242 Artist Network

Ras Copper Releases New Music Video  Strength In Numbers

Tracing the Roots of Junkanoo, The Ahanta Bahamian Tourism Festival,  The Sankofa Flamingo Foundation The 242 Artist Network had the pleasure of re-connecting with Historian and founder of The Sankofa Flamingo Foundation Chris 'Omo Shango' Davis. He was featured last year in one of our first podcast episodes on 'Speak Fa Yah Self'. During our conversation we discussed his then recent trip to Ghana where he uncovered significant facts about our national festival Junkanoo.  Last month Mr. Davis continued his quest to unite Bahamians with our African ancestry. He made the trip once again to Ghana for The Ahanta Bahamian Tourism Festival. Amongst others, Mr. Davis was accompanied by Ras Copper, a well known Bahamian Musician, Podcast Host and Community Activist releasing hit songs like 'Cant Keep I Down', 'Mr. Greedy' , and 'Here I Come'.  Mr. Davis highlights the fact that Junkanoo in diverse forms is also celebrated throughout the Caribbean pointin...

 242 Artist Network Interview with  Soundwaves  founder and Musician T im Daniels  The 242 Artist Network had the pleasure of connecting with Tim Daniels of Soundwaves Online to answer questions we posed regarding the current state and future development of the local music industry. Each question dealt with key areas of consideration faced by members of the creative economy.  Pineapple Down at The National Art Gallery " So undWaves is an events company that promotes original music, art and poetry made in The Bahamas. Our series includes the annual SoundWaves Original Festival, SoundWaves Cafe (a bi-monthly mini festival), SoundWaves Presents, Acoustic Brunch (weekly) and Fire and Flow (a bi-weekly hip hop event)". 1. How can success be measured for the Bahamian creative. i.e. Can the local market sustain the amount of creativity produced or is accessing an international market necessary. Furthermore are there enough booking agencies, publicists or managers. In o...