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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
Author Archives: MotionLive
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
HEADSPACE 5TH ANNIVERSARY : RETURN OF THE GEMINI!
** UforChange Presents… HEADSPACE 5th Year Anniversary RETURN OF THE GEMINI! Hosted by Wan Luv & MOTION Featuring Deejays L’Oqenz – https://soundcloud.com/loqenz … Continue reading
RAISING LAZARUS BY CELEBRATED UK POET & PLAYWRIGHT KAT FRANCOIS PLAYS TORONTO
MotionLIVE presents award-winning U.K. Poet & Playwright KAT FRANCOIS starring in her riveting one-woman play RAISING LAZARUS. From the streets of urban London, to the Caribbean island of Grenada, RAISING LAZARUS uncovers the secrets of a hidden lineage that leads … 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!
FOLLOW US and CHIME IN https://twitter.com/NorthernGriots Tweet
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
THE ONLY MUSIC PLAYLIST YOU’LL NEED TO CELEBRATE TRIBECA’S RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR WOMEN
TRIBECAFILM.COM – BY MATT BARONE Women directors will be represented in full force at this year’s festival, and this exclusive Soundcloud playlist is the best way to party with them, no matter where you are. Slowly but surely, cinema’s longstanding … Continue reading
