At her core, Mz. imani is a “people’s artist”. She is a ceremonialist who sings for the water, drums for peace and dances for Life. She makes art for the eARTh and resides in the homelands of the Ani’-Yun’wiya (Cherokee/Tsalagi) now known as Swannanoa, NC. Mz. imani is Curator of the 18th Peace Chamber + SoulFire Sanctuary – a ceremonial dance grounds and nature sanctuary – home to the 18th Peace Chamber and Mama Mojo’s Mystery School, where the WErk is all about having some fun while reb’eARThing our Personal and Collective WErld with music, dance, art and dialogue. Having the good fortune to learn a few things while playing and WErking with elders, mentors, visionary artists, musicians, healers, peers, and First Nation Grandmothers of powerful prayer, her skill set is unique and finely tuned to….magic.
Mz. imani is known to be an “IMP” and one who instigates magic. She is one who weaves storytelling, collaborative music, dance, art, prayer as tools to celebrate life and tend to our personal and collective SoulFire. She is one who actively shows up in ways and places that are supportive to refining. celebrating and validating the wisdom of the Soul’s Guidance.
As a grandmother, she expresses her gratitude and deep devotion to life, as often as possible. The initiations she has received and the skills learned as a modern woman drummer, circle facilitator and ceremonialist, compel her to share what she loves the most: music being made by the planet and the people for the eARTh. She is dedicated to listening to spirit, tending ceremonial fire dances, roundtable discussions, planetary ceremonies and councils. She is a fierce ally of love, of art, of the women and dismantling power over paradigms.
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SoulFire Circles are drum and dance events where we sing, drum, dance and pray together.