Open Mic Night in Anacostia hosted by Carolyn Malachi
Date and Time
Apr 30, 2019 8:00 pm
Location
Anacostia
2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20020
Apr 30, 2019 8:00 pm
Anacostia
A Busboys and Poetry event! For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and a different host every week. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.
Hosted By: Carolyn Malachi
Carolyn Malachi, the Grammy-nominated songstress hailing from Washington, DC, is a shining example of how music truly is universal. Her vocal talents, breathtaking live performances, and songwriting acumen have served international audiences and wowed music lovers in South Africa, China, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Haiti, Barbados and beyond. Generating global excitement about American art and delighting local cultures are the just a few of the qualities that, according to MTV, make her “An R&B artist to obsess over.” Using her music and social media platforms as forces for good, Malachi, a Fulbright-Hays grant recipient, advocates for equal access to education and technology. In addition she contributes lifestyle articles to Black Enterprise Magazine and Sophisticate’s Black Hair Magazine. For more information, please visit carolynmalachi.com
FEATURING: RHADA X RILEY
Radha X Riley is a multi-media artist whose work spans from spoken word and written prose, to philosophy and astrological readings, to visual art and instructional videos. They center the Black Trans experience in all of their work and hope to create a platform for QTBIPOC to tell their stories on their own terms. Their work has been published in Beltway Quarterly, and they are currently working on their first printed collection of poetry. A regular at Spit Dat, DC’s longest running open mic, they have featured at Washington Performing Art’s District Vox, as well as the Congress Heights Arts and Cultural Center for Art All Night. They are currently the winner of TribeFestDC’s Tribe Tuesday Showcase. It is their hope that their art will not only bolster their own wellbeing, but that of their community and loved ones as well.
