Happy 12/12/12!

As we approach another year, some believe it is the end of the world — the apocalypse — but “apocalypse” means “a revealing,” so I choose to see it only as a state of transformation. Today’s date is triple digit number and the last one for a while, so let’s celebrate this moment in time […]

Spacing Out in Zazzle…

Recently finding out about Zazzle, I decided to spend a couple of hours searching for relevant items. After a somewhat extensive search, I found a decent number of goods. Take a look at my list below; they might make some nice gifts: The Future -Not What It Used to Be Greeting Card (More from Retropolis […]

Otherworldly Videos: RonKat Spearman/Katdelic

“You’re mission is not complete until you funk with mission Katdelic” “D.O.T.M. (Dance on the Mothership)” with a guest appearance from George Clinton. “The One” with another George Clinton cameo.

Modern Griots Review: Zetwal (Twinkl)

Can poetry be fuel for a spaceship? One man, Robert Saint-Rose, from the Caribbean island of Martinique believed so. The inspiring documentary film, Zetwal, which means “stars,” or “twinkl” from the film, in creole, follows the journey of the Caribbean folk hero who builds a spaceship in 1974 on a mission to be the first […]

Otherworldly Videos: Oji and The Ascension Team

I found out about Oji (Oji El) and The Ascension team on Some Otha Ship’s (Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime) website. Oji El wrote, scored and animated the music and videos, which are filled with a lot of symbolism and are quite trippy. You can listen to their latest album, Mental Treasure Hunt, here. “The Gift […]

Otherworldy Videos: Tunde Olaniran

Last weekend Tunde premiered his video for “Brown Boy.”

Otherworldly Videos: Romi Anauel

Romi Anauel and The Soldiers of Ra – “Take a Moment” Mirror-image merging and superimposed images make for one trippy video.

I Could Dance, Dance, Dance All Night: Octavia

After attending the Oya and Anyanwu program on Wednesday, I did a search on the Anyanwu from Wildseed and came across a dance performance, called Octavia. Dancer Staycee Pearl choreographed this project and presented it last year. It is a tribute and exploration of Octavia Butler’s work and life, bringing her magical and sci-fi literature […]

Otherworldly Videos: Beaming In From Zimbabwe

Here are some videos I viewed via Nafuna TV: Synik – “Sin City” Roki featuring Diskord – “Mativenga”

Modern Griots Review: Oya and Anyanwu — The Faces of Change

Without stories, we are nothing but shells, only giving others the physical form of ourselves. Stories ground the spirits and forces around us and make them real. Oya priestess Isoke Nia expressed this sentiment last night at the Schomburg Center in Harlem at the enlightening tribute to the Yoruba orisha, Oya, and writer Octavia Butler. […]