anima sounds / SKIZA: A Cultural Listening Lounge

Skiza (skee-za) means “to listen” in Swahili.

Presented by Syzygy Sounds and OTR. Join us for a night full of music, listening, and cultural exchange, moving through jazz, soul, funk, and house. Prepare to explore how music holds stories of identity, belonging, resistance, and the experiences that connect us.

Drawing inspiration from Joe Bataan, Dakila, and Hugh Masekela, alongside the writings of F. Sionil José, Frantz Fanon, Mohammed El-Kurd, T.J. Demos, and June Jordan, we'll consider how culture shapes our understanding of ourselves and one another. We'll explore the possibilities and limitations of solidarity, and the ways in which connection, understanding, and collective healing require us to listen with intention.

An invitation to encounter new perspectives, sit with difference, and discover the ways music can bring us closer together.

We're looking forward to sharing this space with you.