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Teens are invited to join singer/songwriter Joni NehRita as she shares her experiences, her music, & takes you through some exercises to unlock your creative potential & productively deal with stress.
Calling all high school students! This past year has been hard for everyone. Bridging GAAPS (Giving All A Place to Speak) in partnership with Cambridge Art Galleries l Idea Exchange wants to give YOU a platform to share how you are feeling and doing as well as discover new strategies for dealing with stress.
Join a new local artist each month as they share their work and their personal experiences, and lead exercises to unlock your creative potential and productively deal with stress. Submit your work to our digital publication after the workshop and gain volunteer hours! This month we welcome singer/songwriter/musician Joni NehRita: https://joninehrita.com
This program comes with a free kit of supplies. Once you have registered, you can pick up your kit of supplies at our Queens Square location (1 North Square, Cambridge) during our regular open hours (10:00am-6:00pm) on October 13, 14, or 15.
This program is delivered through Zoom. You only need to register once per viewing device
Cost: Free
Instructor: Jamaican-Canadian artist Joni NehRita writes songs about unity, hope and social justice. Her jazz-tinged brand of soul is infused with rhythms & sounds from her Afro-Caribbean background. The Toronto Canada native studied jazz vocals & arranging at Humber College. A multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and arranger, she has a gift for writing infectious, well-crafted songs that are deeply personal. NehRita’s a seasoned performer known for her ability to touch an audience and leave them feeling changed. Raji Sohal from CBC 3 Montreal may have put it best, “I can attest that in live performance her voice and stage presence are stellar and come off as endearingly natural. Joni had me hollering and cheering like I haven’t at an R&B show in a while.”
This year NehRita releases her 4th full length album, “Love & Protest” which is a marked step further toward global roots/world music but keeps her distinctive gift for writing accessible songs that groove in tact. Love & Protest explores the juxtaposition between love being “the answer” and fire/anger being the fuel to protest, to question, to be the change. The new album finds NehRita switching from keys to guitar as her main instrument and has relies heavily on percussion rhythms found in Caribbean & Brazilian music. Joni is also a music educator & facilitator who has taught workshops in improvisation, performance & vocal technique at Wilfrid Laurier University, Seneca College, Folk Alliance International, The Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival as well as at countless other schools & community events. In February of 2020 she added TEDxED speaker to her list of professional accomplishments. Joni is also regularly called on to participate on panels about music, race & social justice, for adjudication at music festivals/competitions as well as to host and/or moderate events.
Virtual programming means we bring the programs directly to you – it’s all online! Join us virtually from the comfort of home.
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