IDAPO: A Spiritual Activation through Dance and Fellowship

1418 Governor Nicholls Street,New Orleans LA 70116

17 July, 2021

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Transform yourself with the sights, vibes and sounds that'll sure to wash your soul anew. Join us for the healing featuring Sabine Blaizin! New Orleans African American Museum + Fùnké in association with Welcome to the Afrofuture: The Creative Matrix presents... IDAPO: A Spiritual Activation of Dance and Fellowship featuring Sabine Blaizin [Brooklyn | Haiti] Oyasound Records with local support by Otto + Fùnké Bibliomancy by Maryam de Capita [Temple of Color and Sound] Elixirs by Soraya Jean-Louis Sacred Scarification by Asia-Vinae J. Palmer [Vineline Tattoos] Hosted by Tiffani Sheriff [Firm Musings] Dance is a form of prayer; a means of release. It is our way and always have been our vehicle for spiritual transformation. On this night, we celebrate life and fellowship all while being fully present in our bodies yet transcending the woes of the day to day routine. Let the vibe seduce your senses. Come lose yourself and find your soul. Come and IDAPO. #IdapoMeansFellowship Sabine Blaizin - Oyasound Records [Brooklyn | Haiti] : Dj Sabine Blaizin's work focuses on the exposure and pleasures of African diasporic music. Brooklyn Mecca, Cumbancha, and Oyasound are a few of her creative projects. Over the years, Dj Sabine's mainstay and cultivation has been the monthly event Brooklyn Mecca which has been coined the home of "Grassroots Dance Culture". Sabine worked for Ocha Records label as a Brand Marketing Director/Producer and Bembe NYC Party resident DJ. She was also the resident DJ for Subrosa's signature monthly party Cumbancha featuring African inspired rhythms of House, Soul, Latin music and more. In 2018 Sabine was a resident DJ for Fania Records' Fania Collective. Today, she curates a party at Le Bain NYC called Rekolte: A Night of Haitian Roots & House. She is also a resident DJ for House of Yes NYC and Onda Mundial Mexico. Oyasound Ep is currently in the works. Dj Sabine spins Global Soul: House, Afrotech, Afrobeat, Haitian Roots and other diasporic tunes. She's had the great opportunity to spin nationally in the US in NYC, Atlanta, St. Louis, Memphis, Chicago, Omaha, Boston, New Orleans, Miami, LA/Oakland, NJ, South Carolina, Washington DC, Dallas, Denver and internationally in Canada, Senegal, Haiti, Cuba, London, Paris, Bordeaux, Amsterdam, & Mexico. She sits on several panel discussions, DJs, and curates showcases/events for various organizations such as the well renown Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI), highlighting the power of spirituality in the arts and has been honored as an emerging artist at the 27th Annual Women of Power Conference 2014: The Art of Being a Woman. Sabine made the Most Respected House DJ's List of 2014 by MediaServiceNyc for recognized innovative djs. In June 2014, Sabine produced her 1st installment of her project Lakay Se Lakay: Home Is Home a Haitian electronic artists conversation series & No Passport (NYC Edition) party in conjunction with Haiti Cultural Exchange's 1st NYC Haitian Arts & Culture festival Selebrayson!. Since, Sabine produced her 2nd Lakay Se Lakay installment as a full-day conference in partnership with The New School in 2015, the 3rd as a visual/sonic installment for HCX's 2016 Lakou Nou Fellowship, and latest iteration as a HCX Rasin Lakay awardee for her Cubanascnan Ayiti Project (Cuba Haiti Project). Sabine was also the featured Dj for the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art's 50th Anniversary. As an artivist, Sabine continuously gives back and serves her African diasporic community. In this capacity, she is the Director of Programs at Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy and volunteers as the NY Deputy Ambassador for Haiti's She Builds Initiative. Sabine ultimately seeks to create new scholarship through the African and Haitian diasporic lens of music, culture and spirituality. www.oyasound.com