NEW Show - Aug. 9 @CityWineryATL #SoundsLikeATL Presented by @WABEATL

WABE PRESENTS SOUNDS LIKE ATL, AUG. 9

Sounds Like ATL is a new monthly concert series from WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Built around a desire to amplify Atlanta’s diverse and world-renowned musical community, each concert will feature a fresh lineup and a variety of genres. Bands and performers are chosen by WABE’s staff and music-industry influencers. The sixth edition of the WABE Sounds Like ATL features songstresses, JOI and Ansley Stewart.

By entering and by your presence at the event, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded. Your entry constitutes your consent to such photography, filming and/or recording and to any use, in any and all media throughout the universe in perpetuity, of your appearance, voice and name for any purpose whatsoever in connection with the production presently entitled: WABE Presents Sounds Live ATL. You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent given by you by entering this area. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the concert event venue.

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Passage: A Saint Heron Produced Short Film by Solange for IWP 2021

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Bethany Williams’s look for the International Woolmark Prize

Photo: Courtesy of The International Woolmark Prize

All Images by Ibrahem Hasan | Muse: Joi

“In a year of fashion films, the International Woolmark Prize’s is the rare example that actually rivals an IRL experience. ”

— Emily Farra, VOGUE.com

Joi is featured in the fashion film PASSAGE, Created by Solange Knowles & Directed by Wu Tsang.

“In a year of fashion films, the International Woolmark Prize’s is the rare example that actually rivals an IRL experience. Pre-pandemic, the IWP always staged a show at the end of London Fashion Week to unveil the work of its six finalists. This year, that group includes Bethany Williams, Casablanca’s Charaf Tajer, Kenneth Ize, Marie-Eve Lecavalier, Thebe Magugu, and Matty Bovan, who were tasked with creating sustainable, traceable looks in merino wool. Since a show wasn’t possible this spring, the IWP turned to video.”

The result is a far cry from your typical slo-mo catwalk: They brought in Solange Knowles’s multidisciplinary platform, Saint Heron, to create an immersive six-minute film that reveals the designers’ collections and reflects the extraordinary circumstances they were created in. Titled “Passage” and directed by Wu Tsang, it follows the six stages of creation—contemplation, courage, optimism, vulnerability, discipline, and strength—and features musical cameos by Dionne Warwick, Dominique Jackson, Joi, and KeiyaA...

“Solange’s creative direction for our campaign film ‘Passage’ allows the work of our six finalists to be brought to life and truly shine,” Stuart McCullough, the Woolmark Company’s CEO, shared in a release. “With this year’s award going completely digital, aligning with Saint Heron is a natural fit as we communicate the future of fashion and uncover the design leaders of tomorrow.”

Knowles tells Vogue: “Embarking on this from a theatrical license really helped us to explore the concept of ‘theater as life’ through the beautiful designs of the finalists. Creating community through collaborations like these builds a collective frequency of perspectives seeking personal and communal connection through spirit and vision. I feel really proud of the space Saint Heron has been able to build with ‘Passage’ as a collective team of collaborators and the veins that run though the film because of that."

-VOGUE.com

Full Article Here

On The Project

Solange is a leader and innovator of the art world vanguard. She expands her creativity and respect with each new endeavor and further solidifies her place as a bold visionary in the high art pantheon. When I was contacted about participating in this project, centering various designs of Merino wool by the brightest minds of the diaspora in design, it was an easy "yes." Each piece, each person, and each interaction is uniquely wonderful to behold. Cross generational genius blooming is lovely and powerful to behold. It was my absolute pleasure to be included in this celebration of art, heart, and Black magnificence.

Wearing Bethany Williams. Photo by Ibrahem Hasan; Courtesy of The Woolmark Company and Saint Heron Agency.

JOI Celebrates Birthday, Releases 3 Live Songs From Vault

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOI!

JOI, 20 Years of JOI, Celebrating 20th Anniversary of The Pendulum Vibe (Center Stage Theater, ATL)

Taken from the 20th Anniversary of Pendulum Vibe (dubbed the 20 Years of Joi show) in ATL, this is the absolute first time these renditions have been heard since the performance.

1. Tennessee Slim is The Bomb

2. Sunshine & The Rain

3. If And When (Three Degrees Cover

LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD

NEW JOI CATALOG MIX FOR IG LIVE - LISTEN HERE

Join JOI tonight on IG LIVE as she hosts a Virtual Experience, 6P PST/ 9P EST! New Music Sneak!

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Joi Performs Three Songs on Luke Cage S2 Premiere (Netflix)