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SUMMARY:Amrit Kohli hosts Stop Starving Gaza Benefit Concert @ Ghost Light
DESCRIPTION:\n\nHAMTRAMCK\, MI\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmrit Kohli hosts a joi
 nt Stop Starving Gaza Benefit Concert at Ghost Light - June 20th\, 2025\n\
 nDoors 7pm // Music 8pm\n\n$10 Online // $15 Door\n\nProceeds from this ev
 ent will be donated to the People of Palestine.\n\nIf you are not able to 
 attend the Stop Starving Gaza benefit concert on June 20\, 2025\, but you 
 would like to make a donation\, please visit this link https://secure.eve
 ryaction.com/P2P/L41t0naUUESu2R0bKJ6Imw2/mG2oxjw0EfCl8WBFvalkoQ2 to make 
 your donation. 100% of your donation will go to MECA (Middle East Children
 's Alliance).\n\nThank you for your support!-Queers at Queer Folk\n\nAmrit
  Kohli-\n\nFrom the East African genocides of Idi Amin to sexual persecuti
 on in the United States\, activist-songwriter Amrit Kohli has experienced 
 lifetimes of conflict in the mere decades under his belt. Seeking refuge i
 n a new country as a child then becoming entangled in the battle for perso
 nal freedom as an adult would galvanize anyone to use their voice for the 
 betterment of humankind. Amrit’s music comes across as a harsh exhortati
 on for revolution enveloped in a soothing psychedelic bath. Just like the 
 life he has led\, Amrit’s songs come through the lens of a duality marke
 d by keeping an internal blissful innocence in the midst of external strif
 e and corruption. Never one to shy from political discourse\, Amrit has ac
 tively participated in American politics\, rallying his fans to join toget
 her for a peaceful planet. As a performer\, he considers himself a folk po
 pulist and strives to create music that will find new meaning with every n
 ew generation of listeners from around the world. Just as his own experien
 ce witnessing and meeting the great Ani DiFranco funneled his social and p
 olitical mission into music\, Amrit hopes to cause such an effect on futur
 e activists and anyone who feels powerless in the face of injustice. “I 
 make music because it gives me a voice. I have been denied a voice all my 
 life...l’ve done so many things\, written to so many people\, said so mu
 ch...I don’t know what impact it’s all had\, but I know it’s done so
 mething positive in the end. What I know is…all struggle is necessary. B
 ut not all struggle is worthwhile. Pick your battles\, choose wisely\, and
  forgive more than you forget\n\nhttps://music.amritkohli.com\n\nLuFuki -\
 n\nGuitarist\, composer Lufuki often performs with his partner Tazeen. The
 y are a dynamic musical duo from Detroit that believe music is a sacred ar
 t form that can be used for storytelling\, healing\, solidarity\, freedom\
 , and social action. Blending soulful voice with afro/indo sounds\, while 
 LuFuki\, weaves Jazz\, Funk\, Rock\, and Classical sounds through his melo
 dies and solos\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEof6RuqGoWQD4Br-Mm4wtw
 /videos\n\nhttps://lufuki.org\n\nRaphique Barakat -\n\nRaphique Barakat is
  a contemporary arab musician who uses diasporic sounds in non-traditional
  ways. He is a Michigan-based creative who just released the 14-song conce
 pt album emergence by shrinq mountin on May 26th\, 2025. He is also an ele
 ctronic oud house indie experimental looper musician\, under the name shri
 nq jabel—making music from scratch and layering sounds and beats and mel
 odies to combine with more live music. Barakat is an uncle to two nieces a
 nd loves attending\, coordinating and volunteering at community driven eve
 nts. He has been dedicated to some style of creative craft\, starting with
  music\, for two decades now. Free Palestine and i love my mom\, of course
 .Listen to his music here:https://shrinqmountin.bandcamp.com/album/emergen
 ce\n\n\n\n\n\n
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