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Artists at Risk (AR) supports IRDORATH, Belarusian band arrested for performances at pro-democracy protests
The fantasy-folk band IRDORATH were among the 16 people brutally detained by unmarked soldiers with machine guns at a cottage near Minsk on August 2nd during a birthday party for the band’s frontwoman, Nadezha Kalach. The Belarusian Council for Culture … Continue reading
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Tagged #freebelarus, #freeirdorath, #standwthbelarus, #ЖывеБеларусь, activism, belarus, freedom of expression, human rights, irdorath, music
IA Resident – Ali Saad
Ali Saad (1996) is an Iraqi musician born into a large musical family in Baghdad. Many of his family members have been famous and respected musicians in the Arab world. He learned singing techniques from his uncles, and sings both … Continue reading
Posted in AR-Artist Bios, Immigre Artists and Artists at Risk - NCP Network, Map
Tagged #aralumnus, Ali Saad, AR, ar safe have helsinki, ar safe haven helsinki, Arabic singing, Arists at Risk, composer, Dreaming of Joy, Finland, Finnish National Theater, helsinki, IA-residency, IA-Resident, Iraq, Iraqi musician, music, Pop Jazz Conservatorio, pop music, Sanna Salmenkallio, sound design, Tarab, Theatre
Jowan Safadi, Palestinian musician extraordinaire, AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki
Check out Jowan Safadi’s explosive material http://mondoweiss.net/2015/08/radical-talent-safadis/ BIO / BACKGROUND Jowan Safadi started his career as a singer, songwriter and frontman of “Lenses”, a project that he collaborated on with Israeli musicians, and which was active until late 2007 producing three … Continue reading
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Tagged #aralumnus, activism, Arab, artists at risk, hiap, Israel, Ivor Stodolsky, Jowan Safadi, Marita Muukkonen, MENA, music, Palestine, perpetuum mobile, Safe Haven Helsinki