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BLACKSPACE X ON SPOTIFY
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@MOTIONLIVE ON IG
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AKILLA’S ESCAPE
In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.
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LIMITED EDITION ORALTORIO TEES at BEDDOART.COM!
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Griots to Emcees: Examining Culture, Performance & Spoken Word at York University (Toronto), taught by MOTION. Explores the form, function and content of Spoken Word, in terms of language, rhythm, historical developments, social- political contexts, as well as key artists of poetry, rap, dub, slam, lyricism and spoken word as live and direct purveyors of culture.
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WATCH! CORONER~CBC TV!
From the stage to the screen! Tune In to MOTION's TV WRITING DEBUT on the brand new dramatic series CORONER. Binge watch Season 1 and 2 on CBC GEM.
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HEADSPACE ROTATES ~ TUNE IN! ON MIXCLOUD
HEADSPACE ROTATES RADIO is an eclectic combo of progressive sounds - Hip Hop to neo-soul, beat driven, electronic, funk jazz, and yet-to-be categorized experimental astral soundscapes - reflecting the new, next and now of global urban sounds. Paying homage to the classics and the contemporary, HSR tunes into Independent music scenes, the movers and shakers, groundbreakers and the rare hidden gems that must be played. Hosted by MOTION | Music by L'OQENZ| Mixed & Engineered ZOé SOUNDMIND
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LISTEN!! HEADSPACE RADIO TRIBUTE TO SON OF SOUL
Category Archives: Word
CELEBRATING THE DEBUT CLASS OF ‘GRIOTS TO EMCEES’ AT YORK U!
Dept. of Humanities Culture & Expression presents GRIOTS TO EMCEES Spoken Word, Culture & Performance Showcase Date: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 Place: Senior Commons Room Address: 010 Vanier College Showtime: 7PM – 9:30PM Hosted by Motion Join the debut class … Continue reading
NORTHERN GRIOTS NETWORK HEADS TO GHANA!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VOCAL Canadian Spoken Word Poets Visit Ghana for Arts Festivals in August 2016 The Northern Griots Network (NGN) and Inkfluent are proud to announce the visit by the VOCAL team of Canadian spoken word poets to Accra, … Continue reading
MOTION JOINS PAN AFRICAN POETS ON BADILISHA POETRY X-CHANGE
Badilisha Poetry X-Change is the largest online collective of African poets on the planet! Both an online audio archive & Pan-African poetry show delivered in radio format, Badilisha has showcased and archived over 350 Pan-African poets from 24 different countries. It reflects … Continue reading
Saada Branker Writes on ‘Anticipating a Movement in the Art of Spoken Word’
South North Griots Summit Team: Dwayne Morgan, Motion, Nth Dgri, Eddy DaOriginalone. Saada STYLO reflects on a personal journey into the art and heart of Spoken Word in this exclusive blog post for the Canada Council of the Arts. More than … Continue reading
THE OFFICIAL SOUTH NORTH GRIOTS MIX by L’OQENZ!
01. SUN RA – CALLING PLANET EARTH 02. GUINESS – SPOKEN WORD 03. KENDRICK LAMAR – ALRIGHT 04. ESPERANZA SPALDING – REALLY VERY SMALL 05. KAT FRANCOIS – DOES MY ANGER SCARE YOU 06. MAD ZACK – NIGHT ANIMALS 07. … Continue reading
THE POWER OF SPOKEN WORD! #griotsSUMMIT Twitter Fete!
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Welcoming the Spoken World at #griotssummit2015
South x North Griots Summit, May 28th – 31st, Toronto I’m so excited about working with an amazing team of artists, curators and cultural presenters to bring to you the South x North Griots Summit, taking place in Toronto this … Continue reading
MOTION’S “A RIFF ON SAMO” INSPIRED by NON’s “DOWNTOWN 81”
The debut of a new work of words by MOTION – BOOM for REAL : A riff on SAMO – accompanies a significant, just-dropped, musical release. Inspired by L’OQENZ aka NiteOwlNaps’ new sonic mix “DOWNTOWN 81“ – premiered by OKAYPLAYER – and Motion’s own … Continue reading
OKAYPLAYER PREMIERS the BASQUIAT MIX by L’OQENZ aka NiteOWLNaps
27 years after his passing, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT‘s aura continues to rise. Infamous artist, actor, DJ who came of age with the earliest of the New York Hip Hop and punk scenes, Basquiat has left an indelible cultural mark. From the millennial … Continue reading
WELCOMING THE SPOKEN WORLD AT HARBOURFRONT, TORONTO
Canada’s flourishing spoken word scene is recognized as world class. In celebration of our vibrant legacy of poets, we’ve invited spoken word artists from around the world to share their stories, songs and unique oral and performance traditions. The griot … Continue reading
