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Tag: Okara Imani

Poetry: The Composer’s Muse

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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Poetry: The Composer’s Muse Words by Okara Imani The first utterance of this art song just barely makes the statement “He had a dream…” before reaching, clamoring in upward intervals and sudden crestfallen descents unraveling into the statement’s con …

Burleigh the Builder

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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Burleigh the Builder Words by Okara Imani Erecting pillars, paving the way, laying the foundation: all acts of a builder, concepts mastered by an architect. Cultivating cultural crossover that broadens the span of a creative realm; not only for the cul …

Castle of Our Skins

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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Castle of Our Skins Words by Okara Imani The ancestors poured much strength into Ashleigh Gordon’s lineage: disciplined music heritage of lessons and mastery of craft, Jamaican blood upbringing that prides itself in hard, skilled work, and wise intenti …

Moses Hogan: A Bridge That Can Never Be Built Again

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

Moses Hogan: A Bridge That Can Never Be Built Again Words by Okara Imani Just as Moses parted the Red Sea and ushered his people across treacherous terrain, so too did Moses Hogan usher into the unforgiving world of classical music, a Blackness so auth …

Margaret Bonds – Mastering The Movement

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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Margaret Bonds – Mastering The Movement Words by Okara Imani The concept of arts activism can be a bit ambiguous and vast. Being the child of a talented teaching artist and a contemporary of the Harlem Renaissance, Margaret Bonds took a more anthropolo …

#BlackGirlMusic

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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#BlackGirlMusic Words by Okara Imani Just five minutes on Reverend Dr. Alisha L. Jones’ website and suddenly I’m in an assembly hall, the rich air wafting the warm, effervescent cocoa butter and essential oils through a room of creators and makers, eye …

LOCAL CLASSICAL – HOST OKARA IMANI

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Salvador Perez Lopez

Marian Anderson: Validating Her Existence

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Marian Anderson: Validating Her Existence Words by Okara Imani Joshua and Angela’s discussion of Marian Anderson’s career, in Melanated Moments in Classical Music podcast’s Season Two, Episode 5 “Accidental Activist” primes your mind’s canvas for this …

Ric’key Pageot: Inspiring a Moment to Learn, Acknowledge, and Respect

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Ric’key Pageot: Inspiring a Moment to Learn, Acknowledge, and Respect Words by Okara Imani How about that five hundred dollar word, eh? Diaspora. Oxford Language generally defines it as “ The dispersion of any people from their original homeland, but s …

Nathaniel Dett: Painting Words in Music

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Nathaniel Dett: Painting Words in Music Words by Okara Imani A mere thirty seconds into Nathaniel Dett’s In the Bottoms Suite, the “Night” prelude has you ambling along the road home from work after the sun’s set. There’s a rich and full darkness expre …

Meet Syndication Host Okara Imani

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

For Okara Imani, hosting Classical Music Indy’s syndication is a dream come true Words by Crystal Hammon. Becoming a host for Classical Music Indy’s (CMI) radio syndication programming feels like the fulfillment of destiny to Okara Imani, a local music …

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