Purchase: https://vivekshraya.bandcamp.com/album/part-time-woman

PART-TIME WOMAN is a question and a critique: What defines woman?

A critique of the labour expected in order to be seen and valued as feminine. 

For anyone who has been misgendered, made to feel not feminine enough, or struggled to find home in a language that resists complexity.
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releases June 2, 2017 

Lyrics, songs and vocal arrangements by Vivek Shraya 

Produced & Mixed by James Bunton at The Glen Gordon 

Mastered by Fedge 
Engineered by Chris Sandes at Palace Sound 
Additional Engineering by Alex Gable at Union Sound Company and James Bunton at The Glen Gordon 

Performed by 
Vivek Shraya (lead vocals) 

Queer Songbook Orchestra: 
Bijan Sepanji (violin) 
Evan Lamberton (cello) 
Lief Mosbaugh (oboe) 
Micajah Sturgess (french horn) 
Shaun Brodie (trumpet/flugelhorn) 
Thom Gill (guitar) 
Ghislain Aucoin (piano) 
Daniel Fortin (double bass) 
Philippe Melanson (drums) 

TiKA (additional vocals) 
Sally Zori (additional vocals) 
Choir! Choir! Choir! (additional vocals) 
Suba Sankaran (additional vocals) 

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Photograph by Tanja-Tiziana 

Dress and styling by Mic Carter for L'Uomo Strano 
Makeup by Alanna Chelmick 
Hair by Fabio Persico 

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This project has been generously supported by the Toronto Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council. 

Special thank you to Trisha Yeo, Shemeena Shraya, Adam Holman, Amber Dawn, Farzana Doctor and Shamik Bilgi for their contributions. 

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Part-Time Woman

Purchase: https://vivekshraya.bandcamp.com/album/part-time-woman

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