Mission & VIsion

This is the soundtrack of our resistance and our resilience.

The purpose of Social Soundtrack is to create opportunities for community-building, storytelling, and healing across the African Diaspora through creative art and cultural expression.

Workshops

The Resilient Tune workshop explores Black music and its role in social liberation. People use the creative arts to address social injustices and promote liberation. This workshop highlights:

• the social and psychological impact of arts & cultural expression,

• the history of Black music in America, and

• how to incorporate music into daily practices that impact mental health and well-being.

This workshop can be in-person or online. Please send workshop inquiries to lysaundrajanee[at]gmail.com or fill out this contact form.

Publication

The Social Soundtrack digital publication was created to highlight Black creativity and Black stories. Whether music, literature, dance, visual art, poetry, or any form of creativity, if you have a story to tell or an artist to highlight, we want to feature your work in Social Soundtrack—it’s the soundtrack of our resistance and our resilience. Learn more about the publication on Medium.

KEYNotes STUDIO (Coming Fall 2020)

In 2011, I launched Keys, now Keynotes, to provide free private piano lessons to K-12 students in mid-Missouri. I went on to teach piano and orchestra in Nashville, TN and Miami, FL. Providing access to arts and cultural expression through music education is at the heart of Social Soundtrack. Enrollment for piano lessons will launch late summer 2020, and will be available to all ages.

Soul-Care Sunday (Coming Fall 2020)

The Soul-Care Sunday open mic series will launch Fall 2020. Stay tuned for more details!

Consider joining the Patreon community to support Social Soundtrack or click here for one-time support payments!

Workshop Reviews