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Cultural Resilience Through Music and Drumming with EN'B
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“Right now the most invaluable resource (besides water) is empathy.”
This quote from EN’B definitely sets the tone for this episode of Dem Bois Podcast. Today, EN’B shares their journey through music, their cultural identity, and the significance of drumming as a form of meditation and community connection. We also discuss the impact of colonization on cultural practices, humor as a survival mechanism, and the intersections of diaspora and cultural trauma.
We talk:
10:02 - Growing up Korean American in Arkansas
21:19 - The spiritual significance of drumming
39:46 - Exploring diaspora blues and ancestral connections
54:07 - Remembering life before colonization
01:06:03 - Self-love and body awareness
Episode References:
Fulfillment Through Authenticity and Art as Self-Discovery with Wen Neale
Having Faith and Knowing That You’re Worthy with Alexander Rey Simon-Perez
Read more about EN’B in their bio below:
EN'B 은비 they/he is a Korean American non-binary transmasc producer, singer-songwriter, Korean traditional percussionist, and actor. Their work channels Han 한—collective grief and unavenged injustice—alongside heung 흥, the joy found in resilience. Born in LA, raised in Arkansas, and shaped by their studies in Baltimore, EN’B navigates the intersections of diaspora and dysphoria to express what they call their “diaspora blues.” They’ve performed across the U.S., including the Kennedy Center, Broadwater Theater stages, with a mission to ancestral dreams through performance and media
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