Sonicity: The sonic experience for the CULTURE

By centering Black bodies as vessels of memory, Sonicity fills a gap in how we view archives, shifting from documentation to lived experience. The work in collaboration with DJ Afr0delic and DJ MUSE (O) FIRE, reveals the profound influence of Black sonic traditions on global culture while inviting all visitors to feel, rather than simply observe, that legacy. In doing so, Sonicity creates a living archive that bridges ancestral knowledge with contemporary creativity, supporting the cultural and historical significance of these rippling sonic lineages.

Collaborators & Partners:

Graphic Designer - Taro Cantú is neither this nor that*, neither from here nor from there. Born and raised in Mexico City into a Puerto Rican matriarchy, she has spent her life ricocheting between the city and the archipelago. Through her work as a curator and designer, she explores post-coloniality through a distinct diasporic feminist lens. Her comfort in interstitial spaces seduced her into utilizing the hybrids between words, sounds, images, and movements and the mutations between digital, analog, and printed matter to understand the ricocheting nature of post-colonial femininity.

Partner - Black Artist Research Space (BARS) is a creative collective that presents collaboration between artists. The collective combines historical methods of resistance with creative practice in order to build upon an archive that holds a record of what connectivity amongst Black creatives can yield.

Venue - Library Nineteen is a new cultural hub to work, gather, and create. Originally the old Enoch Pratt No. 19 Library, it functioned as a public library from its conception in 1922 until the early 2000’s. The site was purchased by architects Pavlina Ilieva and Kuo Pao Lian in late 2023. In early 2025, the restoration of the building was completed.

PHOTO/VIDEO DISCLOSURE STATEMENT:

**Please note photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the premises, you consent to the free use of your image, voice, and likeness for archival documentation and marketing. Please contact the curator if you have any concerns or want to know more about photo/video usage.

Info: Multigenerational conversations surrounding sonic traditions and the persistence of rhythm conceive a flow state of meaningful engagement. Through shared listening and archival presentations, this cypher of dialogue creates a living archive for collective discovery across generations. The conversation will be facilitated by the curator Nyx in a discussion with DJ Afr0delic, DJ MUSE (O) FIRE.
Location: Library Nineteen, Baltimore, MD
Audience: Adults ranging from 20 to 60+
Additional Info: Artist demo, communal conversation, and light refreshments.

Info: Sampling is highlighted as a method of lineage work, while experimentation and communal energy are celebrated as enduring elements of Black musical expression that continue to shape global culture. Layered sound and embodied movement invite participants to connect deeply with their lineages. This event features DJ MUSE (O) FIRE & DJ Afr0delic, creating a shared musical activation where vibrations and embodied movement preserve culture and collective memory.
Location: Library Nineteen, Baltimore, MD
Audience: Adults 21+
Additional Info: Focused on communal dance, sound exploration, and collective activation, and photographic archives, visual elements, and light refreshments.

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