Summary: Session 62: Canvas (with Mamadou Y.) Mamadaou Y. talks to Eric and Aazim about his journey as a multifaceted creative and the development of his recent album, To Stitch A Rose. Mamadou also speaks candidly about being the son of Malian immigrants, growing up in Harlem, and embracing his Islamic faith. TL; DL: Mother Tongue → Survival Tactics vs. Superpowers → A Poet First → Meet Mamadou. → Letting It Breathe → Persistent x Patient → Words Can Only Do So Much → Inshallah → Right Hook → The Middle ?! > Jump by Shems F. (@shemsfriedlanderart) >> "That's the beauty and complexity of humanity: we're everything and nothing at the same time." - Mamadou Y. (@mamadouofficiall) >> "It's realizing that everything is the journey." - Eric W. (@ericcwilson) >> "That's sort of what poetry is, right?" - Aazim J. (@iseelucidly) > Tartit - "Yahoye" > Mamadou. - "Childhood Memories" > Join the conversation at youfree.earth
