DJ Fawzi “Caruurteena” - The Cedar Commissions 2023
In "Caruurteena" (Somali for "our children"), DJ Fawzi aims to foster connection within the Somali community among kids, parents, and elders in the face of the wider growing fentanyl crisis and the distance that drug abuse often creates. Mixing in poetry, rapping, dancing, and positivity, she is intent on bringing community members together in the creation of this work, inviting youth, community leaders, and other artists into the process in order to foster empathy and support for youth who are struggling
Collaborators:
Free Gods; PTG - Tony the Producer/Rapper
Free Gods; GTG - Rapper
Free Gods; CMTG - Rapper
Special Thanks: Special thanks to my dancers, students for the Horn of Africa (SHA) a group at the University of MN - Twin Cities: Masnoo Adem, Ali Isse, Ahmed Ahmed, Khadar Mohamed, and Samiya Jibril. Also thanks to Free Gods, one of the performers, a group of 3 amazing artists. Thanks to The Cedar for this wonderful opportunity. My 2 amazing Kings Jibril and Zakariah for their support. And to my friends Shukri, Khadija and Dalmar Construction for emotional support.
Learn more about DJ Fawzi: https://bit.ly/ccdjfawzi
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The Cedar Cultural Center presented the twelfth annual Cedar Commissions, on February 17th and 18th, 2023, featuring new works by Aram Kavoossi, Cydi Yang, DJ Fawzi, Emily Boyajian, Sophia Deutsch, and Theo Langason. The Cedar Commissions is a flagship program for local emerging artists to create and debut brand new music on The Cedar stage, made possible with a grant from the Jerome Foundation. Since the program began in 2011, the Commissions have showcased new work by over 70 Minnesotan emerging composers and musicians, including Dessa, Aby Wolf, Adam Levy, Maria Isa, Joe Horton, Joey Van Phillips, Gao Hong, Dameun Strange, Dua Saleh, and many more.
Learn more about The Cedar Commissions: https://www.thecedar.org/cedar-commis...
The Cedar Commissions is made possible in part by a grant from the Jerome Foundation.