Last Saturday, May 25, 2024, I had the joy to perform with Collab-Choir, a group of multifaceted talented artists from Oakland, C.A. lead by Cava Menzies, at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
The YBGF is a yearly festival presented during the summer in the Yerba Buena Gardens, in San Francisco, which showcase a great selection of local, national and international artists.
We were accompanied by Melodious, a band of incredibly talented local teenagers who are already great musicians.
We had the pleasure to mostly perform songs composed by the choir members themselves, and of guess artists like Pher, Rob Woods, Satya, and August Lee-Stevens, who also performed with us.
The lyrics of all the songs we performed talked to me directly, as relevant messages of healing and empowerment.
This has been one of the best experiences I have had since I moved to the Bay Area 3 years ago, as another moment to celebrate my love for music, the power of culture and community.
Bellow some pictures of the performance.
All picture credits: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival / Amal Bisharat Photography
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Collab Choir with guess artists
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| Rozz Nash performing her son "Hell Heaven" with Collab Choir. |
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Rain Lacsamana performing "Dont Walk Away", by Jade
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Candace Goodwin making a solo with Collab Choir
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Zoe Boston performing her son "My everything" with Collab Choir
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Melodious performing with Collab Choir
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B. Deveaux performing her song "Dear B." with Collab Choir
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Rob Woods performing his song "Cranes" with Collab Choir
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Cava Menzies leading Collab Choir, performing Pher's song "Brainstorming"
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Rodrael performing his song "Stay Here" with Collab Choir
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| Allison Jones & Terry Stanley performing with Collab Choir | | | | | | | |
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Melodious performing with Collab Choir
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Pher performing his song "Brainstorming" with Collab Choir
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Parris Love performing her song "Neverland" with Collab Choir.
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Sarah Vela performing her song "Found Time" with Collab Choir.
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August Stevens performing her song "Better Places" with Collab Choir
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