The Grio

BAM’s ‘Word. Sound. Power.’ program highlights the storytelling tradition from the African griots to the hip-hop MCs

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) annually hosts “Word. Sound. Power., ” a multi-disciplinary amalgamation of hip-hop, spoken word, dancing and theatrics. This year’s series theme, “Word: The New ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

The power of Sun Ra’s poetry

Words for a better world Sun Ra has a way with words – a strange celestial way. Like the rest of us, he uses them to communicate. But what he communicates ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Generations of BAM alumni unite at annual Word. Sound. Power.

FORT GREENE — Celebrating its 20th anniversary, BAM Poetry Presents showcased four artists in Word. Sound. Power. on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at BAM Fisher, located at 321 Ashland Pl.
The Dartmouth

Review: ‘32 Sounds’ Opens Our Eyes to the Power of Sound

The new documentary “32 Sounds” premiered at Dartmouth in the Loew auditorium on Jan. 20, offering students and spectators a new way to experience sound. Though today’s college students never grew up ...