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Get ready for the 2nd annual Because of Black Music IAM Festival on June 12th and 15th,2024. Sign up on our mailing list the stay up to date and learn more.
Because of Black Music IAM Festival 2023
Check out the highlights reel of the unforgettable "Because of Black Music IAM" festival in 2023. Experience the electrifying live music, powerful poetry performances, and engaging conversations led by African-American artists from Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area. Join us as we delve into the profound impact of Black Music and advocate for new frameworks within the Black community and industry to ensure the longevity of Black Music and Art. Don't miss out on this celebration of culture,
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"If you trace the music of a people, you will know where they have been and where they are going"
Leroi Jones, Blues People 1963
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We are artists with roots in the African Diaspora. Seeking to build community by developing a platform for black artists and community to share their stories of how Black Music has inspired and shaped their lives. We believe that there is value and healing in our stories. What's your Black Music story? We'd love to hear it.
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When you spend your dollars with us here at "Because of Black Music IAM." You are helping two Black Womyn Artists, Valerie Troutt and Audacious IAM create funding to build a home and create a residency space for Black Womyn Creatives. To learn more, follow our black music story on Instagram. @BecauseofBlackMusicIAM
The Because of Black Music Festival
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The Because of Black Music Festival
Because of Black Music IAM, is a two-day music festival to be held in Oakland Ca, in June during Black Music Month.
Due to recent shifts in the music industry to center more marginalized artists, we believe that now is the moment to center conversations about how Black artists and communities have shaped the music industry. By studying the past we can build new music industry infrastructures and frameworks to create a more sustainable and beneficial future for Black artists and communities. These conversations must take place both within and outside Black communities to gain a clear understanding of how Black music art forms have been and are still being appropriated and who benefits from these appropriations. Because of Black Music IAM will bring Oakland’s Black community together to dream, envision, and work towards a non-misogynistic, anti-racist, and anti-homophobic music industry that centers belonging, where everyone can thrive.
The festival will include an Artist Mixer, live music, spoken word, disscusion panels, and more... This festival is being put on with generous donations from Zoolabs and Zellerbach.
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