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Your BdA hosts auditions

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Poem: On the subject: Decolonizing our skinsI am of land and water, Nqamakhweof sky and seaniether son nor daughter, Camagusimply a brown skinned beingchild of Azaniathe where soil gives restto ogogo no mkhuluHere I am waiting, waiting, waiting to step foward under my own powerBLAQ. Melanated vanilla sistahcimarron. Mestiza Nation, ancestors define meThey said pray like this, talk like this...they ignored my libations at the mountainsthe only hyphy movement I was in was hair, rebel afro eventually turned locs, ironic that locs would liberatedecolonize the mind, decolonize the skin...decolonize all of it both outside and within!!Izwe lethu, IAfrika, mayibuye!!

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Poem: On the subject: Decolonizing our skinsI am of land and water, Nqamakhweof sky and seaniether son nor daughter, Camagusimply a brown skinned beingchild of Azaniathe where soil gives restto ogogo no mkhuluHere I am waiting, waiting, waiting to step foward under my own powerBLAQ. Melanated vanilla sistahcimarron. Mestiza Nation, ancestors define meThey said pray like this, talk like this...they ignored my libations at the mountainsthe only hyphy movement I was in was hair, rebel afro eventually turned locs, ironic that locs would liberatedecolonize the mind, decolonize the skin...decolonize all of it both outside and within!!Izwe lethu, IAfrika, mayibuye!!

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Home is memory and therapy.

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Home for me is people and connection, so I choose some art pieces made by friends I made in my journey.

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BDA Closing Partayttt

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@BeamMeUpTayleur

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My I just woke up smelling the flowers look

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New hair - who dis ? lol

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...me and my beer set for the Closing party 😎😊

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Performance Night (US Release)

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“Maybe bakanal going virtual was a blessing in the sense that we are able to see artists from all across the world in their native locations”

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YAP'S & NADEEYAH GK, Paris France

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CHETAAAAAAAAA

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The end of the last  Artist talk!! So inspiring! Check out their projects NOW! Get yo tickets :)

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Ending the artist talk with big smiles! #planetbakanal #misooncome

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"the space suits are the vehicle through which the audience is being transported"

Afatasi showing us the helmet from her project's space suit...There are hieroglyphics carved in to the helmet.!!

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Tayleur:
"I played around with my voice...yelling and screaming and being very theatrical...and it felt good to re-visit my black culture and nostalgia through the project"

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IFAYOMI:

"Ceremony of the journey"
I wanted to take this moement to focus in an look at black commuters, black Detroiters..how we connect with one another as we travel, as we commute"...
"Connect this with the intention of ritual that exists in everything that we do"

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Kiazi "My project looked at the affinity for horns, through time and through the trans Atlantic slave trade"
IMage: IG: malonga_music

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Tshepiso: "I wanted to look at transport stations that carry silent ghosts of people who were violated, who had violence inflicted on them by apartheid"

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Tshepiso: "I wanted to look at transport stations that carry silent ghosts of people who were violated, who had violence inflicted on them by apartheid"

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speaking on his project "Safari" while listening deeply

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Damilolas project explores the Danfos of Lagos

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"We would use our hair to carve paths to freedom...." - Yvonne

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East Orange, NJ to Nakuru, Kenya! Kelly GreenLight & Trabolee Sister City Connection <3

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Afatasi showing us a 'fale samoa' - the indigenous homes of Samoa. She integrated these conical shapes in to her project.

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"I felt obligated to take this time and this moment to show up and show out for Detroit" - Ifayomi

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"We are 50+ deep, Bakanal we are like an army...We may be moving slow, but we are changing the landscape" 

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"We are 50+ deep, Bakanal we are like an army...We may be moving slow, but we are changing the landscape" 

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- Kiazi

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Demetrius: "I wanted to talk to other black people when you drive down the Interstate..do you feel visible? how do you deal with the anxiety"
'What's it like being a black Vermonter?'

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"Mi Soon Come' in Nigeria means 'Im still in my bed' " - Damilola giving us some truth..LOL

( Danfo, Lagos Nigeria: IG: damilolaonafuwa )

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"When I think of Mi Soon Come, i think of taking a moment, a little time to understand yourself..and maybe you don't arrive the way people want you to...but you'll get there...And its going to be ALL-FREAKIN-RIGHT"  -Yvonne Shortt

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SPEAKING WITH SO MUCH POWER

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Trabolee on:
His project: "Sometimes we can get stuck in our past...My project is about the journey of the artist.."
"My project is called SAFARI"

What Mi Soon Come means "Im just getting ready, theres always something unfolding"

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Piwai! one of our hosts today #drip #thehostwiththemost

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Afatasi: " I feel like my clothing is art..I feel I'm the gallery"

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TAYLEUR: she is made full of the ancestry that is very much so alive in her in so many ways

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TAYLEUR: she is made full of the ancestry that is very much so alive in her in so many ways

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Honoring our voice and speaking our truths as the standard

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 "I want to create work that speaks to our healing and our joy, not our trauma...highlighting our god nature" Ifayomi speaking on her work

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 "I want to create work that speaks to our healing and our joy, not our trauma...highlighting our god nature" Ifayomi speaking on her work

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Ifayomi's first production was called "The Cereal Killer" - about a person going around stealing peoples cereal.

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Ifayomi's first production was called "The Cereal Killer" - about a person going around stealing peoples cereal.

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Kiazi continued the legacy of teaching and playing music and culture from the Kongo Kingdom

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Kiazi continued the legacy of teaching and playing music and culture from the Kongo Kingdom

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In terms of creativity, his father played a big role in creatively influencing him.

