[tadamon-l] Artists Against Apartheid III: Thursday May 8th

[Tadamon!]

Artists Against Apartheid III
bridges from South Africa to Palestine...

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THURSDAY, MAY 8th, 8:30pm
Doors: 8-15$
La Sala Rossa, 4848 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
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http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/post/1369

A cultural event organized by Tadamon! Montreal and the Kalmunity Vibe 
Collective, the third in a series under the banner Artists Against 
Apartheid, uniting Montreal artists in support of the growing 
international movement to boycott Israeli apartheid. This evening will 
draw parallels between the struggle for freedom and against apartheid in 
South Africa and the contemporary struggle against Israeli apartheid today 
in Palestine. Artists Against Apartheid III: Brides from South Africa to 
Palestine takes place within a context of commemorative events to mark the 
60th year of the Palestinian Nakba ('catastrophe'). 60 years of 
dispossession, ethnic cleansing and exile for Palestinians resulting from 
the creation of the state of Israel...

performances from:

* Kalmunity Word Sound System with DJ Andy Williams featuring:

Jason "Blackbird" Selman (poet, trumpet)
Fabrice Koffy (lyricist)
Joel "Jahnice" Janis (vocalist)
Katalyst (lyricist)
Zibz Black Current (lyricist)
Karl Pricot (percussion)
Mohamed Mehdi (guitar, voice)
Empress Deeqa (voice)

* members of Nomadic Massive featuring:

Lou Piensa (lyricist)
Waahli aka Wyzah (lyricist)
Butta Beats (lyricist / beat-box)

information on performers:

* Nomadic Massive is a Montreal based collective of independent Hip-Hop 
artists who have come together in an effort to combine their energies and 
spread their music across borders. The crew is made up of independent 
artists who share a similar vision of music and life as well as a desire 
to travel and experience the cultures of the world through their art. 
Although this collective is new, its members have been working in the 
music community for many years as artists but also as radio show host, 
organizers, educators, street-workers, producers and other community 
oriented roles. WHY Nomadic Massive? Because they are cultural nomads, all 
uprooted since birth and latching on to Hip-Hop to express this 
disruption. The crew reps a cultural diversity reflective of the city they 
evolve in. Musical nomads also, representing an open-minded Hip-Hop which 
finds its inspiration in the tradition of the past, combining samplers, 
turntables and traditional instruments. Well aware of the contradictions 
of Hip-Hop.s globalization process, the massive feels it is vital to be in 
touch with other scenes across the world, especially those in less 
developed economies, to share, learn, be inspired and spread a message of 
love, peace and universal understanding. http://www.nomadicmassive.ca/

* Kalmunity Vibe Collective has caught the minds and consciousness of 
people throughout this city, as the cultural network Kalmunity Vibe 
Collective presents a groundbreaking cultural space celebrating social 
justice and innovative musicality. As A collective of local artists 
dedicated to promoting and perpetuating the potential of art as a tool for 
communication and activism for social, political and environmental 
consciousness. Their uplifting 'live organic improv' every week is at 
Montreal's Sablo Café. http://www.kalmunity.com

This event is hosted by Tadamon! Montreal, whose work is directed at 
building solidarity between movements for social and economic justice in 
Montreal and the Middle East. In Canada, Tadamon works to support the 
boycott, sanctions & divestment of Israeli apartheid & to challenge the 
listing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the Canadian 
government.

* Tadamon!: Delisting Hezbollah
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/campaigns/de-listing-hezbollah

* Tadamon!: Boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/campaigns/boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-against-israeli-apartheid

Tadamon! Montreal
514 664 1036 / tadamon[at]resist.ca / http://tadamon.resist.ca

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