Manitoba Music
Meet the Mentors | Threads of Kin and Belonging: A Trinnipeg Live Mixtape Project
An afternoon at WAG-Qaumajuq for emerging musicians, writers, producers—and anyone curious—to connect with Shad, 2oolman of The Halluci Nation, and Kimmortal.
Enjoy a casual workshop and conversation exploring community and collaboration on both hyperlocal and international scales, inspired by the Threads of Kin and Belonging exhibition.
Open to all levels of experience. Come through, listen, share, and build.
Tim “2oolman” Hill is an award-winning producer, DJ, and member of the celebrated music duo The Halluci Nation, originally from Six Nations of the Grand River. Known for blending electronic music with Indigenous soundscapes, his work pushes the boundaries of genre while centering Indigenous identity and storytelling.
Shad (Shadrach Kabango) is a Canadian rapper of Rwandan descent. He is known for blending humour with weighty themes, exploring a range of topics and sounds over the course of his 20-year career. Shad won the Juno Award for Rap Recording Of The Year in 2011 and five of his albums have been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize for Canadian Album Of The Year, the most shortlist nominations of any artist in the prize’s history. Shad has also served as a broadcaster, hosting CBC Radio’s Q and Netflix’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series Hip-Hop Evolution, and has taught Hip-Hop-related courses at the University of Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier University.
Queer Filipinx artist Kimmortal navigates between singing and rapping over layered hip-hop beats, creating music with subversive energy and grounded vulnerability. Their third album Shoebox (2023) explores healing intergenerational trauma, celebrating the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and embracing their inner child. Their upcoming EP, sunniest of days (Jun 11, 2025), includes features from Shad, Super Duty Tough Work, and Junia-T, processing personal and collective grief while reflecting on how weird it is to be human, to exist, love, and create art during global crises.
Kimmortal’s music has earned prominent sync placements, including “This Dyke” in The L Word: Generation Q and “On My Way” in Apex Legends Season 19. Their original song for Sort Of won Best Original Song at the Canadian Screen Awards, and their “Blue and Orange” music video received Best Music Video at the Disorient Asian American Film Festival. Kimmortal has opened for artists like Thundercat, Saul Williams, and Shad K, and performed at SXSW, Junofest, NXNE, and more. This summer they look forward to performing shows and connecting with audiences across North America.