Wanda's Picks Radio Show

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 

The Orisha Urban World Festival is March 11-12 in Oakland. It opens with a panel of elders. We are delighted to have Iya Nedra T. Williams, Conjure Designs, Halifu Osumare, Ph.D., professor, dancer, arts administrator, and Iya Rama, three women elders, join us this morning to speak about Orisha, Ifa and Ancestors in an urban context. What happens when black deities relocate from the village to the city or cross oceans? How does Ifa equip its spiritual inheritors to navigate or battle resident demons? How does Ifa sustain the souls of black folk?

Visit http://www.orisaurbanworldfestival.com/schedule.php