Shahidi - Not Even Gonna Trip (Official Video)
Gotta Let It Breathe
Fallin' For You (Cover) - Shahidi
Shahidi - Disbelief (Official Video)
Someone New - Hoizer (Shahidi cover)
Better Thangs - Shahidi
Cedar Commission 2020-2021
Shahidi is pleased to announce that he selected as a recipients of the tenth round of the Cedar Commissions, The Cedar’s flagship commissioning program for emerging Minnesota-based composers and musicians made possible by a grant from the Jerome Foundation. To date, the Commissions have showcased new work by over 50 emerging composers and musicians across Minnesota, including Dessa, Aby Wolf, Adam Levy, Maria Isa, Joe Horton, Joey Van Phillips, Dua Saleh, Freaque, Gao Hong, Dameun Strange, and many more. Artists receive mentorship and financial support to create 30+ minutes of brand new music.
The 2020-21 round of artists was selected by a diverse committee of Minnesota-based musicians, music industry professionals, and one Cedar staff. The 6 commissioned artists, Beatriz Lima, AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa, Tearra Oso, S U N A H, Farrington Llewellyn (FarrWell), and Hassan Shahid (Shahidi) will each receive $4,000 plus $500 for performance costs to compose at least 30 minutes of new musical work to debut at The Cedar in February 2021. In the event that social gathering restrictions are in place due to COVID-19 during the grant period, artist will work to make adaptations to the performance platform as needed.
February 20th, 2021
The Cedar featuring the six artists of the 2020-2021 Cedar Commissions (taking place Friday, March 5th, Saturday, March 6th, and Sunday, March 7th) in a series of interviews on our site. The Cedar Commissions is a flagship program for emerging Minnesotan composers and musicians made possible with a grant
from the Jerome Foundation. Check out the Spotlight Article here.
