FOJAM ON DEMAND
A magical exploration of loss and memory at Memo Music Hall to mark the Shoah, interdisciplinary performer Sophia Brous shared a mesmeric Yiddish lullaby which had been written in the Łódz Ghetto by Dovid Beyglman and Isaiah Shpigl before they were both deported to Auschwitz. This performance is a beautiful honouring of their memories.
A message around comfort and the need to resist it, came from profound performer, writer-historian and self-confessed wet blanket, Maria Tumarkin. “What do we mean by ‘never again’ when we know it’s been again and again?” Taste some truth-serum in this remarkable work. You won’t regret it.
Deborah Conway delivers a powerful rendition of ‘As Sweet as Battles Won’ as she recalls the importance of not only resisting and protesting racism, but also the strength in bearing witness - as this is how stories are passed on and memory holes prevented.
On the land of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, Uprising was held at Memo Music Hall, St Kilda on Thursday 8th April to a sold out crowd. Check out her performance here.
Held on the close of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day) celebrating resistance through song and story, UPRISING: Songs of Resistance curated by Sian Darling, featured a powerful line-up of artists invited to remember the Holocaust and celebrate historic and continued resistance to race and hate crimes. On the land of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, Uprising was held at Memo Music Hall, St Kilda on Thursday 8th April to a sold out crowd.
Did you know that Katie Noonan had never heard Leonard Cohen's 'Bird On A Wire' before she performed it for FOJAM's 'LADIES WHO SING LEONARD' concert?! Katie smashes this performance with elegance and spirit. Leonard Cohen would be honoured to hear this rendition. Check it out.
Sulty, passionate, soulful rendition of Leonard Cohen's song, 'Anthem' by Jazz Party lead singer, Loretta Miller, as part of FOJAM's Ladies Who Sing Leonard tribute show on the 7th November 2020.
Kee'ahn is a Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal and Badu Island songbird. With a name coming from the Wik people of Cape York meaning to dance, to sing, to play -she honours her ancestors through vulnerable soulful melodies of identity, heartbreak and healing. This rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'That's No Way to Say Goodbye' from FOJAM's Ladies Who Sing Leonard concert is simply sublime.
A stunning rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'Lover, Lover, Lover' by acclaimed singer-songwriter Emily Lubitz from Tinpan Orange, performed at FOJAM's LADIES WHO SING LEONARD tribute concert.
Click here to watch the full recording of LADIES WHO SING LEONARD.
Sisters Alma and Hettie Zygier performing Suzanne from LADIES WHO SING LEONARD, a live digital tribute to Master Leonard Cohen. Honouring the four years since his death, FOJAM paid homage to his song and story.
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A soulful rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat' by the incredibly talented singer-songwriter Anita Lester, who performed and curated FOJAM's LADIES WHO SING LEONARD, Leonard Cohen Tribute on 7th November 2020, as part of FOJAM's Homeward Bound Series of events.
Click here to watch the full 'Ladies' Who Sing Leonard' FOJAM show.
Exclusive FOJAM Preview of Israel’s Ninet Tayeb singing ‘Hallelujah’, headliner artist from 'LADIES WHO SING LEONARD': A Leonard Cohen Tribute, presented by FOJAM, in partnership with 3RRR.
An iso video of 'Animal in Hiding' - from FOJAM Festival Patron Lior and his artistic co-creator, Domini in this exquisite collaborative songwriting project.
Victoria Hanna wowed audiences at FOJAM’s Creativity in Crisis event in September 2020, dropping truth bombs about the spiritual experience of Being and performing, and in this video, singing soulfully with her daughter.
A highlight of FOJAM's Creativity in Crisis event in September 2020, David Broza sung classic song Mitachat Ha’shamayim to FOJAM audiences, which brought back many memories of singing around campfires.
In a very special 40 minute Artist to Artist, Yorta Yorta musician Allara and musician and producer Arik Blum chatted about Yorta Yorta Uncle William Cooper and the anti-Nazi Protests he led through Melbourne, and how his legacy lives on today.
A feast for the senses, this video highlights the magic of FOJAM’s inaugural festival WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, held at the Recital Centre, Melbroune on Sunday 8 September 2019.