Groovin' Griot Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/groovin-griot Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories. The term “griot” comes from the West African tradition of oral and embodied storytelling. Griots are traveling poets, musicians, genealogists, and historians who preserve and tell stories via a variety of modalities. On Groovin’ Griot, we are centering the African Diaspora, honoring the legacies of the griot by talking to the storytellers in our communities who help us understand the role of dance in remembering and reimagining the lessons embedded in these stories. We’ll talk roots, rhythm, rituals, recommendations, and much more. Episodes released bi-weekly. Email us at groovingriot@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @groovingriot! © 2026 Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki 86231698-963b-51b0-9d36-c4befd432943 yes Groovin' Griot Season 2 Trailer Groovin' Griot Trailer en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:10:47 -0700 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:11:11 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/AH6WmCfapVMwYVzK2HcJ8xZtDRlm6S3ZpK2x3M6u7OU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NTNj/ZWJmNDk0NzljN2Nk/ZTQ5MzYzMWNkMWVh/ZDY1ZS5qcGc.jpg Groovin' Griot episodic Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories. The term “griot” comes from the West African tradition of oral and embodied storytelling. Griots are traveling poets, musicians, genealogists, and historians who preserve and tell stories via a variety of modalities. On Groovin’ Griot, we are centering the African Diaspora, honoring the legacies of the griot by talking to the storytellers in our communities who help us understand the role of dance in remembering and reimagining the lessons embedded in these stories. We’ll talk roots, rhythm, rituals, recommendations, and much more. Episodes released bi-weekly. Email us at groovingriot@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @groovingriot! Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories. dance, scholarship, diaspora, performance, Africa Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki No No Groovin' Griot Season 2 Finale 14 14 Groovin' Griot Season 2 Finale full c5c4dd91-1b1c-4012-b240-3aa58e9e64d5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e6f2c6d3 We've come to the end of Season 2 and it's been a great ride. In this finale episode, we recap some of the major themes from this season and thread all the interviews together.  

Thanks to all of our amazing guests this season, and to all you for listening. 

Catch you in Season 3!

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]]> We've come to the end of Season 2 and it's been a great ride. In this finale episode, we recap some of the major themes from this season and thread all the interviews together.  

Thanks to all of our amazing guests this season, and to all you for listening. 

Catch you in Season 3!

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:10:45 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1702 We've come to the end of Season 2 and it's been a great ride. In this finale episode, we recap some of the major themes from this season and thread all the interviews together.  

Thanks to all of our amazing guests this season, and to all you for listening. 

Catch you in Season 3!

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, performance, Africa No Bridging dance and ecology 13 13 Bridging dance and ecology full 77e28299-a588-43d1-86a3-a67a8c1f4e55 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d23233c6 Who knew movin' and groovin' could be such a great way to learn about the environment? Well...Dr. Jamē McCray did! On this episode we chat with her about how she combines her work as an ecologist and as a choreographer to design innovative education and policy initiatives. She takes us behind the scenes of some of the movement-based work she has done with the Schuylkill River, and shares insights from a project on the future of agriculture in light of climate change.

Dr. McCray is also a seasoned salsera, so for this movement break we take you along with us to a local salsa night. Make sure to bring your dancing shoes!

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]]> Who knew movin' and groovin' could be such a great way to learn about the environment? Well...Dr. Jamē McCray did! On this episode we chat with her about how she combines her work as an ecologist and as a choreographer to design innovative education and policy initiatives. She takes us behind the scenes of some of the movement-based work she has done with the Schuylkill River, and shares insights from a project on the future of agriculture in light of climate change.

Dr. McCray is also a seasoned salsera, so for this movement break we take you along with us to a local salsa night. Make sure to bring your dancing shoes!

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:38:15 -0800 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 2327 Who knew movin' and groovin' could be such a great way to learn about the environment? Well...Dr. Jamē McCray did! On this episode we chat with her about how she combines her work as an ecologist and as a choreographer to design innovative education and policy initiatives. She takes us behind the scenes of some of the movement-based work she has done with the Schuylkill River, and shares insights from a project on the future of agriculture in light of climate change.

