Marking Women’s History Month, HIYA will host a 12-hour music marathon bringing together an all-female line-up of progressive DJs, musicians, singers, poets and artists from across the SWANA region who are shaping the future of music. A two-day digital festival, as a statement against the patriarchy, HIYA Live presents a whirlwind of radical sounds across multiple genres, through intimate live performances, DJ sets, poetry readings and interviews curated by Natalie Shooter and Shirine Saad
Supported by Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, the festival will broadcast live and direct from artists in their cities, from Ramallah to Tunis, Tehran to Beirut through radio and video streams in partnership with our friends in music: Al Bustan Seeds, Radio Alhara, SceneNoise, Disco Tehran, MARSM, Hammam Radio, Mixcloud Live, Future Female Sounds, Ballroom Blitz, Radio Raheem, ROOT Radio and the Beirut Groove Collective.
Tune-in virtually!
Date & Time: Saturday, March 13 at 3 PM EST to Sunday, March 14 at 3 AM EST
FREE | REGISTER HERE
Performance link will be shared closer to event date.
Event Promo Animation
Design: Studio Safar
Animation: Jasmine Abu-Hamdan
Sound: Liliane Chlela
Design: Studio Safar
Animation: Jasmine Abu-Hamdan
Sound: Liliane Chlela
HIYA PRESS COVERAGE
- “An Act of Radical Solidarity: HIYA LIVE – The Online Festival Celebrating Revolutionary Female Artists” Scene Noise (March 3, 2021)
- “This Music Festival is Putting the Spotlight on the Region’s Female Artists” Mille World (February 17, 2021)
- “New digital music festival Hiya Live launches with all-women lineup” Resident Advisor (February 12, 2021)
- “Virtual Festival that Marks the Tenth Anniversary of the Arab Uprisings Plus Women’s History Month” Flow Music (February 15, 2021)
