born out of frustration, "a vogue for freedom"  is a vocal performance piece that situates black gay/queer/trans*/gnc bodies at the center of movement making while also contemplating/imagining new/otherwise worlds (sans police) through performance. politicizing the house ballroom chant, it constitutes a new form of prose placing civil rights freedom songs, protest chants, and negro spirituals over "the ha dub rewerk'd" by dj mike q. in the spirit of house-ballroom commentators, "a vogue for freedom" invites the audience to a new kind of protest -- one that calls for the 'kidz' to 'carry', dance, and celebrate fiercely. 

further, it serves as an embodied critique of the ways in which traditional approaches to demonstrations, protests, and critical thought are respectable, ableist and queer/trans-phobic. It's a track for the kidz, for allah my comrades out in the streets marching and protesting all over the united states, for the vogue divas, for the folks who are fed up, for the folks who are looking for a way to creatively release their anger and rage in response to black death and genocide, and police brutality.

this, too, is a meditation for black lives. it is an invitation to dance and celebrate black lives and a nod to allah the freedom fighters -- past and present. 



a vogue for freedom

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“The Vibe” simmers into your ears, floating on a surface about to be broken by a boil. The tension of the instrumentation is there for a reason, as it speaks on behalf of all the too-femme, or too-masc, or too-something people that have worked hard to be where they are and deserve to be treated with respect. The subject matter is serious, even confrontational, but the melody and clever repetition of lyrics, the instruction to move “side-to-side” make it impossible to listen to the track without letting your shoulders dance. It’s in this opener that we get an introduction to the full spectrum of the duo’s talents. Their quick-witted lyricism punctuated by manipulations of voice keep the ear excited but sit comfortably within the group’s developing umbrella of sound.

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