Dr. McCray is also a seasoned salsera, so for this movement break we take you along with us to a local salsa night. Make sure to bring your dancing shoes!

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Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the latest episodes from Season 2 of the Curriculum Encounters podcast with Drs. Jacqueline Simmons and Sarah Gerth van den Berg! 

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]]> ecology, dance, scholarship, diaspora, Africa, performance No Echoes that orient us 12 12 Echoes that orient us full 0ceb37ff-f907-4825-ba6b-dfe5434d6c1f https://share.transistor.fm/s/6840c480 Africa in Stereo: Modernism, Music, and Pan-African Solidarity is a book that's been really influential for how we think about Diaspora on this podcast. Among other important contributions, the book uses the metaphor of echolocation (the process of orienting oneself by emitting sounds and listening to the echoes that come back) to describe diasporic experiences.

On this episode, we get to talk with the book's author, Professor Tsitsi Ella Jaji, and hear the behind the scenes scoop on the music and movement experiences that led her to this work, as well as on the multimodal projects she has been pursing since the book's publication. We reflect on our time with Professor Jaji while perusing Hakim's Bookstore; credited as the first Black-owned bookstore in Philadelphia and on the East Coast. A special thanks to owner of Hakim's, Ms. Yvonne Blake, for showing us around.

For our movement break, we take you to a rehearsal session for a piece OreOluwa is part of called "Echoes of the Diaspora." The piece traces rhythms from the African diaspora and will be performed by a dynamic ensemble brought together by Baba Kala Jojo. Don't forget to clap, sing, or dance along if you feel so moved!

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]]> Africa in Stereo: Modernism, Music, and Pan-African Solidarity is a book that's been really influential for how we think about Diaspora on this podcast. Among other important contributions, the book uses the metaphor of echolocation (the process of orienting oneself by emitting sounds and listening to the echoes that come back) to describe diasporic experiences.

On this episode, we get to talk with the book's author, Professor Tsitsi Ella Jaji, and hear the behind the scenes scoop on the music and movement experiences that led her to this work, as well as on the multimodal projects she has been pursing since the book's publication. We reflect on our time with Professor Jaji while perusing Hakim's Bookstore; credited as the first Black-owned bookstore in Philadelphia and on the East Coast. A special thanks to owner of Hakim's, Ms. Yvonne Blake, for showing us around.

For our movement break, we take you to a rehearsal session for a piece OreOluwa is part of called "Echoes of the Diaspora." The piece traces rhythms from the African diaspora and will be performed by a dynamic ensemble brought together by Baba Kala Jojo. Don't forget to clap, sing, or dance along if you feel so moved!

Find more episode resources here
Find episode transcript here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  
 

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]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:33:29 -0800 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1755 Africa in Stereo: Modernism, Music, and Pan-African Solidarity is a book that's been really influential for how we think about Diaspora on this podcast. Among other important contributions, the book uses the metaphor of echolocation (the process of orienting oneself by emitting sounds and listening to the echoes that come back) to describe diasporic experiences.

On this episode, we get to talk with the book's author, Professor Tsitsi Ella Jaji, and hear the behind the scenes scoop on the music and movement experiences that led her to this work, as well as on the multimodal projects she has been pursing since the book's publication. We reflect on our time with Professor Jaji while perusing Hakim's Bookstore; credited as the first Black-owned bookstore in Philadelphia and on the East Coast. A special thanks to owner of Hakim's, Ms. Yvonne Blake, for showing us around.

For our movement break, we take you to a rehearsal session for a piece OreOluwa is part of called "Echoes of the Diaspora." The piece traces rhythms from the African diaspora and will be performed by a dynamic ensemble brought together by Baba Kala Jojo. Don't forget to clap, sing, or dance along if you feel so moved!

