BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261030T125255Z UID:488-6301013@saltspringanglican.ca DTSTART:20261106T030000Z DTEND:20261106T050000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20261029T164803 DESCRIPTION:Music Makers Presents: All Saints ‘After Dark’ featuring Ah med Moneka &\; his 5-piece band — Thursday\, November 5th — Music b egins at 7pm\nTickets - $10-30 Sliding Scale (cash only at the door)\nAll Ages &\; Accessible  w/ Cookies and tea generously donated by The Wood shed\nOn November 5th\, join Ahmed Moneka and his 5-piece band for a joyfu l evening of African grooves and Arabic folk melodies\, shaped by contempo rary funk\, soul and jazz.\nDrawing on his Afro-Sufi heritage\, Juno-nomin ated Ahmed Moneka creates music that feels like a celebration of life. Bor n in Baghdad to an Afro-Iraqi family\, Ahmed arrived in Toronto as a refug ee after appearing in a film about gay rights. As an actor and activist tu rned musician\, he now leads an all-star global ensemble and has performed across Canada and the U.S.\, as well as in Colombia\, Chile\, Morocco and South Korea.\nHis album Kanzafula was nominated for the 2025 Juno Award f or Global Music Album of the Year\, the first Iraqi-Canadian record to be nominated for a Juno. He has also won a Dora Award and the Stingray Rising Star Award in Toronto. On stage and screen\, Ahmed co-wrote King Gilgames h &\; the Man of the Wild\, which earned five Dora nominations\, and he has worked with the Canadian Opera Company\, Soulpepper\, Crow’s Theatr e and the National Arts Centre. He's currently working with The Tragically Hip on the 2026 production of It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken\, a musical built on the band's catalogue of Canadian classics.\nHere are so me links to Ahmed's website and Bandcamp if you want to get a head start!\ nhttp://www.ahmedmoneka.com\nhttps://ahmedmoneka.bandcamp.com/\nMusic Make rs is proud to curate performances that celebrate artistry\, collaboration \, and community. This concert reflects that spirit: music created not jus t to entertain\, but to connect people through shared atmosphere and prese nce. Whether you come to dance\, to be uplifted\, or simply to be swept up in the sound\, this evening offers space to gather and enjoy something me aningful.\nJoin us on November 5th at 7pm at All Saints ‘After Dark’ f or a rare chance to hear Ahmed Moneka and his band in an intimate setting on Salt Spring Island. This show is all ages and accessible. Come as you a re\, settle in\, and let the music carry you into the night.\nPlease email musicmakersssi@gmail.com with any questions about the show. LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T164803 LOCATION:All Saints by-the-Sea SUMMARY:All Saints - After Dark URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.saltspringanglican.ca/events/all-saints-after-dar k--488/2026-11-05 ATTACH;FILENAME=Ahmed.jpg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfro nt.net/2026/10/29/23/35/50/b727d544-0917-4654-93dd-67ee5259132c/Ahmed.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR