Hello! *Apologies for some of the audio hiccups* We're taking the the rest of Summer and Fall to work on Modern Griot Season 2! Join us in the New Year for Season 2! In the meantime, if you haven't done so already, become a member of the Modern Griot Community at KemiCommune-ModernGriot. Learn all about our wonderful Season 1 guests, who I hope wil…

Hello! Welcome to Episode 6! The end of Season 1. Join us in the fall for Season 2! Meet this week's Modern Griot Adeola Aderemi www.adeolanaomiaderemi.com. Part 2 of 2 because 2 Adeola's on one podcast is bound to be juicy! To learn more about Adeola visit @adeola.naomi. Follow Modern Griot Podcast: @ModernGriotPod and @KemiCollective. To watch th…

Hello! Welcome to Episode 5! Meet this week's Modern Griot Adeola Aderemi www.adeolanaomiaderemi.com. Part 1 of 2 because 2 Adeola's on one podcast is bound to juicy! Follow Modern Griot Podcast: @ModernGriotPod and @KemiCollective. To watch this episode or all of season 1: become a member at KemiCommune-ModernGriot Your membership helps sustain th…

That’s a wrap on Season 1 of Groovin' Griot! For this last episode, OreOluwa and Azsaneé give highlights and connect the dots between the stories from this season. They also share what they’re groovin’ to these days and take you on a sonic journey through New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, NYC, and Philly. Check out the Episode Resources (also https://ti…

Hello! Welcome to Episode 4! Meet this week's Modern Griot Kelechi Okafor kelechiokafor.com Follow Modern Griot Podcast: @ModernGriotPod and @KemiCollective. To watch this episode or all of season 1: become a member at KemiCommune-ModernGriot Your membership helps sustain the work we do to bring Modern Griot Pod to you! To learn more about Kelechi …

What does West African dance have to do with fractal codes, hormetic healing, and technological innovation? Dr. S Ama Wray unpacks these connections and more on this episode of Groovin' Griot. Dr. Wray shares how her early experiences with modern, jazz, and Afro-Cuban dance peaked her interest in improvisational forms, and how her work on the Ewe c…

Hello! Welcome to Episode 3! Meet this week's Modern Griot Camille Darby! Follow Modern Griot Podcast: @ModernGriotPod and @KemiCollective To watch this episode or all of season 1: become a member at KemiCommune-ModernGriot Your membership helps sustain the work we do to bring Modern Griot Pod to you! To learn more about Camille, follow her @camill…

Dr. Lela Aisha Jones takes us on a journey through African Diasporas, sharing dance stories from across the US, Brazil, Cuba, Ghana, and Senegal. She talks about archiving social dances that build community, honoring collectivity and individuality through freestyle, and merging technique with àṣẹ. Plus, for this episode's movement break, Ore brings…

Hello! Welcome to Episode 2! Meet this week's Modern Griot Isaiah Alpheratz! Follow Modern Griot Podcast: @ModernGriotPod and @KemiCollective To watch this episode or all of season 1: become a member at KemiCommune-ModernGriot Your membership helps sustain the work we do to bring Modern Griot Pod to you! To learn more about Isaiah, follow him @isai…

OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Ofosuwa Abiola about her experiences founding Suwabi African Ballet, bringing together dance histories and cultural histories, and understanding African diasporic movement practices as "dance systems." See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Abiola's writing and research. …

Hello! Welcome to Episode 1, welcome to you new favorite Podcast! Meet this week's Modern Griot Jazreena Harlow jazreenaharlow.com. Follow Modern Griot Podcast: @ModernGriotPod and @KemiCollective. To watch this episode or all of season 1: become a member at KemiCommune-ModernGriot Your membership helps sustain the work we do to bring Modern Griot …

Coming soon... "Pull up, get comfy and let's meet this week's Modern Griot", is hopefully the refrain you'll be looking forward to hearing every other Thursday when a new episode drops! Modern Griot Podcast is NOT another woo-woo, wellness, spirituality podcast you play in the background while you make dinner. Nope! Modern Griot episodes go deep, f…

OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Deborah Thomas about her experiences dancing with Urban Bush Women, transitioning into a career as an anthropologist, and drawing from African Diasporic movement practices to build collective spaces for "unbounding" bodies. See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Thomas' w…

OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Jasmine L. Blanks Jones about her work on “reparative arts” and how dance can help us unpack the complex histories and experiences of African Diasporic communities. See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Blanks Jones' community mobilizing Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Bad…

Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories throughout the African Diaspora. Episodes released bi-weekly. Come groove with us! Produced & Edited by Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Theme music: Unrest by ELPHNT on Directory.Audio Licens…