Find more episode resources here
Find episode transcript here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  
 

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]]> echoes, dance, scholarship, diaspora, Africa, performance No Mapping diasporic rhythms 11 11 Mapping diasporic rhythms full 3ffc977d-0d89-44ce-9e07-bf9d231f9072 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f829c009 Travel with us across the Black Atlantic with Deirdre Molloy, a dancer, ethnographer, and multimedia artist who specializes in Afro diasporic rhythms. We'll take you behind the scenes of Deirdre's Unity Map, unpack what rhythm codes are, and trace popular rhythms like tresillo across the globe...all while hanging out at our new favorite record store in Philly. Special thanks to Rashid Amon for showing us around Sook Vinyl and Vintage

For our movement break, we'll take you to an event at Congo Square, New Orleans, hosted by the Congo Square Preservation Society. Buckle up, it's gonna be an exciting ride!

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]]> Travel with us across the Black Atlantic with Deirdre Molloy, a dancer, ethnographer, and multimedia artist who specializes in Afro diasporic rhythms. We'll take you behind the scenes of Deirdre's Unity Map, unpack what rhythm codes are, and trace popular rhythms like tresillo across the globe...all while hanging out at our new favorite record store in Philly. Special thanks to Rashid Amon for showing us around Sook Vinyl and Vintage

For our movement break, we'll take you to an event at Congo Square, New Orleans, hosted by the Congo Square Preservation Society. Buckle up, it's gonna be an exciting ride!

Find more episode resources here
Find episode transcript here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the latest episodes from Season 2 of the Curriculum Encounters podcast with Drs. Jacqueline Simmons and Sarah Gerth van den Berg! 

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]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:35:26 -0800 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1954 Travel with us across the Black Atlantic with Deirdre Molloy, a dancer, ethnographer, and multimedia artist who specializes in Afro diasporic rhythms. We'll take you behind the scenes of Deirdre's Unity Map, unpack what rhythm codes are, and trace popular rhythms like tresillo across the globe...all while hanging out at our new favorite record store in Philly. Special thanks to Rashid Amon for showing us around Sook Vinyl and Vintage

For our movement break, we'll take you to an event at Congo Square, New Orleans, hosted by the Congo Square Preservation Society. Buckle up, it's gonna be an exciting ride!

Find more episode resources here
Find episode transcript here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the latest episodes from Season 2 of the Curriculum Encounters podcast with Drs. Jacqueline Simmons and Sarah Gerth van den Berg! 

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]]> dance, mapping, Africa, performance, rhythm, diaspora No Indigeneity in dance pedagogy and performance 10 10 Indigeneity in dance pedagogy and performance full dd537be6-73c9-4873-9821-0b4cdbbe8ef8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cab49997 "Behind-the-scenes" on this episode means calling back the ancestral and indigenous practices that are integral to both dance pedagogy and performance. We talk with Dr. Ojeya Cruz Banks, who specializes in the unique intersections between African diasporic and indigenous Pacific dances. Dr. Cruz Banks share insights on the role of ethnography in dance research, what to make of "ancestral currency", and how altar making can support performance and practice. She even graces us with a beautiful song from a recent performance piece, which we play during our movement break.

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]]> "Behind-the-scenes" on this episode means calling back the ancestral and indigenous practices that are integral to both dance pedagogy and performance. We talk with Dr. Ojeya Cruz Banks, who specializes in the unique intersections between African diasporic and indigenous Pacific dances. Dr. Cruz Banks share insights on the role of ethnography in dance research, what to make of "ancestral currency", and how altar making can support performance and practice. She even graces us with a beautiful song from a recent performance piece, which we play during our movement break.

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Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the latest episodes from Season 2 of the Curriculum Encounters podcast with Drs. Jacqueline Simmons and Sarah Gerth van den Berg! 

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]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:33:42 -0800 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1639 "Behind-the-scenes" on this episode means calling back the ancestral and indigenous practices that are integral to both dance pedagogy and performance. We talk with Dr. Ojeya Cruz Banks, who specializes in the unique intersections between African diasporic and indigenous Pacific dances. Dr. Cruz Banks share insights on the role of ethnography in dance research, what to make of "ancestral currency", and how altar making can support performance and practice. She even graces us with a beautiful song from a recent performance piece, which we play during our movement break.

