Ghosts Within – Les fantômes qui nous habitent and Jiā

A double electronic music concert, a journey from the Far East to the Middle East.

edition 2024
Ghosts Within – Les fantômes qui nous habitent and Jiā
May 10 — 8:00pm
Sala Rossa
Book
Description

Anqi Sun (1st part)

Embark on an immersive musical and visual journey with singer-songwriter Anqi Sun as she takes the stage for her debut album concert Jiā. Anqi delicately reveals her personal journey of loss, love and resilience, blending electronic and pop melodies with hints of Chinese folk to create a unique sound. A moving experience enhanced by live visuals by Parsa Fard.

Ghost within - Les fantômes qui nous habitent (second part)

The recently founded Collectif Amwaj presents a musical and audiovisual performance, the immersive and multisensory Ghosts Within.

This performance offers an innovative approach, where electronic music, reinvented oriental sounds, and real-time-generated visuals combine to guide the audience on an immersive journey. Time and distance collapse in this nostalgic experience.

 

Firas Nassri wishes to thank the Canada Council for the Arts for its support.

Biographies

Anqi Sun

Anqi Sun (she/her) is a singer-songwriter, jazz vocalist, and music therapist based in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyaang/Montreal, on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory. Originally from China, she has called Canada home for the past decade, and her musical journey transcends Asian roots to embrace a fusion of styles and genres, crafting a mystical and alluring sound.

As a singer-songwriter, Anqi gained acclaim with her EP the Beginning in China, followed by various singles in collaboration with Canadian artists. Her latest release, the Mandarin-Chinese single Not too Far (不远不近) with Ossa Project, has received excellent reviews and been featured on CBC Radio and La Presse. Anqi’s upcoming album Jiā, premiering at this year’s Festival Acces Asie, chronicles her journey of acknowledging past trauma and the sense of loss of home, blending electronic and pop music with elements of Chinese folk sound in poignant and heartfelt songwriting.

Collectif Amwaj

Collectif Amwaj is an audiovisual project created by Syrian-Canadian musician Firas Nassri in collaboration with French-Canadian visual artist Jonathan Hardy and Iranian-Canadian singer Naghmeh Shafiei. It was born out of a shared desire to merge the world of traditional oriental music with visual and digital arts.

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Anqi Sun

Collectif Amwaj

edition 2024
Ghosts Within – Les fantômes qui nous habitent and Jiā
May 10 — 8:00pm
Sala Rossa
Book