peace family,
last night i was blessed to learn of an new orleans ancestor called sista gertrude. i was introduced to her through a multimedia presentation which included a sound set by King Brit (holla) a band from Philly/New Orleans and a projectionist (anonymous, but dope). Not only did i enjoy the visuals but i enjoyed learning about the revolutionary-spiritualist sista gertrude.
this is all so important as i am writing about spiritual resistance and in the work of nina simone right now, specificially how traditional african spirituality in jazz is a performance of womanist resistance models.
take a look at www.summerstage.com for free concerts in the Central Park they got stuff going onn all the time. take a look at http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/5aa/5aa94.htm for more information about sista gertrude. take a look below for a poem about her.
peace and love, e-bone
Here is a picture of Sister Gertrude Morgan found at NPR's website
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4864538

packing list/ the recipe for soulsaving
~~~for sista gertrude morgan
polished cackling cymbals
tambourine
nurses cap white and washed with the holy ghost
packet of oils (sexy reds popping oranges deep purples) and brushes
mason jar of holy water
the holy book
the living bread and the sweet wine
a pinch of alabama clay
a voice like a holiness steel guitar
a map of the city
running shoes white laces
21st chapter of revelations
bride's veil
saving hands saving grace handsandgrace
keys to the holy city
a milk crate
eyes in the bodies of searching spirits
a bowl of mustard greens
a slow stroll to the battle field
the smell of old liquor and flat grins
an unrhymed rhythm when jesus comes
a home for the children and the delivered
two train tickets west
the teachings of our mothers and fathers never put on the shelf