Find episode resources here
Find episode transcript here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the latest episodes from Season 2 of the Curriculum Encounters podcast with Drs. Jacqueline Simmons and Sarah Gerth van den Berg! 

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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, performance No Dancing with the camera 9 9 Dancing with the camera full e2281b77-6ae4-4a51-a3a5-8fb0c546f828 https://share.transistor.fm/s/29d9c7a3 On this episode, we dive into the world of screendance with Professor Gabri Christa. She shares how her multidisciplinary beginnings as a mover and a filmmaker in Curaçao, as well as her embodied research into her Surinamese roots, helped her find innovative ways to merge her cinematographic and choreographic work. We talk through what it means to take the moving body seriously within the moving image medium, and how both spirituality and technology play important roles in this process.   

For our movement break, we take you to a Media Movement Salon hosted by the Movement Lab at Barnard (which Professor Christa helped found). Special thanks to Tatiana Vasquez and Evelyn Chen for helping to record the audio!

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Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  

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]]> On this episode, we dive into the world of screendance with Professor Gabri Christa. She shares how her multidisciplinary beginnings as a mover and a filmmaker in Curaçao, as well as her embodied research into her Surinamese roots, helped her find innovative ways to merge her cinematographic and choreographic work. We talk through what it means to take the moving body seriously within the moving image medium, and how both spirituality and technology play important roles in this process.   

For our movement break, we take you to a Media Movement Salon hosted by the Movement Lab at Barnard (which Professor Christa helped found). Special thanks to Tatiana Vasquez and Evelyn Chen for helping to record the audio!

Find the episode transcript here
Find episode resources here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  

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]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:29:26 -0800 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1710 On this episode, we dive into the world of screendance with Professor Gabri Christa. She shares how her multidisciplinary beginnings as a mover and a filmmaker in Curaçao, as well as her embodied research into her Surinamese roots, helped her find innovative ways to merge her cinematographic and choreographic work. We talk through what it means to take the moving body seriously within the moving image medium, and how both spirituality and technology play important roles in this process.   

For our movement break, we take you to a Media Movement Salon hosted by the Movement Lab at Barnard (which Professor Christa helped found). Special thanks to Tatiana Vasquez and Evelyn Chen for helping to record the audio!

Find the episode transcript here
Find episode resources here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  

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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, performance, Africa No The dramaturgy of “village on the stage” 8 8 The dramaturgy of “village on the stage” full 11329437-600d-4eaf-8e9c-2a049e3f7315 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e36530f The theme this season is "behind the scenes" so this episode we're talking dramaturgy; a field of practice that deals with how an idea goes from the page to the stage. We sat down with Dr. Margit Edwards to unpack "village on the stage"; a popular dramaturgical structure behind many neo-traditional and contemporary African dance performances. Dr. Edwards shares how her early beginnings as a dancer and actor led her to Orixá dance and other Afro-Brazilian dance forms with specific storytelling structures, and how these forms influence her work as an ethnographer and educator.

And for our movement break, we take you to the Peoplehood Parade; a Philadelphia tradition that centers participatory theater and brings together performance, pedagogy, and politics.

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Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  

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]]> The theme this season is "behind the scenes" so this episode we're talking dramaturgy; a field of practice that deals with how an idea goes from the page to the stage. We sat down with Dr. Margit Edwards to unpack "village on the stage"; a popular dramaturgical structure behind many neo-traditional and contemporary African dance performances. Dr. Edwards shares how her early beginnings as a dancer and actor led her to Orixá dance and other Afro-Brazilian dance forms with specific storytelling structures, and how these forms influence her work as an ethnographer and educator.

And for our movement break, we take you to the Peoplehood Parade; a Philadelphia tradition that centers participatory theater and brings together performance, pedagogy, and politics.

