Janice Jo Lee

Janice Jo Lee

Janice Jo Lee Janice Jo Lee (she/they) is a multi-arts queer folk artist born and based in Toronto, Canada. She is a second-generation Canadian settler, and 27th generation Korean. She built her early career living in Kitchener-Waterloo and regularly tours across Canada solo and with her band. As a professional…
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Alpha Frierson

Alpha Frierson

Alpha Frierson Alpha was born to be a sentimental artist from the beginning, especially growing up in "Loveland Ohio". From the time he was born singing the "Crying Song" he's created art and music as though it was his last day on earth. He gives most of the credit to…
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Cuee

Cuee

Cuee Cuee is a Black trans rapper, influencer, and advocate dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices through music and activism. Hailing from Chicago, Cuee uses his platform to shine a light on the unique challenges faced by the Black trans community, addressing issues such as discrimination, healthcare access, and economic inequality.…
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Shumaila Hemani

Shumaila Hemani

Shumaila Hemani Shumaila Hemani, Ph.D. (University of Alberta) is an ethnomusicologist, Sufi singer, soundscape composer, and former Music Faculty (Semester at Sea) whose work bridges music, mental health, and climate justice. She has been a keynote speaker and performer at the Map the Systems Canada Finals (Mount Royal University, 2024)…
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Andrea Wise Smith

Andrea Wise Smith

Andrea Wise Smith Andrea Wise Smith is a multi-disciplinary mission driven creative that works at the intersections of musical expression, place-based education, equitable community development, and collective liberation. As a singer and songwriter, Andrea draws from her cultural heritage as an African American woman in the Black Diaspora. Andrea’s melodic and…
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Talon Bazille

Talon Bazille

Talon Bazille Talon Bazille is a rap artist, producer and sound designer from the Cheyenne River Lakota and Crow Creek Dakota tribes in South Dakota. He began recording at 13, and in high school, Bazille worked to stay in gifted and talented programs which became a means of recording. Always…
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Luke “Skippy” Harbur

Luke “Skippy” Harbur

Luke "Skippy" Harbur Beatboxing specialist, performer, and producer Luke "Skippy" Harbur is a vivacious artist known for his cross-pollinated brand of alternative music touching on hip hop, Broadway, EDM, and singer-songwriter influences. His project musicbyskippy lives among music, theater, and poetry; shows are similar to attending live comedy and musicals,…
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Cory Hills

Cory Hills

Cory Hills Multi-percussionist, composer, and Grammy award-winning artist Cory Hills thrives on breaking down musical barriers through creative, interdisciplinary projects. He has received degrees from Northwestern University, Queensland Conservatorium, and the University of Kansas, and was awarded a research fellowship to Institute Fabrica. Currently, Hills is an active performer, composer,…
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King Sophia

King Sophia

King Sophia King Sophia is a storyteller, a musical powerhouse, and an artistic force to be reckoned with. Classically trained with a degree from the prestigious Frost School of Music - University of Miami, King Sophia's cellistic prowess is unquestionable. She's also an electric guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, conductor,…
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