Luke pastors a popular church which demands a lot of his time, serving diligently with him is his wife, Vicki. Their smooth sailing life is erratically disturbed with Luke's ex-wife appearing from a time of psychiatric hospitalization and joins the church where she was once the first lady. In this scene, she sauntersinto that church, down the middl…

Afternoon seductive trysts serve as the backdrop for Kay, a professional woman who has crossed the line, sharing not only a bed, but the sorrow that is her marriage with a client, Allen, a blue collar married man. Hidden away in a room-by-the-hour she is faced with her truth knocking on her door. CAST: Toni Tenaj as Kay Lamar Hodges as Allen Connec…

Young, in love, full of doubts, this story unravels a woman’s emotion when she is faced with making a decision that could be joyful or traumatic, and she is weighing the decision heavily on the reality of an undefined relationship. This episode's piece is from the CD "Drama Exposed" by E. Claudette Freeman Connect with Renee at www.meditationalmome…

In this theatre short, Paige, a young married woman, has run home to the grandparents – GammaReen and Charles - who helped raise her. She has done so because she believes her marriage is in trouble. Wisdom for Paige unfolds through her grandmother as she bakes and questions the nature of Paige's behavior and absence from her marriage. CAST: Regina …

She thought her heart and life would be safe with him. She met him on campus, they shared common interests. he seemed the ideal man to marry. But the words I DO opened an invitation to disregard, disrespect, and physical abuse. The words "til death do us part" ring as a promise in her soul as she faces the demon she swore to love. [ Reading from th…

A wooden front porch is the stage capturing this theatrical short story of Ann, the love that got away, and a heart so broken, it has not healed and seemingly cannot do so decades later. Ann wears her sorrow like a burning salve against her skin, constantly sharing it with other porch visitors Cliff and Chayonne, and telling it for the first time t…

STRAIGHT OFF THE DOME... 1-3, 3-1, 2 artists, 1 sports player... together we come and talk about youth, art, and sports. Commenting on what goes on in the world regarding all races. Tune in to hear what we have to say about what you like! Starring your hosts: Mr. Spoopy, JoJu, and Hameen. co-producer: Khalil • soundtrack: ART (Chrisette Michelle - …

Breakin' Newz! Best selling NY Times author Omar Tyree, creator of the globally and critically acclaimed, Flyy Girl, has landed in Philly and is living that Grio.Life!!! He's here on episode 3 with Dr. Maurice Henderson and other Philly friends to tell us about that Grio.Life. Discover Omar beyond books, his life beyond Flyy Girl. Now author, filmm…

1. Summary In tonight’s episode, I am sharing my strategy for coping in the midst of chaos and madness. This is the first episode of season 8. During this season I am going to share quotes each week that support positive thoughts about things I feel are important to many of us. I am sorry but the show will be on hiatus for a while. I am recovering …

BAD BOYZ: Why are Boyz to Men Dying So Soon? Engage a Global Broadcast of Conversations with Penn Community Scholars, Penn Non-Profit Institute Alumni & Other Distinguished Authorities, Specialists and Experts here on Master Griot Radio. LIVE join Zoom https://bit.ly/Zoom4WhyBoyz2Men, Call In (319) 527-6066, or listen to the stream at https://mauri…

1. Summary In tonight’s episode, I am talking about the amazing lessons that I learned when I had an encounter with a man who was experiencing homelessness. He amplified my gratitude for the life I am living today. 2. Highlights 01:51 Haiku 02:15 Meeting Terry 03:35 My Story 3. Links Please email me if you have suggestions or comments for my show, …

1. Summary In tonight’s episode, I am talking about the amazing lessons that I gleaned from studying the history of Michelangelo's statue of David. There are relevant life lessons I am grateful to share with you about the challenges of creating this statue. 2. Highlights 01:33 What others deem as fixed, may not be the case for someone with vision. …

Understanding the impact of economics on receiving quality dental coverage and care, Over All Training's Founder/CEO and dental industry guru Monique Dudley comes to Master Griot Radio to empower you as she breaks down oral healthcare, makes it plain, keeps it real, and ensures you understand it directly impacts your overall health. This debut epis…

Please bear with me while I work to find a show notes format that is best for my listeners. There is a transcript attached to this episode. 1. Summary In tonight’s episode, I am talking about quotes from the book Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr. Spencer Johnson. If you have been struggling with change during the pandemic, I have some great insights to s…

00:13 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode! I am Cocoa Griot, a fifty-something who is not going to keep you long but strives to keep you strong. Have you ever had one of those days that was so intense you literally wanted to rip the day off the calendar and pretend it never happened? I experienced that last week and then I had to sc…