Find the episode transcript here
Find episode resources here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  

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]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:43:27 -0800 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1597 The theme this season is "behind the scenes" so this episode we're talking dramaturgy; a field of practice that deals with how an idea goes from the page to the stage. We sat down with Dr. Margit Edwards to unpack "village on the stage"; a popular dramaturgical structure behind many neo-traditional and contemporary African dance performances. Dr. Edwards shares how her early beginnings as a dancer and actor led her to Orixá dance and other Afro-Brazilian dance forms with specific storytelling structures, and how these forms influence her work as an ethnographer and educator.

And for our movement break, we take you to the Peoplehood Parade; a Philadelphia tradition that centers participatory theater and brings together performance, pedagogy, and politics.

Find the episode transcript here
Find episode resources here

Produced & edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute (DFI) at Teachers College, Columbia University. Check out more DFI podcasts here. Don't miss the upcoming launch of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective's podcast with co-hosts Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu!  

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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, performance, Africa No Seeding stories of diaspora 7 7 Seeding stories of diaspora full a82b2133-5d90-47de-99fa-4f25ab1beaa5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/158a2d5c Get the behind the scenes scoop on a show Ore worked on called seed & sound. Hear how themes of diaspora and echolocation helped guide the choreographic approach, and how a dance called Kuku, as well as Manjaco rhythms, were incorporated into the piece.

Special thanks to Urban Movement Arts and Philadelphia Dance Projects, and especially to Vince Johnson, Terry Fox, Kayliani Sood, and Allison Smith, for helping bring seed & sound to Philly audiences.

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]]> Get the behind the scenes scoop on a show Ore worked on called seed & sound. Hear how themes of diaspora and echolocation helped guide the choreographic approach, and how a dance called Kuku, as well as Manjaco rhythms, were incorporated into the piece.

Special thanks to Urban Movement Arts and Philadelphia Dance Projects, and especially to Vince Johnson, Terry Fox, Kayliani Sood, and Allison Smith, for helping bring seed & sound to Philly audiences.

Find the episode transcript here
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]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:00:49 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1144 Get the behind the scenes scoop on a show Ore worked on called seed & sound. Hear how themes of diaspora and echolocation helped guide the choreographic approach, and how a dance called Kuku, as well as Manjaco rhythms, were incorporated into the piece.

Special thanks to Urban Movement Arts and Philadelphia Dance Projects, and especially to Vince Johnson, Terry Fox, Kayliani Sood, and Allison Smith, for helping bring seed & sound to Philly audiences.

Find the episode transcript here
Find episode resources here

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, performance, Africa No Groovin' Griot Season 2 Trailer Groovin' Griot Season 2 Trailer trailer 20bccc1f-34c6-44fb-96d9-06d503bd1985 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8041b41a We're back! 


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]]> We're back! 


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]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:05:20 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 263 We're back! 


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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, performance, Africa No Groovin' Griot Season 1 Finale 6 6 Groovin' Griot Season 1 Finale full 7646e042-15ac-4efd-91a3-2388e4d6a8e0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b87f3c49 That’s a wrap on Season 1 of Groovin' Griot! For this last episode, OreOluwa and Azsaneé give highlights and connect the dots between the stories from this season. They also share what they’re groovin’ to these days and take you on a sonic journey through New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, NYC, and Philly. 

Check out the Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources)  for more on Ore and Azs’ work, and make sure to listen all the way to the end of the episodes for glimpses at some behind-the-scenes antics!

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]]> That’s a wrap on Season 1 of Groovin' Griot! For this last episode, OreOluwa and Azsaneé give highlights and connect the dots between the stories from this season. They also share what they’re groovin’ to these days and take you on a sonic journey through New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, NYC, and Philly. 

Check out the Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources)  for more on Ore and Azs’ work, and make sure to listen all the way to the end of the episodes for glimpses at some behind-the-scenes antics!

