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LIFE SUPPORT Playlist
This is a smattering of what I listen to when I need emotional inspiration - majority WOC, but not exclusively so. Each artist creates a ferociously beautiful Sonic Universe in which I want to live and breathe. I'm especially drawn to Georgia Anne Muldrow and Laura Mvula, melodically and spiritually - I see their work as temporary high-energy encapsulation - one can only conscientiously strive to hold it on a second-by-second basis. Which brings me to the goal of this post. I have been offered a modest and much-appreciated fee to make this playlist, and although I could certainly put it to use in my own world, I plan to divide it evenly between one Local and one National Black-Led Fund that will support the still-ongoing fight for Black Lives. I encourage you, before/during/after listening, to read this article that gives a set of guidelines for philanthropic investing in Black-Led Social Change and Racial Justice Work, allow yourself to float down the rabbit hole as you research for local-to-you (how local can you get?) and National-based organizations which satisfy those guidelines to then invest in, yourself. Read Ibram X Kendi's book How to be an Anti-Racist, and consider that each day we are given the choice: to live passively accepting the "way things are", or to conscientiously take action toward change. I want to live in a ferociously beautiful Universe where BIPOC no longer have to fight to MATTER, and this is one of many ways I can support the necessary transition.
— Arone Dyer
this week’s curator: Arone Dyer
Arone Dyer is a musician, composer & founding member of duos Buke and Gase & Mistresses, the producer of Dronechoir (Patreon), a project which examines social dis/comfort through long-durational choral performance, and a non-stop collaborator with an extensive resume of appearances.
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Welcome to Metropolis Radio, our new ongoing series of curated playlists from the next generation of composers and performers. In addition to providing direct support to our artists for creating these playlists, we hope they serve as a connection to listeners during and after COVID-19, as well as promote a sense of community and discovery among Metropolis artists and beyond. New playlists dropping every Friday!
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