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Palestine Will Be Free It's my joy to create music and share it. But music is a weapon too. It can either resonate and harmonize with the sounds of struggle, or it can drown them out. Which is it? When me and people like me make music, play shows, perform for our communities... what are we performing? Whose power are we amplifying? "I have learned that a woman can be a fighter, a freedom fighter, a political activist, and that she can fall in love, and be loved, she can be married, have children, be a mother... Revolution must mean life also; every aspect of life." -Leila Khaled My Jewish identity compels me to speak specifically on the unfolding genocide in Palestine/Gaza, but the message is incomplete without acknowledging and condemning the atrocities in Lebanon, Sudan, Congo, Haiti-- anywhere that western/American imperialist colonial oppression continues to occur. When will it be enough?  Slide 1: beautiful poster by @bint.bandora Slide 2: from the archives, @palestine.poster.project 1975

MAKE EM LAUGH - a new song by @benantics feat. @fayewebster Produced by yours truly Part of the expansive TRANSA compilation from @redhotorg, including too many incredible artists to name, but I have to name Sade I feel lucky to know Benét and make music with him. This song features some incredible musicians too: Flute by @keenynomari Horns by @stephanie_old_ Cello by @iammizu__ Violin by @more_eaze Piano, percussion, bass by me Mix by @andrewlappin Master by @heba_kadry Recorded at @gravesendrecordings Support your trans neighbors!! It's great to see musicians showing their love, but really it starts and ends with me and you. If we dont show love, support and respect for our beautiful trans community, who will??

. ‎لسلام عليكم، Fulton Street AI Bot here to announce: PALM WINE is OUT NOW. All platforms! @ptp.vision @ptp.vision
@ptp.vision ╰─..★..──────────╯ Executive Produced: @carlostruly Produced and Engineered: @carlostruly, @myles_avery, @sodrove, @felicita_felicita, @josephineontheinternet, @themaximemorin Mixed & Mastered: @themaximemorin Additional Vox: @stefalives + @duendita Guitar: @carpet_sloan Drums: @indiebuz Synth: @ragersolutions Love to @genggrizzly, @stelramo, @viva.xoxo, @derekschultz_ , @salonejc, @dauduhh +++ // Thank you thank you thank you⋅⋅⋆♡ ★ photo - @flockofsiegel photo assist - @theodarst •·················•·················• ⠀!!!! خلاص America backs and supports all extraction and man-made extinction projects. SIM cards keep diasporas connected while their creation kills people in Congo. Crips for e-sims for Gaza in bio. Resist colonial power by any means necessary (PTP compilation) in bio. all links in bio .ᐟ

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SUNDAY 9/15 Enjoy this insanely stacked lineup of some of nyc's finest musical artists, coming together to raise funds to be sent directly to families in Gaza, it's a beautiful thing. Why do we make music? For moments like this. I'll be playing a set with the full original famous Carlos Truly Group, @raz.robinson on guitar, @tony_seltzer on drums, @stimmermandotgov on bass, @mommy.issues on keys. Big shouts to @uggoawful and @leave__on for organizing End the occupation now 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Mid Year Roundup 🎶🎧 @gravesendrecordings Look and listen to all the beautiful music that has graced the studio lately. It's pleasure and honor to work with artists I love, to get their records realized, tangible, moving through your ears and body. Can music heal? Yes. 1. Bounty 2. @mhillsounds Rituals and Routines Live. Engineered & mixed by yours truly. Incredible full performance video captured in the studio 3. @palehound - U Think U - an insane cover song we whipped up for the @somethingwaswrongpodcast. Produced by El and me, recorded & mixed by me. 4. @momentum_humans - Aséna EP. Recorded & mixed by yours truly, with some production flourishes too. Elegant yet heavy af 5. @gustaf_nyc - Here Hair. Recorded by me, with a new mix for their new album. I love Gustaf, they will take you there, and the whole new album rules 6. @1alkebulan - A Bowl For Lilith. Mixed & mastered, and some additional recording, by me. (All self-produced by Shara.) An honor to put work into this masterpiece. Change your brain, listen to this album 7. @east.aj - Frustrated. Mix by me. Truly such a beautiful song 8. @alenaspanger - Fire Escape. I contributed some production and played some instruments on this beautiful album 9. @ever.after.over - Autopolitan (S/T). Incredible band from Cleveland. This album slaps and I love it. I recorded and mixed half the songs on it 10. @caseygreenleaf - Orbit. Recorded & mixed by me. Beautiful, dense, tender songs by Casey, from Burlington. She also introduced me to chicken-fried scrambled eggs, which I will never forget. ☀️MUCH LOVE TO YOU in this summer season.☀️ Hit me up to book a session with me, its just a good idea, who knows maybe we'll figure it all out. Much love as always to @devingreenwood for opening up @honeyjarbrooklyn to me and my friends.

