Get an inside look at photos from Toshi Ragon's Songs For the Living, a community singing project in collaboration with Soho Rep. The series brought 11 New York City communities together to learn and sing music.
Each Songs of the Living event was uniquely themed and developed in collaboration with participating organizations and featured artists, culminating in one final event at Brooklyn Academy of Music. The event ran October 21-November 16.
The initiative partnered with a number of cultural and civic organizations, including Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Bronxlandia, The Africa Center, National Sawdust, Flushing Town Hall, Another World, Weeksville Heritage Center, Queens Public Library, Lincoln Center, El Puente, and BAM.
Along with Reagon, many special guests artists participated: Alsarah and the Nubatones, Taína Asili, Morley & Chris Bruce: “The Bruces”, New York Arabic Chorus, DJ Bill Coleman, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Nona Hendryx, Baba Israel, Yasmine Lee, Legacy Women, Miguel Luciano, Nile Nights, Lizzie No, The Soapbox Presents, and DJ Leecy T.
See the photos in the gallery below.
Songs for the Living at Another World
Songs for the Living at Another World
Songs for the Living at Bronxlandia
Songs for the Living at Bronxlandia
Songs for the Living at Flushing Town Hall
Songs For the Living at Flushing Town Hall
Songs for the Living at National Sawdust
Songs for the Living at National Sawdust
Songs for the Living at Snug Harbor
Songs for the Living at Snug Harbor
Songs for the Living at Weeksville
Songs for the Living at Weeksville
