Dive into the TRAИƧA TRACKS with us, here spotlighting the classic “Any Other Way” recorded by Allison Russell and Ahya Simone for Red Hot’s 2024 TRAИƧA Album.
“Any Other Way” became a hit song for Jackie Shane when she covered it in 1962. The song expresses a sentiment of acceptance, through moments of joy and sorrow. “Any Other Way” became a staple of Jackie Shane’s career as a pioneering artist who was also a Black trans woman.
The song has now been performed at two Red Hot TRAИƧA Celebration Concerts by Allison Russell and Ahya Simone (at the Getty Museum in LA, and at Powerhouse: International Festival in Brooklyn) as highlighted here.
TRAИƧA IS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY CELEBRATING TRANS PEOPLE FEATURING OVER 100 ARTISTS & 3 ½ HOURS OF MUSIC INCLUDING SADE, SAM SMITH, ANDRE 3000, BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND, PERFUME GENIUS, HUNTER SCHAFER, L’RAIN, JULIEN BAKER, LAURA JANE GRACE, YAEJI, PHAROAH SANDERS, TEDDY GEIGER, CLAIRO, ADRIANNE LENKER + MANY MORE.
CHECK OUT TRANSA.WORLD TODAY
photo by @emilioherce + live performance footage by @miatsuchida
We claim 2026 as the Year of the Lion.
Sade’s “Young Lion” from TRANSA the album, a 46-track spiritual journey celebrating trans people by @redhotorg , is up for a GRAMMY this Sunday. Watch for the Best Music Video category during the awards ceremony.
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this project was made possible with support from @popcollab
A truly brilliant artist has ascended. Working with Asha Bhosle on Hard Rain was legit one of the great honors of my career. I revere her work, and have collected so many, many of her brilliant LPs. Ty yet again to Kronos Quartet & especially David Harrington for taking my idea to feature her as a singer on the track and bringing her onboard… wow. Meeting Ashaji as I WhatsApped into her Hard Rain session in Bombay was so incredibly meaningful. My deepest condolences to her dear granddaughter Zanai, son Anand, and all of her family and friends. And thank you again, Asha, for your brilliance and generosity!! To call you a collaborator is a dream come true, and something I will treasure all my days. Bless you in your travels. May we all live to 92 and leave a beautiful body of work and loving family when we go!
Celebrate trans artists on #transvisibilityday and every day. Thank you to Transa producer and co-creator @massima.bell for this beautiful poem among others published at https://transa.world and in our 6 LP boxset
photographer: @emilioherce
Night #2 of our Transa Rising series was one for the books! 🎸 @benantics took the stage with @kashiakancey and @pmoyacristina , performing music from his new indie rock album, Make ‘Em Laugh, as part of our series spotlighting the next generation of trans and non-binary talent with @redhotorg .
Check out some of our favorite moments from the night!
📸: Lawrence Sumulong (@layer_nyc )
Lambkin (@biglillamb ) took the Atrium stage for Night #1 of our Transa Rising series with @redhotorg , featuring an opening set by Hymn (@msbattygyal ). The Transa Rising project supports daring and imaginative trans and non-binary artists at the beginning of their careers. Check out these highlights!
📸: Lawrence Sumulong (@layer_nyc )
