House Lights On: Janeen Ella Johnson & Master Artist Tata Sandor
!HOUSE LIGHTS ON! 💡nzoCALIFA HIGHLIGHTS:
Arts & Culture Mavens, Mavericks & the Magnificent
Janeen E. Johnson, Grantee
2023-2024 Living Cultures Grant,
Alliance for California Traditional Arts
"From Whence I Came: Expressions of Congo" featuring Legacy Congolese Master Artist
Tata Pierre Sandor Dianbankouezi
"Johnson will produce an oral history project centered on Pierre Sandor Diabankouezi,
Master choreographer of traditional drum and dance from the Republic of Congo."
Learn more about this project's important mission to preserve the STORY as Tata Sandor shares his life paths as a Congolese Artist spanning 3 or 4 continents, over 8 decades, to trailblazing the legacy of Congolese Dance and Music Traditions in the United States.
Click & Discover: actaonline.org/profile/janeen-johnson/
UPDATES:
Mbote Good Folks; WED. May 15, 5P-9P Humanist Hall
All important work in the field (O.Y.A Strategies), while collective works behind the scenes (Fua Dia Kongo) + Commune+Unity gather together to usher and honor our Gran Master Teacher, Tata Sandor Diabankouezi of Kongolese Dance, Music & Song. #NsakalaSoul played like no one, son of a Nganga, Artiste, and Wisdom keeper *sigh* HOW FORTUNATE FOR ANYONE EXPOSED, TRAINED, or WHO CREATED WITH TATA -- I am indeed that fortunate.
In THIS Bon Voyage Farewell Fete, you get to be present, present and make an offering, a powerful investment on this day, as we honor LIFE and his wishes as Tata returns Home to the Kongo, ushered by Fua Dia Kongo's #EmbraceKongo Constituency. 
Bay Area African Dance Community, the tides have indeed turned reflecting the wealth of this initiative while we ALL still have breath. Matondo Nsambi
Abundant blessings, Tata, as you embark on a Supreme journey homeward. 
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