Shumaila Hemani
Shumaila Hemani, Ph.D. is a multi-award winning creative, climate advocate based in Calgary, Alberta. In partnership with Alberta Ecotrust, Hemani initiated innovative arts-based dialogue on energy accessibility as part of her artist residency at Trico Changemakers Studio (2022-24) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (2023) that were featured in Calgary’s Arts for Social Change Deck Cards as model projects involving the innovative deep listening approach to address climate justice and were also documented in the Canadian New Music Network’s PCM hub. Hemani’s soundscape compositions have won prizes from Canadian Association of Sound Ecology (CASE) where she presented (2023) and blogged (2022) alongside keynote performance for University of Hawaii’s climate change and South Asia conference and Music Declares Emergency’s summit in Toronto (2022). Dr. Hemani is also a certified positive neuroplasticity teacher and the distinguished founding support member of the Global Compassion Coalition. In 2023, she received the inaugural Honor Roll in Emerging Voices from Women in Music Canada. “Creating audible sculptures evoking powerful imagery and stirring potent emotions” (Edmonton Journal) Hemani's debut album: Mannat dedicated to climate and energy justice has been featured in Canada's National Observer, BBC, CBC's What on Earth, Global News, Record World International and more. The Sufi singer-songwriter and traditional performer, Dr. Hemani, has also performed for Citizenship Canada, Canadian Music Week, International Women's Day, MAP the Systems Canada Finals and opened for reputed Jazz bands such as Sun Ra Arkestra at the United Church. Her upcoming second Sufi album: Kashf (Unveiling of the Heart) brings traditional Sufi poetry from Sindh, Pakistan and her original multi-lingual compositions such as Primordial Covenant.
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