Pop-Kultur returns for its 12th year. Increasing their program offerings after last year's funding struggles and re-orientation, the festival promises once more a wide array of insights in to the pop music sphere. Editor Felicia Ete Aghaye curated a shortlist of events and concerts for OFFKEY audiences.
"when the poems do what they do" is the title of the debut record by poet and organizer aja monet and it takes us on a musical and lyrical journey of what words can do. From ancestry to political activism and vulnerable self-expression, the record is a document of the true power of poetry and jazz. In our conversation, aja shares detailed insights about the visions behind it.