Wanda's Picks

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!   Today we open with an interview with Omar Sosa, who is in town for a special live streaming concert, today, August 19, at Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland. We then rebroadcast our August 14 interview with Randall Kline, Founder, Executive Director, SFJAZZ to talk about the Jazz Masters NEA Awards Concert Collaboration, August 20, 5 p.m. PT  Music: Transparent Water: Omar Sosa: piano Seckou Keita: kora Gustavo Ovalles: bongos, cajón, m