1. The Steelpan: The only new acoustic instrument to be invented and accepted worldwide in the 20th century originated in Trinidad and Tobago.
2. The Queen’s Park Savannah: Trinidad and Tobago is home to the world’s largest traffic roundabout around the Queen’s Park…
(Source: yourcommonwealth.org)
New York-based photographer Stefan Falke began working on his long-term documentary project about a stilt-walking school in Trinidad in the late’ 90s. The main purpose of the Keylemanjahro School of Art & Culture founded by “Dragon” Glen de Souza is to keep children off the streets and away from drugs. Falke, fascinated by the efforts of the school’s founder and his young students, continued to travel to Trinidad over seven years and became a fixture at the school. He’s involvement resulted in the photo essay “MOKO JUMBIES: The Dancing Spirits of Trinidad” exhibited at the photo journalism festival in Perpignan,…
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THE FINDING AID: BLACK WOMEN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND ARCHIVING is an interactive, multi-media dialogue that explores the intersection of experimental art practices and community-based archiving.
// Tuesday, May 21, 2013 @ 6:30pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Langston Hughes Auditorium //
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Scope and Content Note [Artist Presentation Module]
The second part of The Finding Aid: Black Women at the Intersection of Art and Archiving will be structured around the scope and content note section of a finding aid. A scope and content note summarizes a collection and provides descriptive information such as what materials makeup the collection, how those materials were created and what information can be found within them. The purpose of our scope and content note module will be to introduce the audience to the participating artists’ collection(s) and archive(s).Since Ms. Ladi’Sasha Jones will be working behind the scenes during the event, take a tour of the The Ladi Jones Documentation Collection now! IV: Ladi’Sasha Jones and The Ladi Jones Documentation Collection
Ladi’Sasha G. Jones, born 1988 in Harlem, is a cultural/witness worker and oral historian. The Ladi Jones Documentation Collection span 2006 - 2013, bulk dates 2010 - 2013. The collection consist of digital-audio files, transcriptions, project proposals, journals, unpublished writings (drafts) and correspondences. The bulk of her collection highlights the narratives of Harlem residents, which includes documentation of her family life. Ladi’Sasha has interviewed Black doulas, veterans, artists, and women on the topics of race, coming-of-age, body politics, sexuality and home. Materials in this collection also cover topics of Black girlhood, identity, love, gender, healing trauma, mothering, dreaming, poverty, aging, and writing.
Video Link to Conversations on Race & Racism: Documenting Black Girlhood
Audio Link to Interview with Curator and Historian, Christopher Moore](http://25.media.tumblr.com/76385c0ae033c1cb08c93590e1f8d8cd/tumblr_mmw2trRdMe1splloqo1_1280.jpg)
