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MaMuse
Thu, 15 May, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM PDT
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6:30 PM PDT
WOW Hall
291 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401
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MaMuse (“Ma” as in Mamma; “Muse” as in the one who inspires) is returning to Eugene with their full band to share harmonic, uplifting, luscious, folk-soul music: a tune-up for the heart.
Join MaMuse for an evening of music to uplift the spirits and rejuvenate the soul. Expect to enjoy unreleased songs from their upcoming album, old favorites and an audience inspired improv.
Wholeheartedly fed by the folk and gospel traditions, MaMuse (Sorah Nutting and Karisha Longaker) create uplifting music to inspire the world into thriving. Interweaving brilliant and haunting harmony with lyrics born of honed emotional intelligence, MaMuse invokes a musical presence that inspires the opening of the heart.
Playing a family of varied acoustic instruments, including upright bass, guitar, mandolins, and flutes, while backed by guitar and keys, these two powerful women embody a love for all life. The synergy created through this musical connection is palpable and truly moving to witness.
“Weaving extraordinary voices with surprising syncopation, MaMuse’s soulful folk commitment is evident with every note.”
”Vocal bliss” — Dan DeWayne, California WorldFest
With seventeen delicious years of co-creation and five full length albums under their belts, MaMuse keep their hearts tuned to the creation of music for the health of ALL BEINGS.
The evening will kick off with the powerful music of Shireen Amini
Come one, come all, and invite your friends to weave a tapestry of joy and connection together through song.
MaMuse
www.mamuse.org
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All Ages
Folk
MaMuse
MaMuse
Folk
MaMuse (“Ma” as in Mamma; “Muse” as in the one who inspires)
MaMuse was born out of a collaboration between songwriters Karisha Longaker and Sarah Nutting. 2008 was a year of great alchemy. Fires erupted in Northern California, a great wind of inspiration blew through, catalyzing a series of songs written from the soil and rivers, ash and heat of Chico where these two musicians met.
In the early days these troubadours toted instruments around town by bicycle and shared their songs at farmers markets, community gatherings, small cafes and festivals. Not too long after, these two voices became iconic to the Chico community, representing idyllic values of friendship, community, love for nature and care for Self and World. The love spread, sisterhood held strong through 14 years of LIFE: children, relationships arriving and dissolving, making home in many new places.
Mamuse songs such as “We Shall Be Known” and “Hallelujah” have sprouted wings and are now sung at the bed sides of birthing mothers, round campfires, at weddings and funerals... All places where people are gathered to celebrate and to mourn. These are songs born of the Folk lineage; songs for all of us.
"It is time now that we thrive."
Folk
Shireen Amini
Shireen Amini
Folk
Shireen Amini (non-binary using she/her pronouns in English and elle in Spanish) is a queer, Puerto Rican-Iranian-American, Earth-loving musician based in Portland, Oregon: the original territory of the Wasco, Multnomah, Chinook, Siletz, Clackamas, Cowlitz, Grande Ronde tribes and more. As a human, she carries a deep commitment to her own liberation path and vision of a more just world. As an acoustic singer-songwriter, to this end, she blends pop, rock, hip hop, latin, and roots sensibilities with socially-conscious themes and soulful stories of change. In 2021, Shireen released an energizing and anthemic pop-rock-soul record called Break Myself Free, a proud proclamation of her queer identity and an invitation into deeper connection with the Earth. Its title track recently won the Hope Rises II songwriting contest, selected to be among 16 others by artists nationwide on this album compilation for social change. She continues to write and release original queer medicine roots-pop like her most recent single “What I Am (A Non-Binary Song)” (2023). With brave authenticity and heart-centered warmth, you can find Shireen performing, leading community song circles, or a delightfully blurry blend of both, in the Pacific Northwest region and beyond. She also teaches drumming, leads workshops, and facilitates grief ritual as part of her community-based music empowerment project Shireen Amini Music Medicine.