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HSA Presents SUITE FOR MALCOLM X: The Resurrection Tone Poem
By: Stephi Wild Feb. 20, 2019
Harlem School of the Arts presents excerpts from acclaimed composer and musician Rachiim Ausar-Sahu's Suite For Malcolm X: The Resurrection Tone Poems, in honor of Black History Month. The epic multi-media musical presentation brings to life the valor and virtue of the civil rights activist, author, and spiritual leader Malcolm X. Artists include vocalist Tulivu Donna Cumberbatch, percussionist Chief Neil & Ayanda Clarke and vocalist Terry Davis, featuring an opening performance by HSA's very own Griot Choir.
From the backdrop of a fierce and severe social backlash to the modest social requests and gains of the time, the quest for the assertion of a distinctly positive Black Self-hood did arise. Malcolm X personified the pride, confidence, grace and genius of that time. This work revisits and revives those attitudes of cultural pride that were common to all affairs of Black life then, and indeed central to the worldwide thrust for a common dignity and universal human respect. The impassioned, 'insightful' musical and lyrical images of this work of art are designed to empower Our Community, especially at this time.
This work serves to encourage us to remember; it challenges us to understand more fully, the victories and the ground gained. It also attempts to exhort the collective community to address the challenges ahead with courageous vigor and true spiritual insight.
Date And Time: Sat, February 23, 2019, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Location: Harlem School of the Arts
645 Saint Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10030
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