Slow Burn Social: A Vinyl Listening Ritual - Destiny Muhammad Trio: Volume 1 + Live Performance

Gathering to honor the composer, harpist, and Oakland-based legend Destiny Muhammad, we will explore her compositions with her band The Destiny Muhammad Trio as we listen to this record.

For the first time ever, we will have the featured artist in the space and we will hear directly from Destiny as she shares inspiration behind the project as well as a few songs

Slow Burn Social: A Vinyl Listening Experience is a sacred social practice, a ceremony, an invitation of collective deep listening followed by connection rooted in sounds of the African Diaspora. What started as a thread is growing into a community of artists, activists, dreamers, world-builders, audiophiles, and revolutionaries desiring to imagine a new world.

Here we listen to feel, and share to connect. This experience is unlike any other because we can feel the vibrations of the music in the floor of the space.

Event Schedule

Altar Building: 5:30pm

Bring photos and/or offerings for and of our beloved pioneers who have passed on. Personal or collectively cherished.

Doors & Refreshments: 6pm

Opening Remarks and first playback: 7pm

Slow Burn Reflections (Album Reflections): ~8:45

Pass the Wax (Collective Music Playback): 9-9:45

Enjoy food / potluck (Bring a dish to share if you feel called)

Mix & Mingle

Bring 1 favorite or rare gem (vinyl)

Enjoy the fire pit in the back

Gratitudes / Closing: 10pm

​​​​​​Location

The location will be shared with all folks who RSVP the week of the event. For those traveling from outside of the immediate bay area, the closest Bart station to the event is Ashby Bart in Berkeley and the zip code for the venue is 94705.

​​​​​​Hi-Fi Listening Experience

The venue is built with love and meant to create a full body experience when enjoy the music. There are hanging speakers as well as subs inside of the floor. Therefore you will be able to feel the vibrations of the music as we listen. A yummy treat for the audiophiles out there.

​​​​​​Food / Beverages

A Taurus moon food spread will be provided. Additional food options will be present via potluck styled offerings. If you're interested in bringing a dish, please email me at [email protected] with the subject "Slow Burn Food Offerings" and I will coordinate.

​​​​​​Donations

This event was born out of love and will be donation based. If you have it to support the space or myself as a curator, it is much appreciated, and if not, bring yourself, a dish to share and/or your favorite vinyl to play with community.

When checking out, payment is OPTIONAL. If you would like to pay outside of the website, use the following options below.

Venmo: @bdukesthetruth

Cash: @bdukesthetruth

​​​​​​Accessibility / Access

The space is located in a residential area that is not wheelchair accessible as there are roughly 3 steps that lead up to the space for those who may need assistance.

This is an intimate space.

There are several stairs that lead outside to the fire pit.

There will be both couch and floor seating with a cozy and intimate setup in place.

This is not a scent free space. We will have incense, palo santo, and other offerings for the altar and space.

​​​​​​Community Agreements

As an event that prioritizes Black and African diasporic music, culture and Spirit, the following principles will be uplifted and honored:

We will respect each other and keep each other safe.

We will honor consent centered practices and not invade anyone's personal space without prior inquiry and permission granted.

We will be mindful of how we each show up in the space.

We will respect the physical space that is Open Doors by moving with care, consideration for the space owners, and each other.

We will protect and respect Black women and femmes.

Transphobia, Homophobia, Racism and Misogyny will not be tolerated.

We honor safe consumption practices and will hold ourselves accountable to not overly consume in substances in ways impact our ability to navigate the space with care and consideration of others.

If you are not Black, Brown or Indigenous you will maintain a constant level of awareness regarding the space you take up.

We will respect the altar and engage with it respectfully.

If you have another desired agreement to add to this list, please email me [email protected]

​​​​​​Questions? Concerns? Desires?

If you've expressed a desire to support in any way, please email me at the address listed below.

Feel free to email me, B Dukes at [email protected]