By The Shout

The following announcement is based on a press release from Nick Carswell.

LAWRENCE — A music and poetry collaboration from Lawrence and Kansas City based artists has released a live performance of "New American," a new single from the Sharing Home project. "New American" was recorded live at the inaugural Sharing Home performance on September 18 at Lawrence Arts Center, as part of the Downtown Underground concert series. Huascar Medina delivers his stirring words against a backdrop of piano, cello and electronic music in the new track available on Bandcamp and YouTube.

The Sharing Home project features a collaborative ensemble including Irish-born musician Nick Carswell, Turkish cellist Ezgi Karakus, multidisciplinary artist and writer José Faus (originally from Columbia), and former Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina (who has Panamanian and Puerto Rican heritage). Together, the artists weave together evocative storytelling and acoustic arrangements to offer an intimate look into the complex emotional and cultural landscapes of the immigrant experience.

“This project is the culmination of many conversations and shared perspectives of being an immigrant,” says Carswell. “It’s a privilege to collaborate with these amazing artists on something so close to our hearts: the idea of belonging and 'home.'”

“Home is not a place for me, it's a people,” adds collaborating poet Huascar Medina. “I live in-between places — places where my parents left from, and places where I'm trying to belong.”

For more details on the Sharing Home project website.

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