Solidarity Concert
An evening of music, spoken word, film and solidarity
Saturday, 26 January 2008. Doors at 7pm
Come join us on Saturday, January 26th in St. Gabriel's Church, 2157 Centre St., Point St. Charles, Montreal for an evening of music, spoken word, film and solidarity. Doors will be at 7pm.
Sliding scale, no one turned away.
Free childcare, refreshments.
- Abdelkader Belaouni on keyboard, and Robert O'Callaghan on flute - Abdelkader Belaouni has learned to play keyboard, guitar and recorder since entering sanctuary more than two years ago. Robert O'Callaghan is a flutist and saxophonist and the director of l'Ensemble du Carré St-Louis. He has toured extensively in the Americas and Europe.
- David Fennario et al, reading an excerpt from "Condoville" - David Fennario is one of Canada's best playwrights and an actor. Born and raised in Point St. Charles, currently living in Verdun, Fennario has written several plays about social struggles in the neighbourhoods, including Joe Beef, Moving, Blue Mondays, Balconville and Condoville.
- Sam Shalabi on Oud - Shalabi is a central node in Montreal's free improv scene. Best known as a founding member of Shalabi Effect, he is also part of a number of bands, and has put out three solo albums: "Luteness", "On Hashish", and of course "Osama", his investigation of arabophobia in a 'post-9-11 world'. His style ranges from freeform psychedelic rock to the most oddball abstract performance. Although mostly known as a guitarist, Shalabi also performs on oud and a variety of other instruments.
- Rebecca Bain, voice and vielle - Rebecca Bains is a Montreal-born soprano singer and medieval music performer. She is co-founder and co-director of three international ensembles for medieval music, with which she has toured extensively across Europe and in North America. Rebecca has also sung principle roles in theatre projects, recorded, given courses, and founded the Montreal-based ensemble /les fumeux/.
- Norman Nawrocki and Stefan Christoff on piano and violin - Norman Nawrocki is a respected Montreal-based comedian, sex educator, cabaret artist, musician, author, actor, producer and composer. Stefan Christoff is a community organizer and musician and a member of Tadamon! Montreal
- Steve Watson, voice, accompanied on piano by Alden Penner - Steve Watson is a labour organizer with the Canadian Auto Workers. Alden Penner, formerly of the indie pop band Unicorns, is active in numerous projects in the Montreal music scene.
- Trish Salah, spoken word - Trish Salah is a Montreal-based writer and teacher at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University. Her first book of poetry Wanting in Arabic was published by TSAR Books. She has writing forthcoming in the anthology, New Writing from Arab America and the journal, Gathering of Tribes.
- Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble - In the midst of cultural uniformity, morosely immoral media tactics and political indecency, the Chaotic Insurrection Ensemble HONKs! in the spirit of spontaneous jubilation and celebrating festive RESISTANCE.
- Silent auction of photos by Tatiana Gomez - from the exhibit of Montreal photographer Tatiana Gomez, "Still here/Toujours là!" (view photos here).
