A Proposal

coco-dreams:

Nomadic Massive-

Living in Montreal for the short time i did last year exposed me to grass root hip hop  performers, educators and artists in a way Vancouver was not able to. In between tuesday nights with Kalmunity Vibe, i often found my self alone in a variety of different concerts/shows or workshops. This curiosity, imbedded in a mixture of loneliness and a desire for inspiration, was a blessing. In my second week in Montreal, i randomly ended up at a Concert for DAM, the first Palestinian Hip Hop group: Check  SLINGSHOT HIP HOP out. Nomadic Massive opened for them- i was sold and an instant fan. Mad random evening. While watching the show i also met a now good friend of mine who knew some of the members of the group- and as she continued to rave about them and after seeing them live, i knew my stay in montreal was going to  be guided by the love of music, art, education and community. And for four good months, it was so. The healing i had escaped to do had started and at the time, even I did not know so.

(Source: nomadicmassive.com)

coco-dreams:

Blackbird Selman:  super talented musician and poet and i had the honor of watching Kalmunity Vibe most tuesdays, in Montreal, whipping organic music like no other.

thanks for the follow, coco :)

and talk about coincidence — this was most of my Montreal Tuesdays this summer too! and now I’m back in Vancouver and a member of a group at UBC called Colour Connected. would love to hear more about ColoredCollective.

(Source: freethetown)

Montreal, July 2010.

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Parc Athena, Montreal, July 2010.

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This picture was taken by a 4-year-old stranger.

Parc Athena, Montreal, July 2010.

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Parc-Extension, Montreal, July 2010.

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Parc-Extension, Montreal, July 2010.

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He’d just washed off his facepaint.

Montreal, July 2010.

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Rael da Rima performs as part of Afro Latin Soul Part 4 at Les Bobards.
Montreal, July 2010.

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Rael da Rima performs as part of Afro Latin Soul Part 4 at Les Bobards.
Montreal, July 2010.

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Meduza of Nomadic Massive performs as part of Afro Latin Soul Part 4 at Les Bobards.
Montreal, July 2010.

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Rael da Rima performs as part of Afro Latin Soul Part 4 at Les Bobards.
Montreal, July 2010.

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More pictures from the show on Flickr.

The white patterns along the doorframe actually can be decoded. Tom, the Velo Dervish, and a member of the Naqshabandi sufi band at this centre, explained that this particular design is a family heirloom of the sheikh who runs this order.
Outside the Centre Soufi de Montreal. Montreal, July 2010.

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Isis Salam. Montreal, July 2010.

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