Mojùgbá: A Yoruba prayer recited to give homage to the Egùn (Ancestor) or an Òrísá (Deity of Nature).
I like to invite you to, a place... A special place, an oasis, where like minded spirits can come together in love, tenderness, and devotion. Where we can love ourselves, and love one another, and it's okay to be who you are, completely free from the social restrictions of the outside world.
"If we can dance together, then we can live together"
"Love Will Save The Day"
Inspired by D...
Mojùgbá: A Yoruba prayer recited to give homage to the Egùn (Ancestor) or an Òrísá (Deity of Nature).
I like to invite you to, a place... A special place, an oasis, where like minded spirits can come together in love, tenderness, and devotion. Where we can love ourselves, and love one another, and it's okay to be who you are, completely free from the social restrictions of the outside world.
"If we can dance together, then we can live together"
"Love Will Save The Day"
Inspired by David Mancuso THE LOFT, the legendary party Body & SOUL NYC, and the Yoruba African Cuban spiritual path, MOJÙGBÁ, began Friday, February 15, 2013, at bushbaby, a small 800 square foot vegan restaurant bar & grill, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Every month, artistic, bohemian, gypsy, holistic, eclectic, soulful, creative beings of high vibrations came together giving homage through food, art, music, dance on the foundation of ancestral spirituality. those who attended and participated were treated more as guest in your home as opposed to customers. For the vibe was more of community, tribe, family. An eclectic blend of danceable music, ranging from the familiar to the obscure. Feeling like a welcoming, warm hug, the music tells a story taking you on a journey, of your mind, your body, and you spirit.
Now every month, we the creatives come together, to love, live, laugh, dance, release, and heal, in total freedom giving homage, through music, dance. My name is Aphrosoul Lukumi, and I invite you to come with me to, MOJÙGBÁ.
MOJÙGBÁ
MONTHLY, 7PM - 12AM
SANKOFA VIDEO BOOKS & CAFE
2714 Georgia Ave. NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
$10 Contribution
21+
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About Sankofa Video Books & Cafe:
Named after the internationally acclaimed film called SANKOFA (produced by the founders) , Sankofa Video, Books & Café carries with it an expectation of quality and discovery. Founded in 1997 by filmmaking couple, Haile and Shirikiana Gerima, Sankofa Video and Books specializes in videos and books about people of African descent around the world. Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe is nestled in the college campus corridor of Georgia Ave, in Washington, DC, across from Howard University
About Aphrosoul Lukumi, founder and curator of MOJÙGBÁ:
Aphrosoul Lukumi has in some capacity been in the music scene just over half his life. From club security, to doorman, to promoter, to club dancer to DJ. spinning a high quality very danceable blend of eclectic soul music, Aphrosoul Lukumi has spun along side and opened for everyone from DJ Spinna, Rich Medina, Quentin Harris, Danny Krivit, Tony Humphries, Barbara Tucker, Dawn Tallman, Julie Dexter, Donnie, to Grammy Nominated sister duo Les Nubians. Aphrosoul Lukumi is a conduit, an instrument, a musical messenger in addition to being a Certified Yoga Teacher, and a Usui Reiki 2nd Degree Practitioner. His lifelong connection to the music transcend mind, body, soul, spirit. Telling stories, conveying feelings, and taking you on a journey with music comes from deep within. Channeling through the Yoruba Afro Cuban spiritual practice of ancestral reverence and their guidance bringing about connection to the divine self uplifting vibrational frequencies, to facilitate love and healing through the power of music.