Stepping away from rigid, academic classical traditions, the series celebrates musicians who express their engagement with the world through original creation, live electronics, extended techniques, and non-Western modal systems—with a strong focus on West Asia, North Africa, the Global South, and Early Music reinterpretations. 

This six-concert series also foregrounds composer-performers whose artistic practices are intrinsically bound to a deep ethical consciousness, and progressive political awareness. The featured artists do not need to deliver overt political speeches from the stage; rather, their commitment to global solidarity, social justice, and human dignity forms the invisible architecture of their sound. 

Through free improvisation, electroacoustic experimentation, and cross-cultural dialogue, this series creates a space where musical innovation directly reflects a profound responsibility to the world we inhabit.

Curator

• John Kameel Farah

Featured Artists

• Nadah El Shazly — voice, synthesizers, electronics, multi-instrumentalist (Montreal)
• Aida Khorsandi — modular synth, electronics (Toronto)
• John Kameel Farah — piano, synths, electronics