Te Martin (they/them) is a song-keeper, ritual artist, and earth-friend.
They were born and raised on Ramaytush Ohlone land
and ocean & redwoods are their teachers.
They co-organize Thrive Street Choir,
a group of liberation-minded song leaders
in the San Francisco bay area,
are currently jazzed about studying the songs
of their Irish ancestors and spend time asking,
"What does it look like to create liberative,
Spirit-filled ritual art that engages song, theater,
myth, consciousness-shifting, and ancestry?"
You can check out their recent album, "Water & Bones"
on all the streaming platforms.
Shireen Amini is a queer, Puerto Rican-Iranian,
Earth-loving musician whose career as a
singer-songwriter, performer, percussionist, teacher,
and artist has spanned 15 years.
With a BA in Ethnomusicology from UCLA
and a certificate in Sound, Voice, and Music Healing
from CIIS in San Francisco,
Shireen has also come to believe strongly in
music as a tool for personal and collective transformation.
As a song leader, Shireen loves to share medicine songs
with healing and empowering messaging,
infectious grooves, and soulful melodies,
often engaging her participants in
rhythmic play and movement while singing.
Shireen recently released a solo album entitled
"Break Myself Free," a pop-rock record filled with
energizing grooves, anthemic choruses,
and uplifting stories of change.
She also offers classes, events, coaching,
and intentional songwriting for her
local and virtual communities through her
project Shireen Amini Music Medicine.
