Musician, Artist, and Activist Samora Pinderhughes On Love, Grief, and Forgiveness, In-Studio

Soundcheck | Dec 16, 2024

Samora Pinderhughes is a singer, composer, filmmaker, and producer who has worked regularly with the rapper Common and scored several award-winning documentaries. His own works includes The Healing Project, a 10-year exploration of the prison system and the racism and violence that feeds it, which led to his official solo debut album Grief in 2022; and a new record, 8 years in the making, about love, grief, depression and forgiveness, called Venus Smiles Not In The House Of Tears. Pinderhughes was the first-ever Art for Justice + Soros Justice Fellow, is getting his Ph.D. at Harvard University, and is shaping new worlds through his art, his honesty, and his vulnerability. Samora Pinderhughes is at our piano with a small ensemble, to play tender and reflective songs from his latest, in-studio.

Set list: 1. Forgive Yourself / Gatsby 2. WCID 3. Drown

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