Back in April, Joel Mejia and I got together to talk about a film project. I had met him at my cousin-in-law, Katie Yamasaki’s, show, Pintando Postales. As I remember it, I was just about to leave when he asked me if I wanted to rap over something he had been playing with. domo domo is the surprising result of our first collaboration.

Listen below or on the Edoheart MUSIC page:

In Nigeria, domo is one way we Edo people greet each other. You say it twice to sound twice as nice. It seemed appropriate that afternoon, looking out onto a street, watching people interact, working with Joel for the first time, to simply say “hello”.
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Event Notes:

Loisaida Cultural Wire interviews Eseohe Arhebamen about the upcoming event, “La Tierra Prometida”. Holly Daggers of Forward Motion Theater and Michael Freeman accompany Eseohe to discuss arts, funding, and live performance in dance and media. DJ Seth Yamasaki performs.
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The Cement Factory : Premiere & Studio Session at Forward Motion Theater, January 14, 8PM. THE CEMENT FACTORY is a new dance-on-video work created by Eseohe Arhebamen and FMT.
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Ophelia + Fire Butoh 3 in HOW FAR?  @ Monkeytown
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