Party meow mix, mc Jazz + Micah Domingo

The description of this event is available in french only.
MC Jazz
MC Jazz (Yasmeen Kamal) was born in Kuwait but escaped with family back to Egypt during the Gulf War between Kuwait and Iraq. After immigrating to Canada in 2000, and experiencing the extreme prejudice created from 9/11, Jazz started using spoken word, poetry and rap to reveal and express social injustice in today’s society and using hip-hop as a tool for relating her words to people who are not necessarily Muslim or queer. Her lyrics are inspired by the desire to educate and change the media-reliant culture we live in today through empowering most groups that are considered to be a minority in our societies. Since conscious hip-hop has been taking a back seat, Jazz uses her poetry and rap to empower females who may not necessarily have access to inclusive music. Since being an openly queer, Muslim, Egyptian artist is a rare combination, Jazz works to ensure that none of her personal beliefs are compromised while creating music and being part of the hip-hop scene in Toronto.

Micah Domingo
Micah is a high-energy, quick witted queer hip hop artist based in Boston, MA. Sharing the stage with artists ranging from Dead Prez, Blu & Katastrophe to the eclectic sounds of Rizzla and New York’s PitchBlak Brass Band, Micah has showcased a knack blending classical and experimental forms of hip hop. His explosive stage presence engages and challenges audiences, allowing them to explore their identities and better understand the power structures that surround them. As a transmasculine, multi-racial queer artist, Micah tells his own story in hopes of finding common ground with straight and queer audiences alike. Most recently, he was a participant in New York’s Mr. Transman 2011, and dropped his first single, a queer cover of Nicki Minaj’s “Did it On Em.” He produces music independently, and as part of the new #KUNQ collective.