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Kiazi's creative Journey began with his father. The Legendary Malonga Casquelord

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Kiazi's creative Journey began with his father. The Legendary Malonga Casquelord

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DEMETRIUS: "Made of Jamaican oxtail, Norwegian Northern Lights, Californian sunshine and Vermont maple syrup"

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DEMETRIUS: "Made of Jamaican oxtail, Norwegian Northern Lights, Californian sunshine and Vermont maple syrup"

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Tshepiso: "We must document the extent to which we are marvelous"

The work of Santu Mofokeng (shown below) greatly inspired Tshepiso

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Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongen speaking about the journey of self realization 

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Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongen speaking about the journey of self realization 

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TSHEPISO:  Made of revolution, song and all things beautiful

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TSHEPISO:  Made of revolution, song and all things beautiful

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Damilola Onafuwa’s parents have been fascinated by his choice of doing photography 

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Damilola Onafuwa’s parents have been fascinated by his choice of doing photography 

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DAMILOLA: Made of sand blood sea sky and whole lot of creativity

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DAMILOLA: Made of sand blood sea sky and whole lot of creativity

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Yvonne: "one day through touching clay I started to find my power"
Image: IG @ yvonne_shortt

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Trabolee: 'In the beginning I was inspired by my mothers poetry books' ...'That was a springboard, then I started definining myself'

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AFATASI the ARTIST: made of hi-fi ass stardust and coconuts

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AFATASI the ARTIST: made of hi-fi ass stardust and coconuts

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IFAYOMI: Made of moons, fire water ritual black memory black future a lot of Venus energy and 70s aesthetics

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IFAYOMI: Made of moons, fire water ritual black memory black future a lot of Venus energy and 70s aesthetics

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KIAZI: Made of smiles, laughter, intensity music and vibrations that pierce your physical being and touch you inside

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KIAZI: Made of smiles, laughter, intensity music and vibrations that pierce your physical being and touch you inside

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YVONNE: Made of sugar spice and all things nice

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YVONNE: Made of sugar spice and all things nice

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TRABOLEE: made of wordplay, wordplaygrounds, pilau , pure potential, power naps

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TRABOLEE: made of wordplay, wordplaygrounds, pilau , pure potential, power naps

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Agyakomah and Bryan are the MC’s for today’s Artist Talk #MisoonCome

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Agyakomah and Bryan are the MC’s for today’s Artist Talk #MisoonCome

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Starts in 5,4,3,2,1......

Join in, interact on this lively session with Bakanal de Afrique Core Artists sharing about their life, work, and creative process! #MiSoonCome

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Ok! Our Host, Piwai in that amazing costume

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Umuo (the spirited one) from Nigeria. Dance choreographer using dance to tell stories

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I started with writing stories and poetry. I chased a director for a stage role back in '05 and got it. I am currently experimenting with producing. We Move!

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Growing up, dancing was a part of me, especially with my people. I will keep dancing and venture into acting.

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Made from fun, laughter, and a mix of good and bad experiences.

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Made from Ajo (sand), Okuta (stone) and anything I find around me.

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Made from my Dad's aggression, my mom's guidance and gentleness and a dash of extraness

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Tango - the vibes architect

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Starting in 3...2...1...

Amazing artists from the BdA Fellowship will be sharing their journey and giving insight into their work.

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Today was fantastic loved everything the djs, hosts akd performers beautifully put together 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 thanks BDA team

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Me: Yeah, I'm on my way. Just left the house. Mi soon come!

Me, actually: Still in the first trimester...

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Dance is magical!!!

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(6) Mi Soon Come; The Performance Experience (International Release) - YouTube - Google Chrome 21_11_2020 7_25_46 pm

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Thank you to the awesome MC's for today ! Sephora and Okhiogbe

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Vanessa Mwingira

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egungun fest -- flying on ancestor energy
https://www.omenkaonline.com/egungun-festival-yoruba-people/

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Future Mode of Transportation:

- SMOOTH
- INCLUSIVE + FILLED WITH LOVE
- RUNNING ON THE DREAMS OF OUR ANCESTORS (EGUNGUN -  our guardians/ guides [Yoruba origin] )
- ELEVATION & FLIGHT
- SAFETY
- TRANSFORMATION
- UPCYCLED, RECYCLED, REPURPOSED
- TELEPATHIC
- There's ROOM for everyone!

Image: @peabomagazine

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TELEPATHIC, think of a place and you are there! Easy transportation

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TELEPATHIC, think of a place and you are there! Easy transportation

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Vanessa Mwingira

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'Im motivated by good writers like Noname, Earl Sweatshirt...Im motivated by freestyle and battle rap...Im motivated by people that have underestimated me..." - D'mani on motivations

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"I believe that black people are in this place of moving and rising" - Alexis Alleyne Caputo
IG: @afrodiaries

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'[creating my project] it was using things that are ordinary creating extra ordinary things'

'Mi Soon Come...This for me was an establishment of what it means to be black" - Valerie

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'Mi Soon Come' reminds me of Fela Kuti...It feels like Fela Kuti asking it to me' - Nico Phooko

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Habila ' Mi Soon Come means Im soon arriving, I am coming" IG: @stuffedbox

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Agaba works with photography and collage to create afro-futurist dopeness! IG @peabomagazine
"My work is something between reality and dreams"

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A snippet of Arafa's beautiful work. #dhow IG: @arafa.builds

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'I could be in the middle of making noodles and lines will come to me' - D'mani breaking down processes

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artists talkin

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Sia Mawalla on Kujiona Series:

I loved the Kujiona film... The story telling, coupled with Arafa's painting was so relaxing, wishing to hear more and more about both Arafa and the storyteller. A powerful piece, with many layers to unpack and enjoy and celebrate... Wow!