56 | This Is Who We Are
02/09/22 • 19 min
For over three thousand years, the Aramaic language has been used throughout Mesopotamia. In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, a community of Syrian immigrants preserves this ancient language – and a connection to their homeland – through prayer and song. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW
• Thank you to Professor Geoffrey Khan, Safaa Jalou, Father Gabriel Adde, the St. George Syriac Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Nadège Fleurimond.
• LINKS
Professor Geoffrey Khan studies, teaches, and documents the various dialects of Neo-Aramaic. You can learn more about his work and hear field recordings at https://nena.ames.cam.ac.uk/
Nadège Fleurimond is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, business strategist, and culinary maven from East Flatbush, Brooklyn. She is the author of Taste of Solitude: A Culinary Journal, and Haiti Uncovered: A Regional Adventure Into the Art of Haitian Cuisine.
The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy.
Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA
• MUSIC and CLIPS
“Flowing Gentle” by Erik Wollo, courtesy of De Wolfe Music.
This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, and Jomion & Los Uklos live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV.
• TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3s1BAKU
For over three thousand years, the Aramaic language has been used throughout Mesopotamia. In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, a community of Syrian immigrants preserves this ancient language – and a connection to their homeland – through prayer and song. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW
• Thank you to Professor Geoffrey Khan, Safaa Jalou, Father Gabriel Adde, the St. George Syriac Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Nadège Fleurimond.
• LINKS
Professor Geoffrey Khan studies, teaches, and documents the various dialects of Neo-Aramaic. You can learn more about his work and hear field recordings at https://nena.ames.cam.ac.uk/
Nadège Fleurimond is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, business strategist, and culinary maven from East Flatbush, Brooklyn. She is the author of Taste of Solitude: A Culinary Journal, and Haiti Uncovered: A Regional Adventure Into the Art of Haitian Cuisine.
The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy.
Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA
• MUSIC and CLIPS
“Flowing Gentle” by Erik Wollo, courtesy of De Wolfe Music.
This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, and Jomion & Los Uklos live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV.
• TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3s1BAKU
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55 | Where The Spirit Of The Culture Comes Out
Before European colonization, varieties of Lenape were spoken for thousands of years in the New York City metropolitan area. Today, after centuries of genocide, dispersal, and diaspora, Lenape speakers, teachers, archivists and activists keep the language alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW
• Thank you to Sriyanka Ray, Jasia Ka, Curtis Zunigha, Nikole Pecore, and Jim Rementer.
• LINKS
Jasia Ka is a New York Emmy and Telly award-winning director working in documentary, commercials, brand content, music videos & scripted.
The Lenape Center has the mission of continuing Lenapehoking, the Lenape homeland through community, culture, and the arts. Follow The Lenape Center on Instagram at @lenapecenter.
The Lenape Talking Dictionary is an online resource created by the Delaware Tribe of Indians. It is an extensive, searchable dictionary of Lenape words, sentences, stories, grammar, songs, and lessons spoken by a number of native speakers of Lenape.
Learn more about the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians at www.mohican.com.
The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy.
Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA
• MUSIC and CLIPS
This episode featured clips from The Lenape Talking Dictionary. The Lenape Talking Dictionary is the intellectual property of the federally-recognized Delaware Tribe of Indians in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The use of any written or audio material from this site shall require the advance-written permission of the Delaware Tribe of Indians.
This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, Jomion & Los Uklos, and Arooj Aftab live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV.
• TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3HOydwf
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57 | The Language That We Feel In
The question of which came first between language and music is one that scholars will likely debate forever, but what is indisputable is how intertwined the modes of expression are. In this episode, husband and wife Riva Nyri and Monvelyno, who comprise the musical group Bohio Music, sit down with producer Tadia Toussaint to discuss the complex history of the Haitian Creole language, and how they use music to keep its revolutionary spirit alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW
• Thank you to Tadia Toussaint, Riva Nyri, Monvelyno, Bohi Music, and Siji Awoyinka.
• LINKS:
Tadia Toussaint is a Haitian-American musician and journalist from Brooklyn, NY. Follow her at @tadia._
Bohio Music is the musical project of Haitian musicians Riva Nyri & Monvelyno, and uses music and dance to celebrate and preserve Haitian culture. Follow Riva Nyri, Monvelyno, and Bohi Music on Instagram at @riva.nyri, @monvelyno, and @bohiomusic.
Follow Siji Awoyinka at @sijimusic on Instagram.
The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy.
Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA
• MUSIC and CLIPS
This episode featured clips from Bohio Music, and the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, and Jomion & Los Uklos live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV.
• TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3Btby6s
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