Nana Sula courtesy of Sula Spirit
The New Orleans Jazz Museum and the Jazz National Historical Park will celebrate Juneteenth on Sunday, June 19th at 11am CDT. Join the New Orleans Jazz Museum for a performance by Sula Spirit and The Maroon Band.
Sunday, June 19th, 2022
11 am – 12 pm
Jazz Museum Courtyard
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long over due. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today. Sensitized to the conditions and experiences of others, only then can we make significant and lasting improvements in our society.
Source: Juneteenth.com
Nana Sula was initiated in Ghana, West Africa in 2007 at the Shrine of Impohema and has studied the mysteries of Ghana since 1992. Her initiation title is Nana Okomfo Kokwe Ama Tawiah. Nana Sula has also been a student of Ifa/Orisha mysteries of Nigeria since 1985. In 2014, Sula Spirit authored and produced the Book and CD Project entitled Spirit of the Orisha – a Yoruba language preservation project that is a 38 track CD in the Yoruba language with a matching book of translations. Sula is also an instructor of Sacred Music and travels globally to teach Orisha & Ghanaian chants. She was born and raised in New Jersey and has been a resident of New Orleans, LA since 1996. Nana Sula Spirit credits all that she is to the Father and Mother of Creation, her Parents, Grandparents, the Orisha, Abusom and Ancestors.
Sula Janet holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with distinguished honors in African Studies and English Literature from Rutgers University in New Jersey (1994). She has traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Caribbean and has been a volunteer with Operation Crossroads Africa participating in community development projects on the Continent of Africa since 1991. She is a Singer/Songwriter with the World Beat/Reggae band Zion Trinity and recently recorded her solo CD in Tanzania, East Africa entitled A Journey Within. Sula is also lead singer of the band Mojuba - an Orisha based band. Sula is Founder and Priestess of the Temple of Light – Ile’ de Coin-Coin - a Temple of power for the elevation of souls located in the Musicians Village - New Orleans, LA
Sula Spirit is a Medicine Queen with the Mardi Gras Indian Tribe Mandingo Warriors – the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi and a member of the Mardi Gras Indian Queens of the Nation Society. In addition, Sula the Doula has been a Birth Doula since 2006 and was Founding Director of the Na’Zyia Doula Collective (2007-2012) – the first Doula Collective of Color in the State of Louisiana. Sula serves on the Board of Directors of the Congo Square Preservation Society and has been a Board Member since 2009.
Source: Sulaspirit.com