Freedomful Fest: Juneteenth Weekend Celebration

1928 Telegraph Avenue,Oakland CA 94612

17 June, 2022

Description

Welcome to Freedomful Fest, a Juneteenth weekend kick-off celebration bringing you fullness in liberated vibes and fire international SOUND! Join us and an epic curation of DJs as we prioritize JOY and heal through music and dance from regional diasporic sounds from across the map–Be ready to liberate your mind, body and soul and dance the night away! Freedomful Fest will take place on the Friday the 17th of June in the beautiful new Crybaby Music Venue.ABOUT FREEDOMFUL FESTFreedomful is a bespoke diasporic, cultural, and community-driven music experience powered by Toasted Life designed to commemorate Juneteenth, our collective celebration of freedom and its many forms within the Black Experience. DJ LINEUP NANA KWABENA : Ghanaian-American, Philly-bred global DJ, Producer will be one of the DJs for this event. NANA has produced for artists including Kanye West, John Legend, and Rick Ross. He is also responsible for producing "Classic Man" by Jidenna and "Yoga" by Janelle Monae. LADY RYAN: LadyRyan is a Bay area favorite —inspiring a sense of safety, joy, and belonging as a spiritual conductor and dedicated professional. Her music and voice have been riding the wave of partygoers from coast to coast. She is currently resident DJ for the Golden State Warriors, and is a radio host and DJ Wednesday nights on 91.7 KALW. KENZO: Kenivah Bockari, better known as DJ KenZo grew up with the vibrance of African celebration all around him, and his style reflects his background and is coupled with the infectious "Kenergy" when engaging the crowd. He got his first big break spinning for Nef the Pharaoh, and since then he has spun all over Northern California and shared the stage with Raekwon, Snoop Dogg, and Too Short. SLOWLIKEWHOA: A Conceptual Artist and DJ. Through Sound Installations, Song Selection/Arrangement and Creative Direction, influenced by Hip Hop and Funk, she has created a genre bending sound merging; Afro-Beat, Dancehall, Baile Funk, Psychedelic, Soul, and Electronic. ABOUT TOASTED LIFE Toasted Life is a community-based experience platform empowering connections for ambitious dreamers of color. We specialize in designing 360 lifestyle experiences and engagements that center the needs of multicultural audiences through events, activations and cultural programming.