*This text is written in female pronouns, although the artist identifies with all genders.

Meera Eilabouni is a multitalented, multi-instrumental, and multilingual queer artist who expresses the message of unity and love in each of her works. Through pain, she finds hope again in her lyrics and music.

Meera discovered music as the key to reach the hearts of people where change can take place. Just as the music of Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Metallica, and many other rock bands helped her through difficulties, her music today gives listeners a place to overcome pain, to dare to be who they are, and to celebrate oneness. And just like her inspirations, her music is also a blend of blues, rock, reggae, and new-age sounds that give her musical journey a narrative ambiance.

She grew up in a Christian-Arab family in the small village of Eilaboun in northern Palestine/Israel. The political conflict in the region prompted her to perform her music at many peace events throughout the country, making her an icon for peace.
Since her youth, Meera has collaborated with various artists on different projects to create a better reality. One of her first songs, “Love is the Religion,” she wrote at 16 to find commonalities among the people in her society, which was very polarized and violent. This song, written in Arabic and later translated into Hebrew, helped her bring people from different backgrounds together through music when it was most needed.

One of the first events Meera participated in was a healing singing circle at the old church in Eilaboun, the only Palestinian village that returned after the evacuation during the Nakba in 1948. There she met Diane Kaplan, an American-Jewish musician and daughter of Holocaust survivors. Together, they founded the band “Three Women Three Mother Tongues” in 2014. In 2016, the band opened the “March of Hope for Women Wage Peace,” where Meera continued marching to Jerusalem and met Yael Deckelbaum on the journey, and their voices found a new purpose: empowering women and creating peace.

Meera’s songs are primarily inspired by women she has met on her journey of self-discovery. As a queer child, she repeatedly tried to find a way to fit in without having to change herself. She faced many societal norms and was brave enough to continue following the voice of her heart – on this journey, she takes us with her in her concerts.

Her art shows a path of self-discovery, expression, and embracing darkness as light. Through her career in music, video editing, all the engagements in community building, participatory leadership, and other groups in various countries to promote the creation of a better reality through art.

In 2023 & 2024 & 2025, Meera will also tour with Yael Deckelbaum’s European Prayer of the Mothers & Surrender Tour.

Concert tickets for Lutherkirche: 17.50 – 50.00 euros (via link on the right)

Workshop Meera Eilabouni – Singing in Harmony for Peace
Sunday 14:00 – 16:00 Cologne, Tor 28

Important information for people with disabilities
The main entrance has a step. On the opposite side of the main entrance, there is an accessible back entrance. Please use the path via the parking lot for this. The church can then be accessed completely barrier-free. Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair accessible toilet. We would be happy to reserve a suitable place for you and your companion in the church. Please inform us in advance about your visit. Thank you.