who edited and put this video up on youtube.
Please enjoy and check out more live music in your neighborhood.
 Yanti Turns 50 – A Celebration of Music, Life & Love! 
One of the Okanagan’s most beloved artists, Yanti, is celebrating her 50th birthday, and YOU are invited!
For over two decades, Yanti has shared her powerful voice and love of music with the community—whether performing jazz standards at weddings and retirement homes, rocking fundraisers, leading karaoke nights, or jamming with local bands like Sax Among Friends, The Justin Glibbery Quintet, Crawford & Crossley Quartet, and the SoCo Blues Crew.
Yanti’s music is more than performance—it’s connection, community, and pure joy. As a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (ukulele, cello, shaker), and teacher, Yanti inspires everyone she meets to embrace life, love, and positivity through the vibrations of music.
✨ Event Details
When: Sunday, December 21
Concert: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
BONUS Karaoke: 9:00 PM
Featuring: Paul Henbury (guitar), Luke Whittall (bass), Terence Wendenburg (drums)
Tickets: By donation
 Dress Code: Wear the dress! Bring out that outfit you love but never had an occasion for. Wear it—or donate it! This is a celebration of love, freedom, and living fully. Sing it, be it, dance it—whatever your heart desires.
Join us for a night of music, laughter, and community as we celebrate Yanti & 50 amazing years of life!
I Advocate For Freedom a Yanti Original

I Advocate For Freedom a Yanti Original

Oh I Advocate For Freedom for ALL is a Yanti original played by Yanti & The Wise’s Guise at the Dream Cafe for the Ignite the Arts Festival 2024. This tells the story of Yanti’s first memorable encounter with a bully on the bus. This song is a call for allowances of freedom.

Two Sides Of Freedom

Two Sides Of Freedom

This is a video of So_Co Blues Crew at Bench 1775 in Naramata.

Two Sides of Freedom is a Yanti original played by Frank Artés on bass, Mel Zachary on keys, Bob Johnson on guitar and Rod Rose on drums.

The Justin Glibbery Quintet feat. Yanti

The Justin Glibbery Quintet feat. Yanti

The Justin Glibbery Quintet brings together some familiar faces from the Okanagan music scene: Justin Glibbery on piano, Stefan Bienz on bass, Michael Treadway on drums, Michael Perkins on trumpet, and their guest singer Yanti Sharples. Her sultry vocal style compliments this diverse yet cohesive band. From innovative original compositions to torch vocals on jazz classics, as well as jazz arrangements of a few current pop tunes, this group will entertain you all evening.

Sharples, a singer from Naramata, has a rich and vibrant contralto voice. She has performed in the South Okanagan in many different sets and venues. Her diverse range of vocal talents include Jazz Standards through to Rock Ballads. As a vocalist for hire, Sharples performs regularly with the jazz band, Sax Among Friends, and the Allan Crossley band.

Glibbery, a professional pianist, composer, and music educator, has been a part of the Okanagan Valley music scene for 25 years. His sound encompasses many influences: Lyle Mayes (Pat Metheny Group), Oscar Peterson, Bruce Hornsby, Keith Jarrett, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie. Glibbery’s music always has a very lyrical melody with a solid harmonic and rhythmic foundation and contains some twists and turns along the way.

Penticton’s Pecha Kucha Vol. 11

Penticton’s Pecha Kucha Vol. 11

I was SUPER excited to be asked to give a speech at Penticton’s Pecha Kucha Volume 11 in March. The incredibly talented John Goudie re-produced the whole speech here in this video showcasing both of our talents. I hope you enjoy this and please feel free to share this story of mine…

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