Buy/Listen to Sanctuary: https://smarturl.it/SultansSanctuary Sultans of String website: http://www.sultansofstring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sultansofstring SPOTIFY https://tinyurl.com/y5kxh96c TWITTER: http://twitter.com/sultansofstring INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sultansofstring/ Sanctuary is the second instalment in their Refuge Project. The first, simply entitled Refuge, was heralded as "a fantastic, moving, dreamlike, epic, timely album” by Ken Micallef (Jazz Times, Stereophile, Downbeat) and won many awards including 2 Independent Music Awards for Instrumental Song of the Year and World Music Producer of the Year, and Producer of the Year at the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards for bandleader and violinist Chris McKhool and co-producer John Bailey. The lead track “Mi Santuario” from their follow up Sanctuary CD was part of John Bailey's 2022 Engineering Juno Award nomination. This ambitious, diverse, inclusive, and passionately political album puts the band face-to-face with a VIP roster of global ‘ambassadors,’ some of whom are recent immigrants and refugees to Canada, as well as important Indigenous voices. All are masters of world music that communicate with each other through the global language of music. Addressing the struggles of life on Mother Earth has always inspired Toronto-based Sultans of String. On Sanctuary, Sultans of String bring their unique brand of musical synergy and collaboration to bear on eleven songs that speak to the challenges facing the world’s displaced peoples—their stories, their songs, their persistence and their humanity. Joined by an international cast, some of whom are recent immigrants and refugees to North America, the celebrated band immerses themselves in the plight of the international refugee on Refuge, and the humanitarian response that should greet everyone in search of a home. Bandleader Chris McKhool explains, “The larger Refuge Project is centred around the positive contributions of refugees and new immigrants to Canada. We are bringing in special guests that are newcomers to this land, as well as global talents that have been ambassadors for peace. We wish to celebrate the successes of those who make the journey here and bring their extraordinary talents with them, in this case, music. Each one of us has a remarkable story to tell, and we are excited to share the beauty of these collaborations with you.” “The true inspiration behind this album is the incredible artists we get to collaborate with,” says McKhool. “We learn so much from these diverse voices, and each one of them is so personally inspiring. As Ahmed Moneka, an artist and refugee from Iraq says, ‘Love is the main reason for a great future,” and we are so privileged to be able to collaborate with so many incredible voices on this project. Buy/Listen to Sanctuary: https://smarturl.it/SultansSanctuary Tara Salah Moneka: https://www.instagram.com/tarasmoneka Ahmed Moneka: https://ahmedmoneka.com Sultans of String: http://www.sultansofstring.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sultansofstring SPOTIFY https://tinyurl.com/y5kxh96c TWITTER: http://twitter.com/sultansofstring INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sultansofstring/

Sofar Sounds connects Tara Moneka and music-lovers around the world through intimate shows in unique venues. Subscribe for more great performances: https://sofar.co/subscribe 11/20/2022 ___ Artists Socials: Filmed by: Harrison King Audio by: Chad Skinner Edited by: Harrison King Additional Credits: Filmed at DuPont 915 Find out more about Sofar here: https://sofar.co/home https://sofar.co/instagram https://sofar.co/facebook https://sofar.co/twitter

Hailing from Baghdad, Iraq. Tara Moneka became a well known vocalist at the young age of 12, after participating in The Voice Kids and performing at many prominent festivals in Iraq. Her all-female Arabic jazz and pop fusion band DIJLAH, which refers to the river Tigris in Iraq, features highly accomplished multicultural Canadian players, advocating for women’s rights through the power of music. Band: Tara Moneka - Vocals & percussion Sabine Ndalamba - Guitar Lauren Barnett - Saxophone & keyboard Sanah Kadura - Drums Naghmeh Farhamend - Percussion Oriana Barbato - Bass Videography - Michael Fisher Video Editing - Michael Fisher Recording Engineer - Julia LIttle Mixing Engineer - Patric McGroarty Produced by: Juana Hermida Presented and recorded by Lula Music and Arts at Lula Lounge on January 12, 2023 with support from Main Street Innovation Fund, City of Toronto, Ontario Creates, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage and FACTOR Canada.

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الفنانة : تارة مونيكا كلمات : عمر رحمن الحان : تارة مونيكا توزيع و الات : ديميتريوس بيتسالاكيس ايقاعات و كورال : أحمد مونيكا تصوير : سينيا هوتج الفيديو : محمد مونيكا المكياج : إسراء مونيكا الإنتاج : مونيكا ــــ كلمات صعبه من الوكت يندار ميخلي لبشر مقدار ــــ من كد البرود البيه صاير من هو يفهمني احس من روحي مدري ايش ضاع احس بروحي خاذلني خل الدنيا بينه تزيد نظل نعشكهم من بعيد ما الزم بايد انسان كل مايزعل يحلني من كد البرود البيه صاير من هو يفهمني ــــ خلصت العمر وحدي و اتاني من العمر يبدي طير الحر عشت ياناس بس جناحي ماعندي صعبه من الوكت يندار ميخلي لبشر مقدار ابد ما يصفه عنده الرأي يبقه يجيب ويودي من كد البرود البيه صاير من هو يفهمني من هو بفهمني؟ ــــ Artist : Tara Moneka Lyrics : Omer Rihman Compose : Tara Moneka Music Produce & Instruments : Demetrios Petsalakis Percussions & Vocals : Ahmed Moneka photography : Ksenija Hotić Video : Mohammed Moneka Makeup : Israa Moneka Production : Moneka ــــ Lyrics hard when the time turns, it remove the ego of the human they won’t have a space in the brain, over thinking ــــ because of my coldness, now no one understanding i feel something lost from my soul, i feel that i punished myself let the life punish us and we love them from far away and i will not hold someone’s hand that when he gets mad he left my hand ــــ i finished my life alone and i've been waiting for my life to begin i’ve been living as a free bird but my wings not with me hard when the time turns, it remove the ego of the human they won’t have a space in the brain, over thinking ــــ who’s understanding meeeeeee….. ــــ Social Media تواصل اجتماعي https://linktr.ee/taramoneka Emails MonekaBusinees@gmail.com Tarasmoneka@gmail.com ــــ

Mn Jidid By Tara Moneka Written by Ahmed Shawqi Prduced by Labib Music -- Lyrics خلينه نبدي من جديد لا شفتك وضكت الجروح ولا انت بالنظرة هويت عابر سبيل وروح روح امشي عادي اتنفس بلياك حتى الهوى لو ردته اخذة وياك ميهم كائن متكون فارك واني الممنون ياما انجوينا من الهوى ما چنه نگدرله و نتوب نتفارگ و نرجع سوه ننسى الزعل و نذوب هالمرة مو زعلان انا مليت ولأيامي الوحدي جنت حنيت تعلمت شلون اهواك علمني شلون انساك -- Video Directed by Israa Moneka Filmed & edited by Cassandra Popscu Coloring & Grafic by Mohammed Moneka -- MONEKA GROUP