![]() ![]() ![]() As the opening concert of the Convening, Somi will appear in a stripped down setting (voice, piano, drum) to offer an evening of song that invites a deeper reflection on cultural intimacy and the body politic. Known for her wide-ranging vocal technique and her original blend of modern jazz with African music styles, Grammy-nominated singer Somi uses her songwriting to give voice to issues of social justice, transnationalism, womanhood, and global constructions of Blackness. ![]() Join Carrie Mae Weems, Deborah Archer, Fred Moten, Agnes Gund, Ben Jealous, Radcliffe Bailey, Eisa Davis, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lisa Cortés, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, and more…Īccompanying Carrie Mae Weems’ monumental exhibition, The Shape of Things, Land of Broken Dreams is a large-scale, multidisciplinary convening and concert series that will activate the Armory with a wide range of conversations, presentations, and performances featuring artists, poets, singers, dancers, thinkers, and scholars sharing work and exploring some of the most urgent issues facing society today. ![]()
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