Shouts – Music from the Rooftops! is an activist media project that focuses on finding protest musicians and socially conscious artists from around the globe and sharing their music and message.
We at Shouts do not make the requirement that all musicians follow the same guidelines as many journalist societies do, such as to hold the powerful to account, lend a voice to the voiceless and be vigilant and courageous in seeking and sharing the truth.
But we find those who do just that and we share their music.
There is no lack of protest singers today. Nor has there been any recent decline in protest music. There are a lot of artists out there in the midst, trying to create brightness in a very dark world. When they also carry a clear message of equality, justice and empathy- then their voices must be heard.
Halldór Heiðar Kristínarson, managing editor
Halldór is an Icelandic investigative journalist and animal activist. He has a BSc degree in Audio Production from SAE Institute in Barcelona and an MA degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Iceland.
Halldór taught audio production in Mexico, managed his own tourism company and artist residency in the highlands of Iceland, worked as an investigative journalist around Europe, worked with asylum seekers in Iceland, and worked for various dog shelters and animal welfare organisations around the world.
All of his passions and professions came together in Shouts – Music from the Rooftops! which he founded in 2017.
Halldór lives on the unceded, ancestral territory of Kwawnawak. This land was appropriated through colonization. The name means “next to the forest” in the Nahuatl language.
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Nathaniel Youmans, contributing writer
Nathaniel Youmans is a poet, essayist, editor, wildlife conservationist, and sound artist based in New Mexico, US. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Rainier Writing Workshop. His work has been featured in Talking River, High Desert Journal, Soundings, and elsewhere. At Shouts – Music from the Rooftops!, he is a Contributing Writer. He is also cofounder and editor of The Strewnfield Review as well as the editor for the Washington Falconer’s Association. He makes music under the moniker Lahar.
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Santiago Campodónico, contributing writer
Santiago Campodonico is a writer, art enthusiast and music critic from Peru. His goal is to find and share with the world artists who are making a difference in their respective fields, whether that is artistically, socially or politically.
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Salma Ahmed, contributing writer
Salma Ahmed is a 23 years old Egyptian writer. She has previously been published in WAVES and Shouts along with other websites and magazines. When she isn’t writing, Salma enjoys spending time with her cat Leon.
salma@shoutsmusic.blog
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