About:
Frae-Frae: Daughter of Drexciya is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer and electro acoustic adventurer. Bedrock to her artistry is the roots and the fruits of the blues from spirituals to afro diasporic futuristic soundscapes that explore time travel, prayer, meditation, and the African American ecstatic tradition. As a composer, she writes for film, theater, and large and extended jazz and classical orchestras. She is able to write for any instrument, and her creative range spans immersive and ambisonic music, blues, various ethnomusicological traditions, rock, pop, hip-hop, and her own brand of subaquatic deconstructed techno soul. To date, she has shared her intentional creativity in 38 countries. Frae-Frae is also the Executive Director/Dir of Artistic Programming at Willie Mae Future Sounds named after Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton. W.M.F.S. is a STEAM based, year round empowerment rhugh music program that includes spiritual activism, Afro Diasporic futurism, critical thinking and leadership, including music technology through the lens of the blues tradition for girls and gender non conforming youth in New York City.
Intro: Freedom Groove
Chapter I. Frae-Frae's Groove
Chapter II. Saine
Chapter III. Quantum Quadrille (a reimagining of the traditional 1800s dance craze popularized in New Orleans)
www.groovediplomacy.org -
an NGO inspired by the creative & healing principles of spirituals, blues, jazz and improvisation. A groove makes you move; movement creates unity, community & change!
Youth Big Band Siberia 2018 -
https://youtu.be/4XoSTnoJEVQ
Youth Big Band, Siberia, Russia 2016 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyeVr8Pgxsc&feature=youtu.be
Drum Solo -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuo1_4o60LI
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