Peace, beautiful people! Come journey with me around the world as I shine a light on stories about music, community, and resistance.
Excursions is a storytelling podcast focused on how people, places, and culture exist and resist in marginalized communities around the world. It is produced by Fred Ones (fredones.com (http://fredones.com)) and Gina Arias.
Join us in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia. Declared by UNESCO to be a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. In this guerrilla-style visual podcast you will find out what exactly is so special about this town founded in the early 1600s by escaped enslaved Africans.
17 May 2022
3: Excursions-Dominican Republic edition-Part 2
In this Part 2 episode, we journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of our families' immigrant experiences.
17 May 2022
2: Excursions: Dominican Republic edition-Part 1
In this Part 1 episode we travel back in time to the Dominican Republic to revisit the youth of my mother and Fred Ones' parents, under the savage dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. We explore the tumultuous times that follow his assassination which include Fred Ones' mother's involvement in the leftist revolutionary movement.
15 May 2022
1: Excursions: Cuba Edition
Come journey with me and Fred Ones on that 2018 trip to Cuba where we met with hip hop artists, including El Individuo, La Reyna y La Real, the head of the Cuban Rap Agency Ruben Marin, DJ Reymel, and Yimi con Claze. They discuss the scene in Cuba and how their lives, and music, are affected by the political and social conditions there. This is our pilot Excursions episode. Voiceovers conducted by: Miguel Perdomo (aka Miggz), DJ Djeka, Reyna Moreno, Emma Lee, Rhinoceros Funk, Yahzeed, and Intikana.
Executive Producer: Fred Ones
Writer & Narrator: Gina Arias
Sound Design & Audio Engineering: Fred Ones
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