See Episode Transcript

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]]> Fri, 05 Jul 2024 02:00:00 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1415 That’s a wrap on Season 1 of Groovin' Griot! For this last episode, OreOluwa and Azsaneé give highlights and connect the dots between the stories from this season. They also share what they’re groovin’ to these days and take you on a sonic journey through New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, NYC, and Philly. 

Check out the Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources)  for more on Ore and Azs’ work, and make sure to listen all the way to the end of the episodes for glimpses at some behind-the-scenes antics!

See Episode Transcript

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]]> dance, Africa, Diaspora, research, performance No Improvisation as Tradition and Technology 5 5 Improvisation as Tradition and Technology full 1c01c4c1-33d5-44f3-898e-9c85915c72cf https://share.transistor.fm/s/72b4d878 What does West African dance have to do with fractal codes, hormetic healing, and technological innovation? Dr. S Ama Wray  unpacks these connections and more on this episode of Groovin' Griot. 


Dr. Wray shares how her early experiences with modern, jazz, and Afro-Cuban dance peaked her interest in  improvisational forms, and how her work on the Ewe concept of Seselelame in Ghana helped her develop a practice of "Embodiology" that utilizes  improvisational movement  to support collective wellbeing and dexterity. 


And for our movement break, Ore and Azs take you along for a Rhythm and Improvisation Dance class!


See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources)  for more on Dr. Wray's work and for the article about the Kopeyia School visit mentioned in the episode.

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]]> What does West African dance have to do with fractal codes, hormetic healing, and technological innovation? Dr. S Ama Wray  unpacks these connections and more on this episode of Groovin' Griot. 


Dr. Wray shares how her early experiences with modern, jazz, and Afro-Cuban dance peaked her interest in  improvisational forms, and how her work on the Ewe concept of Seselelame in Ghana helped her develop a practice of "Embodiology" that utilizes  improvisational movement  to support collective wellbeing and dexterity. 


And for our movement break, Ore and Azs take you along for a Rhythm and Improvisation Dance class!


See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources)  for more on Dr. Wray's work and for the article about the Kopeyia School visit mentioned in the episode.

See Episode Transcript

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1816 What does West African dance have to do with fractal codes, hormetic healing, and technological innovation? Dr. S Ama Wray  unpacks these connections and more on this episode of Groovin' Griot. 


Dr. Wray shares how her early experiences with modern, jazz, and Afro-Cuban dance peaked her interest in  improvisational forms, and how her work on the Ewe concept of Seselelame in Ghana helped her develop a practice of "Embodiology" that utilizes  improvisational movement  to support collective wellbeing and dexterity. 


And for our movement break, Ore and Azs take you along for a Rhythm and Improvisation Dance class!


See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources)  for more on Dr. Wray's work and for the article about the Kopeyia School visit mentioned in the episode.

See Episode Transcript

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> dance, Diaspora, Africa, performance, improvisation, technology, health No Dancing the Diasporas 4 4 Dancing the Diasporas full 67db2aac-a618-49df-990b-77fb9033404a https://share.transistor.fm/s/885a019d Dr. Lela Aisha Jones takes us on a journey through African Diasporas, sharing dance stories from across the US, Brazil, Cuba, Ghana, and Senegal. She talks about archiving social dances that build community, honoring collectivity and individuality through freestyle, and merging technique with àṣẹ. Plus, for this episode's movement break, Ore brings you along for a House dance class!

See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for a glimpse at some of the performances mentioned in the episode.

See Episode Transcript

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]]> Dr. Lela Aisha Jones takes us on a journey through African Diasporas, sharing dance stories from across the US, Brazil, Cuba, Ghana, and Senegal. She talks about archiving social dances that build community, honoring collectivity and individuality through freestyle, and merging technique with àṣẹ. Plus, for this episode's movement break, Ore brings you along for a House dance class!

See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for a glimpse at some of the performances mentioned in the episode.

See Episode Transcript

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]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1777 Dr. Lela Aisha Jones takes us on a journey through African Diasporas, sharing dance stories from across the US, Brazil, Cuba, Ghana, and Senegal. She talks about archiving social dances that build community, honoring collectivity and individuality through freestyle, and merging technique with àṣẹ. Plus, for this episode's movement break, Ore brings you along for a House dance class!

