Nooria Alam aka Heebiejabi is a Toronto-based Afghan DJ and organizer. She’s been spinning tunes for progressive organizations across the city for the past three years and is passionate about using music as a tool to bring people together in the name of revolutionary love. In 2020, Heebiejabiwas scheduled to perform at the annual Mayworks Festival that was cancelled due to the pandemic. We encourage you to check out Heebiejabi’s artist page and enjoy her public, digital mixes until we can meet, dance, and celebrate the joys of solidarity together.
Choeur Mahais a bilingual, feminist choir based in Montreal. Established in 1991 by Kathy Kennedy, Choeur Maha promotes social justice through music and provides choral education to a community of singers. Under the artistic direction of Megan Batty, we sing a varied repertoire including folk, pop, contemporary, and experimental music, and we privilege works by female and genderqueer/non-binary artists. Choeur Maha is known for its high energy performances and a decidedly non-traditional take on choral music. The choir has been a pillar of support for women’s choral music in Montreal, and has been involved in many multi-disciplinary projects. Some of our recent concerts centred around the themes of Resistance and Revolution, and this year’s repertoire explores the theme of Labour in all senses of the word.
Produced by Wheel It Studios, the video features Lyrical Flips and Beny Esguerra in a song they co-wrote called “Gosford Fire”. The song was written after the terrible fire that engulfed the Driftwood community building (Jane Finch, North York) where one person died and hundreds were left homeless in November 2019.
Join the musicians to learn more about Wheel It Studios and participate in a Q&A Thursday, May 20, 7:00PM
