Project Misik: In The Yard

“THE YARD”:

a (safe*, outdoor) space where we** gather, build community, and celebrate us***

* socially distancing, sanitizing shared instruments, prioritizing respect for all

** “all-a-we” — everybody is welcome!

*** particularly, musics/cultures/stories of black & brown folkx among us

Project Misik, "In the Yard," invites neighbors, YOU/US - all-a-we, to come together, to create and to enjoy music, dance, and each other. We want to create, in the yard, a "safe" space, in which we BIPOC folkx, and our neighbors, can gather. Creating “safe” (meaning respectful to all in attendance) spaces, we will use the power of our collective music-making to guide our conversations and hold our connections within and across racial lines. We will be focused on the storied music of African diasporic peoples and, connecting through this music, will strive to bring joy through, connection in, and deeper understanding of the ways making space for “black lives (to) matter” is an essential act of making all lives matter a reality.

In Project Misik "In the Yard,” Zili Misik and our featured guests will engage Boston neighbors in in-person & live-streamed performances & interactive workshops, demonstrating 1) connections in Boston communities through African diasporic music, 2) that black lives matter.

In workshops and performances, Zili will feature four guest artists:

Becky Bass (w/ steel pan, which comes from the West Indies, originally Trinidad & Tobago),

Peniel Guerrier (w/ Haitian drum & dance),

Solomon Murungu (w/ mbira, which comes from Zimbabwe),

and Harrison Tei (w/ Ghanaian drum & dance).

Join Zili, Sunday, May 16th, 4pm,

to Re-Open The Yard and to introduce the summer concert series!
(Raindate: Sunday, May 23rd, 4pm)

“THE YARD” DATES:

June 4th, June 27th, July 4th, Aug 8th

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US SOON!!

Project Misik "In the Yard" is supported by The New England Foundation for the Arts' Public Art for Spatial Justice Program, with funding from the Barr Foundation.

JOIN US!! MAY - AUG 2021!