See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for a glimpse at some of the performances mentioned in the episode.

See Episode Transcript

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, Africa, freestyle, House, Jazz No Histories of African Dance Systems 3 3 Histories of African Dance Systems full 6890b3ce-b21c-4c65-99b3-757fcb0ff4e7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0c34e73c OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Ofosuwa Abiola about her experiences founding Suwabi African Ballet, bringing together dance histories and cultural histories, and understanding African diasporic movement practices as "dance systems."

See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Abiola's writing and research.

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]]> OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Ofosuwa Abiola about her experiences founding Suwabi African Ballet, bringing together dance histories and cultural histories, and understanding African diasporic movement practices as "dance systems."

See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Abiola's writing and research.

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> Fri, 24 May 2024 07:00:00 -0700 Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki 1204 OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Ofosuwa Abiola about her experiences founding Suwabi African Ballet, bringing together dance histories and cultural histories, and understanding African diasporic movement practices as "dance systems."

See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Abiola's writing and research.

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> dance, history, Africa, diaspora, Mandinka No Unbounding the Body through Dance 2 2 Unbounding the Body through Dance full 7ebe6f8a-ae13-4a58-8041-8b7fa9b73b56 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2d314e3 OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Deborah Thomas about her experiences dancing with Urban Bush Women,  transitioning into a career as an anthropologist, and drawing from African Diasporic movement practices to build collective spaces for "unbounding" bodies.

See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Thomas' work and for more on Tambufest
 See Episode transcript

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]]> OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Deborah Thomas about her experiences dancing with Urban Bush Women,  transitioning into a career as an anthropologist, and drawing from African Diasporic movement practices to build collective spaces for "unbounding" bodies.

See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Thomas' work and for more on Tambufest
 See Episode transcript

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]]> Fri, 10 May 2024 06:14:15 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1758 OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Deborah Thomas about her experiences dancing with Urban Bush Women,  transitioning into a career as an anthropologist, and drawing from African Diasporic movement practices to build collective spaces for "unbounding" bodies.

See Episode resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Thomas' work and for more on Tambufest
 See Episode transcript

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]]> dance, scholarship, diaspora, Urban Bush Women, unbounding No Dance as "Reparative Art" 1 1 Dance as "Reparative Art" full 15a89c4a-ddf8-4c70-b0ff-f06ec9cc0f83 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1a647eaf OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Jasmine L. Blanks Jones about her work on “reparative arts” and how dance can help us unpack the complex histories and experiences of African Diasporic communities.

See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Blanks Jones' community mobilizing 

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]]> OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Jasmine L. Blanks Jones about her work on “reparative arts” and how dance can help us unpack the complex histories and experiences of African Diasporic communities.

See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Blanks Jones' community mobilizing 

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:19:37 -0700 OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss 1565 OreOluwa and Azsaneé talk with Dr. Jasmine L. Blanks Jones about her work on “reparative arts” and how dance can help us unpack the complex histories and experiences of African Diasporic communities.

See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for more on Dr. Blanks Jones' community mobilizing 

Produced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> dance, diaspora, reparative arts, archive No Groovin' Griot Trailer Groovin' Griot Trailer trailer 5cef316b-ad04-40e1-b0df-9c5c70773009 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b3ec059b Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories throughout the African Diaspora. Episodes released bi-weekly. Come groove with us!


Produced & Edited by Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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]]> Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories throughout the African Diaspora. Episodes released bi-weekly. Come groove with us!


Produced & Edited by Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

Theme music: Unrest by ELPHNT on Directory.Audio 

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]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:18:45 -0700 Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki 353 Groovin’ Griot is a podcast about how we use dance to tell stories throughout the African Diaspora. Episodes released bi-weekly. Come groove with us!


Produced & Edited by Azsaneé Truss and OreOluwa Badaki with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

Theme music: Unrest by ELPHNT on Directory.Audio 

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