Overwhelming experience @ the Women's Bookstore

We are honoured and totally overwhelmed by having the opportunity to perform at a night of Living Story told through live music, dub poetry and spoken word for the Written in Colour conference held this past weekend and organised by the Toronto Women's Bookstore. Despite having sung in Arabic for a mainly non-arabic speaking audience, the highlighting of the Folk poetry of Ahmad Fuad Najm sung by Sheikh Imam and a Poem by the Famous Palestinian Poetess Fadwa Touqan was very moving to many that were present in the cosy and intimate Toronto Women's bookstore. We were also extremely moved and empowered by the spoken word artists who shared their work with us - Naila Keleta Mae, Motion, Belladona and Mama D. We are honoured to have shared the stage with them. Many Thanks to the Women's bookstore's Jackie and Edite for the wonderful and incredible opportunity to participate at this event.

Stay tuned for information on future events - Our next gig will be on December 1, 2006 in Hamilton. By then we should have more CDs availabe of our live performance recorded at Arabiana 2006 in the summer. Peace and Solidarity to all!

Ayeda, for the Jawqa (Ghassan (oud), Maha, Nadia, Hazem, Mohsen and Mahmoud (voice) and myself on Tabla).