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Earth Song
Earth Song
ElizaBeth Hill talks with Qanita Lilla and guest host Sebastian De Line about her music practice that spans multiple decades.

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Earth Song
ElizaBeth Hill talks with Qanita Lilla and guest host Sebastian De Line about her music practice that spans multiple decades.
The Joy of Language, Paint and Yarn
The Joy of Language, Paint and Yarn
Qanita Lilla talks with Emebet Belete about her community-driven art projects and her passion for arts education.

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The Joy of Language, Paint and Yarn
Qanita Lilla talks with Emebet Belete about her community-driven art projects and her passion for arts education.
Threnody for the Khoisan
Threnody for the Khoisan
Garth Erasmus, a South African artist and musician talks with Qanita Lilla about how the experience of apartheid and forced removals shaped his artistic practice.

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Threnody for the Khoisan
Garth Erasmus, a South African artist and musician talks with Qanita Lilla about how the experience of apartheid and forced removals shaped his artistic practice.
The Art of Black, by Jameel3DN
The Art of Black, by Jameel3DN
Commissioned by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 2021

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The Art of Black, by Jameel3DN
Commissioned by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 2021

“The Art of Black” by Jameel3DN (2021) Lyrics

 [Intro]

Protect the fold

Yeah yeah

Protect the Fold

Protect the Fold

 [Verse 1]

As we fight to be heard

Black bodies in the earth

Creators of culture

Disconnected from birth

So we let them sell us worth

Sold us fables and it worked

So we masking pain cause it hurts

Black pain being hanged like some merch

They tell our story

But let us tell you first

We was stolen put on display

Taught a new language

Distorted our face what a shame

We was shinning

They wanted us in shade

They thought we would stay slaves

One chapter but this novel has many

You know first peoples really look like pennies

This bronze skin

This is what they envy

And the culture that’s within me

 [Chorus]

Know your worth sister

Protect the soul

Know your worth brother

Protect the fold

Know your worth Sister

Protect the fold

Know your worth Brother

Protect the Soul 

[Outro]

Today I was thinking

What it would feel like

To be outside this flesh

For my spirit to be flying high in the sky

Above the clouds

At the Doorsteps of heaven

Hm..

Freedom.

Yeah

Protect the soul…

Protect the soul…

 

Credits

Song Writer: Jameel “Jameel3DN’ McPherson

Producer: Elroy “EC3” Cox III

Commissioned by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 2021

 

The Art of Black
The Art of Black
In episode two of With Opened Mouths: The Podcast, Qanita Lilla chats with Jameel3DN, the artist behind the podcast music about his life journey and of developing his voice as a Griot (storyteller).

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The Art of Black
In episode two of With Opened Mouths: The Podcast, Qanita Lilla chats with Jameel3DN, the artist behind the podcast music about his life journey and of developing his voice as a Griot (storyteller).

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