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10/25/23 Views From The Ground
Disability and Progress-April 13,2023-An Interview with Gaelynn Lea
This week, Sam and Charlene speak with Gaelynn Lea. Violinist, Songwriter, and Disability Advocate. We’ll catch up on what she has been up to and what she’s planning.
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Views From The Ground: Artist Interviews – Zach Russel and Bayo
Brandon interviews local poet, Zach Russel, and NUR-D interviews local hip hop artist, Bayo.
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Views From The Ground: Interview with the hosts – Jaelynne, DJ, and Brandon
This week, we flip the script — Jaelynne, DJ, and Brandon, hosts of Views From The Ground, take turns interviewing each other!
Poet of the month: Zach Russel
Artist of the month: Bayo
Views From The Ground: Imani and Taylor, co-directors of “Thugs”
Local protest, local politics, local artists; hosted by DJ Hooker
Interview with local film artists, Imani & Taylor, talk about their upcoming film “Thugs”.
Poet of the month: Juwaria Jama
Artist of the month: Juice Lord
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MinneCulture | Annie Enneking: Fight Director, Frontwoman
Annie Enneking has made her life in the performing arts since childhood, and finds that muscularity – both physical and metaphysical – is at the heart of all the art forms she is passionate about: teaching, songwriting, fight choreography, acting, and being the front woman of her rock band Annie and the Bang Bang. She quit acting six years ago, and has since embraced fight direction in theatre, and performing music in her band.
KFAI’s Cyn Collins spoke with Annie and her collaborator Sophina Saggau about consent, movement, and collaboration in fight choreography.
MinneCulture | DJ Queen Duin Creates Community Through Music
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“DJing is a lot more than just throwing some songs together. It can be a very vulnerable thing to do,” says Vanessa Hernandez.
Vanessa Hernandez, known locally as DJ Queen Duin is a music curator and former radio host who often DJs local events and drag shows.
KFAIās Emily Krumberger talks with DJ Queen Duin about the craft of DJ-ing and how it illuminates their own story. Click on the SoundCloud link to listen!
āPeople who do have the ability to hear can basically hear you putting your heart on a platter,ā says Hernandez, āMusic is just one of those things that is connected to your senses, itās connected to your memory, itās telling a story. As a DJ youāre telling a story of where youāve been.”
MinneCulture on KFAI is supported by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
MinneCulture | Painting the Walls Black: Chaka Mkali Challenges Traditional Notions of Curatorial Work
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As guests walk through the third floor of the Minneapolis Institute of Art or MIA, they see ancient sculptures, vast canvases, and even a couple of swords. But whatās waiting at the end of one hallway is something new to the museum. Rituals of Resilience is a new audiovisual exhibit co-created by Chaka Mkali ā rapper, visual artist, and community organizer.
“I have several hats. One of those hats is co-curator of Rituals of Resilience, and the other hat is of a musician, I Self Devine, the hip hop who developed the soundtrack that accompanies,” says Mkali.
Click on the SoundCloud link to hear the audio story.
Chaka Mkali has been a hip-hop artist in Minneapolis for over four decades. After he moved here from California, he helped revitalize the Twin Citiesā early graffiti scene. Heās put out a host of rap albums as I Self Devine, and has been described by one weekly arts publication as āone of the most influential voices in Minnesota Hip-Hop.”
Rituals of Resilience is the first time heās worked with a major museum to co-curate an art exhibit. He says the sense of trust he felt was necessary to begin the work wasnāt easy to come by. Mkali says heās been distrustful of museums in the past. As an African American artist, he says his distrust stems from what he sees as the exploitation of artists of color across the globe. But in getting to know the curators at MIA, he says he saw an opening to create something different.
“When I met with the co-curator I asked him a question: are you here to do your job and if you are then Iām not the person. Now if youāre interested in challenging and doing some things then Iām interested and up for that.”
KFAI’s Tony Williams shares this short audio story for MinneCulture.
MinneCulture on KFAI is Supported by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund