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Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories. The term “griot” comes from the West African tradition of oral and embodied storytelling. Griots are traveling poets, musicians, genealogists, and historians who preserve and tell stories via a variety of modalities. On Groovin’ Griot, we are centering the African Diaspora, honoring the legacies of the griot by talking to the storytellers in our communities who help us understand the role of dance in remembering and reimagin ...
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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…
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Improvisation as Tradition and Technology
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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