Word is Bond, 2022
Mixtape
00:28:00 Minutes

Word is Bond is a mixtape that explores United States citizenship and rights, sharing issues and perspectives on liberation and community health from the civil rights era to today. As a critical survey of the relationship between law and politics, Word is Bond conceptually and viscerally recontextualizes historical, political and social experiences of freedom fighters and public figures through sonic ephemera and music. The intersection of national identity, cultural nuances and resistance movements become focal points to examine and differentiate aspects of citizenship that play a role in the organization and participation of civic life.

Documentation from performance at the Social Justice Institute, Chicago with live horns and percussion by Corey Wilkes. Photo credit Matt Lang.