The Sound of Solidarity
Tadamon! Annual Fundraising Concert
SUNDAY, MAY 27th, 8pm
LA SALA ROSSA
4848 St-Laurent
Entrance: $5-15
Join Tadamon! for an annual funding raising concert to support our organizing efforts to build solidarity with movements for social & economic justice between Montreal, Lebanon and the Middle East.
Including Performances from:
HASSAN el-HADI BAND: Moroccan rhythms and North African musical traditions.
LA BANDA DE GAZA: Revolutionary Latin-American music ensemble.
IAN FERRIER: Montreal spoken-word poet
GADJI-GADJO: Klezmer and Tzigane musicians of Quebec.
MC PREACH ANKOBIA: Montreal based MC
NARCYCIST: Iraqi MC formally of the hip-hop group Euphrates.
NORMAN NAWROCKI & STEFAN CHRISTOFF: A piano & violin duo.
** DJ Kandis
** DJ Fadi
Biographical Information on Performers:
* Hassan el-Hadi Band: An accomplished composer, songwriter and singer, as well as an impressive Oud player. Originally from Marrakesh, Morocco, where diverse musical & cultural traditions merge, el-Hadi.s performance will draw inspiration from traditional Lebanese songs and include multiple local musicians rooted in both Jazz and Middle Eastern musical traditions.
Info: http://hassanelhadi.net
* La Banda de Gaza: An ensemble of six musicians including violin, double-bass, percussion, guitar, key-boards and accordion. La Banda de Gaza is front-lined by Iqi Balam who brings biting, politically charged lyrics to the group’s electricity of musical rhythms from Latin America, African percussion and modern beats.
* Ian Ferrier: A writer, poet, journalist and audio artist. He started working on performance literature for audiotape almost 20 years ago. He tours occasionally, and currently collaborates on spoken/music pieces with various musicians both locally & internationally. Ian is the former President of the Quebec Writer’s Federation.
* Gadji-Gadjo: A lively musical ensemble rooted in Klezmer and Tzigane traditions, which unites six Montreal musicians, who play originally composed pieces, while also utilizing traditional melodies and rhythms.
Info: www.gadji-gadjo.com
* MC Preach Ankobia: Hard hitting MC, who performs regularly with the Kalmunity Vibe Collective.
Info: http://myspace.com/preach514
* Narcycist: Iraqi hip-hop artist formally of the Montreal-based hip-hop crew Euphrates. Narcycist is known and recognized internationally for his rhyme and rhythms representing the internationally Iraqi Diaspora.
Info: www.narcy.net/
* Norman Nawrocki & Stefan Christoff: A dynamic musical duo, who will be performing on violin and piano respectively, developing musical narratives rooted in Balkan tones and melodies.
Info: http://www.nothingness.org/music/rhythm/ and www.christoffpianoproject.org
I AM A CUBAN YOUNG MAN THAT ARRIVED TO THE UNITED STATES 2 YEARS AGO.ACTUALLY I WANTED TO LET THE “BANDA DE GAZA” KNOW A COUPLE OF THINGS:
I KNOW YOU PROBABLY ARE IN CUBA NOW PLAYING FOR THE CUBAN PEOPLE .SO FAR AS I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND SUPPORT THE CAUSE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.WHAT ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 3 MILLIONS OF CUBANS THAT WERE OBLIGATED TO LEAVE THEIR OWN COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY HAD ONLY AN OPINION DIFFERENT TO THE CASTRO’S WAY OF MIND?.I WILL NOT MAKE YOU SPEND YOUR TIME FOR NOTHING.COME TO THE UNITED STATES,VISIT NORMAL,POOR,HARD WORKING CUBANS,NOT THE MILLIONEERS,BUT THE COMMON PEOPLE AND LISTEN TO THEIR VOICES.LISTEN ABOUT THE KILLINGS,TORTURES,TERROR,RAPINGS,IMPRISONMENTS.
BY THE WAY ASK THE CUBANS IN CUBA WHY THEY HAVE NO INTERNET ACCESS.WE ARE THE THIRD PART OF THE CUBAN POPULATION AND WE WERE PUSHED OUT OF OUR LAND.THE PALESTINIANS ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES!!.COULD WE PLEASE COUNT ON YOUR SOLIDARITY???.
THANK YOU.
Comment by DANNY — August 20th, 2007 @ 7:37 PM