Digging Deeper

Tazeen and activist, Asha Noor, discuss activism as an expression of creativity.Check out all things Asha at www.ashanoor.com

Tazeen and rapper, song writer, producer, and curator, Supreme Flows, discuss liberation through expression.Check out Supreme Flows:IG: @supreme_flowsYouTube: https://youtu.be/LhjhfIi_z24Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/supremeflows313/second-question-prod-suppy

Tazeen and baker and owner of Hip Hop Bake Shop, Adela Bejo, discuss Hip Hip & Cooking and how both are a means of bringing people together. Adela shows us how to crimp a pie crust and samples several baked items for her menu.Check out her goods at https://www.hiphopbakeshop.com/

Tazeen and maker/designer Hind Ourahou discuss home and how it relates to the creative self and the creative process.Hind Ourahou is a Detroit-based design thinker and researcher. Upon leaving Morocco, her homeland, to pursue education in South Africa, Hind lived in different corners of the world and picked up a passion for building and languages. Hind is currently a design thinking and culture consultant at General Motors and a Challenge Detroit Fellow.

Tazeen and rhythmist, Juuni, discuss how culture is a tool for artists.Check Juuni out at: https://juuniverse.com/D.Cipher: https://www.dcipher.org/

Tazeen and Becky Scarcello talk about how to build connections and network both as artists and supporters of the arts. Links: The D Brief https://www.thedbriefdetroit.com Feet on the Street tours https://enjoythed.com Matrix Human Services http://www.matrixhumanservices.org/

Tazeen and Jazz drummer, Karen Tomalis, discuss the importance of learning from Elders and mentorship.

Tazeen and singer/songwriter and community builder, Asya "IZME" Ziyad talk about the ins and outs of community building, especially as artists.Check out Asya @asyaizme on all social media platforms.

Tazeen and Dr. Ali Hussain, talk about the "maqam" of music and its spiritual and cultural relevancy.Check out Ali's book, Mystical Musings of a Contemporary Dervish:https://www.amazon.com/Mystical-Musin...

Tazeen and singer/songwriter and photographer, Misty Lyn Bergeron, discuss how to deal with transitions and anxieties as an artist. Check out all things Misty Lyn and her 52 Portraits project at https://www.mistylyn.com/

Tazeen and graphic artist and singer, Christina Rountree, discuss the importance of supporting local artists.

Tazeen and co-owner of the Bottomline Coffee House, Noura Balout, discuss how to make a home as a person of diaspora.Check out The Bottomline Coffee House http://thebottomlinecoffeehouse.com/Check out Detroit Grinds on IG @Detroitgrinds Check out Noura on IG @balloutprojects

Tazeen and Zain Shamoon discuss the power of narratives and reclaiming one's own stories. Check out Zain's work on his IG @zainshamoonartist

Tazeen and supercoolwicked, AKA Morgan Hutson, talk about how to find your flow in music/art-making and creating.Check her out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supercoolwicked/

Tazeen and Trey Priest discuss Trey's guitar journey and how it relates to every aspect of his life. Check out Trey and his music: https://treypriest.com/

Tazeen and Shaykh Kafani discuss the spirituality of dance. Check out the videos Kafani is featured in below! White Noise by Disclosure https://youtu.be/bkk2H3Ztrfk Shango by Waajeed https://youtu.be/9yULNWlaj7g Kingdom by Waajeed https://vimeo.com/234451433

Tazeen and professor and photographer, Joel Geffen, discuss color and photography as it relates to memories and personal reflections.

Tazeen and Dr. Joyce Sesuwut Piert discuss mindfulness and how to use it in education. Check out her work at the New Evolution Educational Center at www.neec-flint.com and buy her book, Alchemy of the Soul, on Amazon.

Tazeen and native Detroit poet, Joel Fluent Greene, discuss curating Detroit culture and how the poetry scene has changed in Detroit over the years. Check out Joel's work and latest book on www.joelfluentgreene.com

Tazeen and Nique Love Rhodes from The NLR Experience discuss how spiritual inclusivity fuels arts and activism, and the power in finding truth in spiritual beliefs other than one's own spiritual inclusivity. Check out NLR at https://www.niqueloverhodes.com/

Tazeen and her husband, guitarist and composer, Lu Fuki, discuss the metaphysics of sound and it relates to meditation.

Tazeen and Kanem X discuss death and deadlines as it relates to artists and creativity.

Tazeen and Dr. Reem Abou-Samra talk about how to go from a fragmented identity to a unified sense of selfhood through poetry and politics and what it means to be an activist.

Tazeen and community organizer and co-founder of WeFoundHipHop, Piper Carter, discuss how Hip Hop is a means of preserving sacred spaces.

Tazeen and award-winning poet, Aishah Gulam, discuss how modern mediums for creative writing can be used for historic justice issues, particularly issues of oppression of women, sexual abuse and assault, and religious persecution.

Tazeen and Leah Slagenwhite, owner of Starseed Yoga, discuss Decolonizing Beauty Yoga and what it truly means to be honoring the practice, essence, and history of Yoga.

Tazeen and poet/educator Lady Khadija, discuss spirituality and self care as a guide for arts and activism.

Tazeen and talent developer, Ashley Peacock discuss life as a creative entrepreneur and how to deal with perfectionism and fears as an artist.

Tazeen and Spoken Word Professor, Traci Currie, discuss what Traci has coined "Spirit Spaces," and about how to cultivate honesty and authenticity in expression. Book Recommendations: Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde The Color Purple by Alice Walker Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Tazeen and spiritual chaplain and Sufi poet, Kamau Ayubbi, discuss art identity and spirituality as it relates to community, meditation, and reflection.

Tazeen and Detroit Poet and Host, Ber-Henda Williams, talk about poetry as a means of healing in both the writing and performance stages.

Tazeen Ayub and rapper/recording artists, Mahogany Jones, discuss what activism and advocacy looks like for artists and others in our daily lives.

Tazeen and jazz saxophonist, Mike Monford, discuss the history and roots of jazz in the United States as a spiritual art form.

In this episode Tazeen and Sophiyah E. talk about about health, mind, body, and soul and how all these aspects are related to music making and creativity.