Qur'an Shaheed, Haydeé Jiménez DJ Super Squirrel

Free to the public

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Performances by Qur'an Shaheed, Haydeé Jiménez (nettnett) and DJ Super Squirrel

This event will feature a pre-concert panel discussion moderated by Professor Sarah Hankins.

Panelists: Haydeé Jiménez Qur'an Shaheed Diana Burkot and Alina Petrova (Pussy Riot)

Qur’an Shaheed (b. 1992, Pasadena, CA) is a pianist, poet, singer and songwriter based in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA. She has been playing piano since the age of four, trained extensively in classical and contemporary music. Since 2012 she has been developing her practice as a songwriter alongside her solo piano and ensemble work. She released the album Process, with producer Jesse Justice and Preference Records, in 2020 and regularly performs in and around Los Angeles. Her sound is innovative, highly personal, and experimental, incorporating elements of improvisation as well as neo-classical and neo-soul techniques.

Haydeé Jiménez MacFarland is a faculty member of the Art Department at California State University Los Angeles teaching Art & Design in the Community and Social Engagement Through Fashion, Fiber & Materials. She is composer, producer and performer of electronic music and explorer in the realms of artistic and holistic approaches to being and healing through sound frequencies, vibrations and music. She is a co-founder of nettnett space in Tijuana.