Oslo Freedom Forum Performers

Explore the heartbeat of the Oslo Freedom Forum, a roadmap to human solidarity and hope.

Featured Performers

Mai Khoi

Vietnamese pop star and political activist

Denise Ho

Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy and LGBTQI activist

Ahmed Albasheer

Iraqi political satirist and comedian

Sakdiyah Ma’ruf

Indonesian stand-up comedian

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Ahmed Albasheer

Iraqi political satirist and comedian

Aida Sulova

Kyrgyz artist, curator, and activist

Alsarah & The Nubatones

Sudanese band

Altyn Kapalova

Artist, acvtist, and founder of Central Asia's Museum of Feminist and Queer Art

Ariana Vafadari

Opera singer and composer

Aron Kader

Palestinian-American comedian

Atena Farghadani

Iranian cartoonist

ATLYS

String quartet

Carah Faye

American singer-songwriter

Carlos Vives

Grammy-winning singer, composer, and author

Chris Turner

British comedian

Chucho Valdes

Cuban jazz artist, composer

Denise Ho

Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy and LGBTQI activist

Erin McCarley

American singer-songwriter

Erin Willet

American singer-songwriter

Ermina Takenova

Kazakh activist, illustrator, and animation director

Ezinma

American violinist

FaceSoul

Somali singer-songwriter

Haddy N’jie

Norwegian musician, writer, journalist

Joanna Hausmann

Venezuelan-American comedian

John Forte

American recording artist and producer

Jose Gonzalez

Swedish singer-songwriter

Joshua Roman

Cellist, curator, and composer

JP Jofre

Argentinian bandoneon player and composer

K.S. Rhoads

American musician and composer

Kevin Calaba

American musician and composer

Kevork Mourad

Syrian-Armenian multimedia artist

Kimberley Chen

Australian-Taiwanese singer-songwriter

Laura Sherman

American harpist

Layale Chaker

Lebanese violinist and composer

Leah Siegel

American singer-songwriter

Lebo Mashile

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Oslo Freedom Forum Performers

Featured Performers

Vietnamese pop star and political activist

Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy and LGBTQI activist

Iraqi political satirist and comedian

Indonesian stand-up comedian

All Performers

Iraqi political satirist and comedian

Kyrgyz artist, curator, and activist

Sudanese band

Artist, acvtist, and founder of Central Asia's Museum of Feminist and Queer Art

Opera singer and composer

Palestinian-American comedian

Iranian cartoonist

String quartet

American singer-songwriter

Grammy-winning singer, composer, and author

British comedian

Cuban jazz artist, composer

Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy and LGBTQI activist

American singer-songwriter

American singer-songwriter

Kazakh activist, illustrator, and animation director

American violinist

Somali singer-songwriter

Norwegian musician, writer, journalist

Venezuelan-American comedian

American recording artist and producer

Swedish singer-songwriter

Cellist, curator, and composer

Argentinian bandoneon player and composer

American musician and composer

American musician and composer

Syrian-Armenian multimedia artist

Australian-Taiwanese singer-songwriter

American harpist

Lebanese violinist and composer

American singer-songwriter

South African poet and activist

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