Wanda's Picks Radio Show

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 

1. Tharwat Abbas, Save Nubia Project field director, joins us from Germany to talk about his native land, Sudan which had a coup Oct. 25.  

2. Adrianna Thompson, SOULSKIN Artistic Director, joins us to talk about her company performances and a film debut, Nov. 5-6 at Dance Mission in San Francisco. CLOSER is a dance film about relationships in a time of isolation, and THE AWAKENING is part disco celebration and part prayer. https://www.soulskindance.org/

3. The playwright, director and lead actor, join us to talk about Theatre Rhinoceros current show: AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN by TERRY GUEST, directed by TANIKA BAPTISTE, Thursdays-Sundays, through November 14, 2021 at Spark Arts 4229 18th St. in San Francisco Tickets at http://www.TheRhino.org