Portland singer/songwriter Shireen Amini is one of 16 musicians around the country featured on a new collaborative album called "Hope Rises II." The compilation is produced by Noel ‘Paul’ Stookey, of Peter, Paul and Mary and is a celebration of “New Voices of Social Change.” Amini's track, "Break Myself Free," explores what it means to be authentically yourself without any constraints. Her independently produced single “What I Am” explores her non-binary identity. Amini also regularly performs with the all-Latin band she formed in Bend called ¡Chiringa!, which means "kite" in Puerto Rican-style Spanish. She also runs community song circles as part of what she calls "music medicine." She joins us in studio to tell us more and play some of her songs.