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!

1. Minister Daniel Buford joins us to talk about Art and Spirituality and his show at Colorlines Restaurant Feb. 2020 (reception 2/13, 5 p.m.) at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.

2. Emily Dickinson  - In Her Own Words  - Exclusive Solo Performance by Chetana Karel-Michaan, America’s Leading Theatrical Interpreter of Emily at Berkeley City Club, 7 p.m., Jan. 11, 2020. Directed by Andrea Adler. Co-written by Andrea Adler and Chetana Karel-Michaan. Music by Dale Zola.

3. Living Jazz director, Stacey Hoffman, joins us to talk about "In the Name of Love: 18th Annual Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. Visit livingjazz.org 

4. We conclude with a conversation with Maestro Michael Morgan, Oakland Symphony, about the Celebration of Bernard Tyson & His Playlist, Friday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Visit OaklandSymphony.org