I'll be returning to this awesome venue created by my dear friend and didgeridu virtuoso, Tyler Spencer! Details TBA.
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About Shireen
Shireen Amini is a queer, Puerto Rican-Iranian-American, Earth-loving musician based in Portland, Oregon. She blends rock, latin, hip hop, and roots music with socially-conscious themes and soulful stories of change.
To contextualize her artistry, it is important to Shireen to acknowledge her relation to this land, its peoples, its history, and how her identities have shaped her. She is committed to being an agent for change.
Upcoming Events
Ahlay Blakely + Shireen Amini SONG CIRCLE at Seward Park
Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle, Washington
Song Circle: Songs for Grief & the Unknown @ BALLARD HOMESTEAD with Alexandra "Ahlay" Blakely + special guest Shireen Amini
Arrival 5:30pm
$12-17 sliding scale, Venmo or Cash No one turned away for lack of funds
Imagine a group 30-100+ folks in a circle, singing… together. The song leader teaches easy to learn songs in an acapella style and the group echoes them back. These songs are sung together collectively as invitations to move stagnated emotions in the body and to be in our bodies as we notice what arises for us as we sing together. Ahlay offers a 2 hour container invoking connection that serves as a catalyst to discuss + sit with taboo topics in our culture and movements for collective liberation.
Cascadia Song Rise is a gathering of people who love to sing! Join us May 18-21, 2023 near Philomath, Oregon (~12 miles from Corvallis). We will nourish ourselves and each other through collective song, harmony, and connection. There is a magic to be experienced in the layering of voices, a mysterious activation that is felt in the body and in the soul.
Featuring an amazing lineup of songleaders: Shireen Amini, Ahlay Blakely, Laurence Cole, Kjersten Hallin, Aaron Johnson, Karly Loveling, Osprey, Kira Seto, Katie Sontag
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
$250 (early bird by March 31) and $275-350 sliding scale (after March 31)
Northwest Folklife is an independent 501(c)(3) arts organization that celebrates the multigenerational arts, cultures, and traditions of a global Pacific Northwest. Since 1972, Northwest Folklife has been deeply committed to celebrating the diversity of our Northwest communities and demystifying our differences together, under one roof. Most notable of their events is the annual Northwest Folklife Festival, a community-powered celebration of the music, arts, and heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
I have been selected to perform a solo set for NW Folklife Festival 2023 taking place May 26-29! Free and all ages!