SATURDAY house show with @1alkebulan and @justinhicksmusic ..... presented by @please_ys Sharing a bill w @1alkebulan , I am such a mega fan and I even worked on their album earlier this year in the studio, listen to it now it will change you Rsvp for address at the @please_ys page

I Love Ava Luna Thanks for making our benefit show last week so amazing Video by @gracehong.tiff Photos by @arenotphotos @avalunagroup @ethbass @feldou @umareyougonnafinishthat @key.hutch @mommy.issues @keenynomari @stefalives @yatta.sound @starrbarbk @palestiniansocialfund #allpunksfreepalestine Fly over to @avalunagroup for the verbose version of the thank yous, lol it's all there

This is what I look like teaching a workshop at @bklynlibrary Join me tomorrow at Grand Army Plaza for the second installment, gonna talk keyboards, very beginner/basic, hopefully someone with no music knowledge whatsoever can learn a thing or two about how to use the keyboard to produce and write a song. These workshops are FREE and open to the public Thank you @bonafidelay for attending the previous workshop and snapping this pic!

Marquis Hill - Rituals and Routines (Live) Recorded and mixed by yours truly at @gravesendrecordings A full 40-minute performance recorded straight through, one take, no stopping. Working in the studio can be very challenging but its my joy and honor to feel like we are capturing a rare, beautiful moment in time. Thanks Marquis for always bringing your inspiring energy to the studio. 💘HMU for recording sessions💘 @gravesendrecordings is located in the beautiful @honeyjarbrooklyn , an incredible studio space in Dumbo where I've facilitated hundreds of records over the past 5 years. carlostruly.com/studio Fly to @mhillsounds page for a link to the full video Trumpet & composition: @mhillsounds Piano: @daporge Drums: @indiebuz 🐐 Bass: #kylemiles Videographer: @allthingsharmony

Ava Luna live at @starrbarbk April 18 A benefit show for Palestinian Social Fund With @stefalives and @yatta.sound on the bill Advance tickets available at avaluna.nyc Our first show in 5 years. All new music. And special guests @endlesskeyanna and @mommy.issues will be joining us on stage making sounds. @avalunagroup is @feldou , @ethbass , @umareyougonnafinishthat , and yours truly Besutiful flyer by @ramaduwaji

AVA LUNA APRIL 18 - @avalunagroup live at @starrbarbk A benefit show - all proceeds will be donated to @palestiniansocialfund Joining us will be performances by @stefalives and @ricky_and.also_yatta. There will also be info tables. Seriously crazy and rare bill. We have been a band for more than 15 years, it's time to play our first show since 2019. Grateful to these goons for traveling with me. Tickets are available at avaluna.nyc Thank you to @ramaduwaji for creating this beautiful flyer Our band is expanding, we are inviting @mommy.issues and @endlesskeyanna to join us on stage to make sounds. FREE PALESTINE, END THE OCCUPATION, END THE GENOCIDE, FUCK THE US/ISRAEL WAR MACHINE, what more can I say? 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 Ava Luna is @feldou , @ethbass , @umareyougonnafinishthat and yours truly ❤ FOLLOW @avalunagroup thank you