#BREAKINGNEWS State of the Union Address on Black Economics - Race, Class, Culture and Civil Unions (Visualized Literacy) Live from The Rotunda of University of Pennsylvania and produced by Dr. Maurice Henderson. AGENDA 6pm - Poetic Opening by Dr. Neal Hall 6:20pm - "Black Wall Street" Film Preview and Discussion with Robert Alston 7pm - Gentrifica…

#BREAKINGNEWS State of the Union Address on Black Economics - Race, Class, Culture and Civil Unions (Visualized Literacy) Live from The Rotunda of University of Pennsylvania and produced by Dr. Maurice Henderson. AGENDA 6pm - Poetic Opening by Dr. Neal Hall 6:20pm - "Black Wall Street" Film Preview and Discussion with Robert Alston 7pm - Gentrifica…

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#HistoryAmongUs Episode 2 of GRIO.LIFE. A two-part interview with Griot Soul Records recording artist E The Poet-Emcee! E debuted the new series Grio.Life in the tv studio with Philly Service Announcement and it became quite clear why E is a chosen culture bearer. Today in part two, we talk about his dynamic artistry, why he lives that griot life, …

Please visit tonight’s sponsor at pair.com/free to get one free month of web hosting. There is no transcript for tonight’s episode. Please accept my apology for this. 😊 You can't force someone to respect you, but you can refuse to be disrespected. -Anonymous由Daisy Woods

Please visit the sponsor of tonight's show at www.pair.com/free. My mistakes are not edited out of this podcast, because they remind me I am human. So many people want everything to be perfect, that is not the place where I choose to live and I am happy! 00:12 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode! I am Cocoa Griot an enthusiastic fif…

In partnership with Philly's own Public Service Announcement (PSA) Podcast, Master Griot Publishing launches its new multi-media series, GRIO.LIFE about those culture keepers who live that griot life! Our debut guest is the one and only Griot Soul Records recording artist E The Poet-Emcee. Grio.Life also streams live as a video podcast with PSA on …

0:05 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast bold I am Cocoa Griot, just a 50 something who is so excited to talk to you dear listener about life love, and a plethora of other topics. I don't know about you but every month when I look at my credit card bill, I examine the number of subscriptions that I have like subscriptions to Netflix and I…

00:08 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, a fifty-something who is so ecstatic to share my thoughts with you about life, love, and a host of other topics. It seems that I blinked and 2021 is just about done! This is the time of year when many people start to think about how they want to live differently in the new…

"There is something about Christmas that is magical. Money just seems to disappear into thin air." Melanie White 00:12 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, just a fifty-something who is super amped to talk to you dear listener about life, love, and a throng of other topics. It is the most wonderful time of the year…

00:11 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot. just a 50 something who enjoys sharing stories with you about life, love, and a smattering of other topics. Last week I talked to you guys about the stress that can creep up on you during the holidays. The title of this show is one of my favorite quotes in the world. I thi…

“How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high-stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.”- Catherine Pulsifer 00:05 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa …

"The supply of the milk of human kindness was short by several gallons"- PG Wodehouse 00:10 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I'm Cocoa Griot! Just a fifty-something who is so amped to talk to you about life, love, and a boatload of other topics. Do you drink milk? I am lactose intolerant. Tonight I want to talk a little about in…

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 00:00 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, just a 50 something single mom who delights in talking to you about life, love, and an array of other topics. This evening I'm thankful for so many things i…

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton, Mistral's Kiss 0:07 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, you know that 50 something who is delighted to talk to you about life, love, and a heaping of other topics. Today I want to discu…

“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.” — Morticia Addams 00:07 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot 50 something who truly enjoys sharing my thoughts with you about life, love, and a heaping of other topics. Now being a woman of a certain age, I get a lot of calls regarding advi…

Appreciate what you have and who you have, because the future can take it all away from you anytime. -Unknown Tonight I am sharing the reasons I decided to back off from pursuing information about my biological father and his family. Tonight's episode is sponsored by PODGO.CO. 00:08 Hello and welcome to my humble podcast abode y'all. It is Cocoa Gr…

Most of us have encountered situations that challenged us to overcome incredible odds. Amanda America Dickson Toomer's story is riveting and I am sharing it with you tonight! Are you a podcaster looking for potential sponsors? Check out PODGO.CO. 00:00 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, that resident fifty-someth…

It took me a long time, but I grew out of sucking my thumb. There are remnants from my childhood I have not been able to let go of and I wonder if I ever will. PODGO.CO is tonight's amazing sponsor! 00:00 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, just a 50 something who is sitting here supercharged and ready to go to sh…

The trauma of sexual assault is devastating. There is no transcript for this episode. Db- https://bit.ly/37cP8YP由Daisy Woods