Episode 108
Episode 84 in English: Shamir!
Shamir, fellow introvert, exceptional singer-songwriter, and actor, joined Ellie, Alia, and guest co-host Miriam Hakim! He also started his own record label. After a brief Twitter exchange, Shamir was kind enough to sacrifice sleep (more than he alread
The Queer Arabs · Alia, Ellie, Ahmed, Nadia and Adam
October 4, 20190m 1sExplicit
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Show Notes
Shamir, fellow introvert, exceptional singer-songwriter, and actor, joined Ellie, Alia, and guest co-host Miriam Hakim! He also started his own record label. After a brief Twitter exchange, Shamir was kind enough to sacrifice sleep (more than he already does) to talk with us! The connection during the recording was instant – talking to Shamir felt like talking to someone we’ve known for a long time. We discussed how gendered choir is, the significance of the dissonance-turned-harmony in Shamir’s music, and his upcoming tour with Sleater-Kinney. We also got to talk about queerness, Islam, and the intersection of those two things. …