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Teacher, sales associate, officer, tobacconist, rebel, MTA worker, artist, drifter - who? These are the people in your neighborhood. Hosted by Amon Focus, the New York Said podcast features in-depth artful conversations with people you don't often hear from, to hear things that aren't often shared (said), spotlighting life in New York. This is what New York Said. New episodes available on Tuesdays.
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Oct 2, 2016

Amon welcomes Mustafa Shakir to the show. They talk about the power of a name, growing up in Harlem, being a barber, life as a poet, yoga, meditation, music, life on set, being a struggling vegan, the difference between New York and LA plus much  much more.

More About Mustafa Shakir

http://mustafashakir.com and https://www.instagram.com/mustafaeffortless/

Links to the Stuff they Talked About

Gerard Dure Salon - https://www.yelp.com/biz/gerard-dure-salon-new-york

Negro Ensemble Company, Inc - http://necinc.org

Apollo Theater - https://www.apollotheater.org

Adina Howard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adina_Howard

Heather Hunter - https://twitter.com/hunterheather

Michael K. Williams - http://www.michaelkennethwilliams.com

SlamNation - http://www.devlinpix.com/film/slamnation

Saul Williams - http://saulwilliams.com

Afropunk Festival - http://afropunkfest.com

National Black Theatre - http://www.nationalblacktheatre.org

Survival Soundz - http://www.allmusic.com/artist/survival-soundz-mn0000753886

Survival Soundz - Dub is Dub - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUn1mwQLzJc

Vipassana Meditation - https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

Integratron - http://integratron.com

Joshua Tree National Park - https://www.nps.gov/jotr/

Quarry - http://www.cinemax.com/quarry/

Sekou Sundiata - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekou_Sundiata

Sekou Sundiata - Def Poetry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWhnZPeW644

Sekou Sundiata Dies at 58; Performer of Text and Sound - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/arts/music/20sundiata.html?_r=0

The New School - http://www.newschool.edu

The Celestine Prophecy - http://www.celestinevision.com

On the Breath of the Gods - https://www.amazon.com/Breath-Gods-Ariel-Tomioka/dp/0923490094

The Kybalion: A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece - https://www.amazon.com/Kybalion-Hermetic-Philosophy-Ancient-Greece/dp/1603864784

Alibris  - http://www.alibris.com

The Alchemist Kitchen - http://www.thealchemistskitchen.com

Bikram Yoga NYC - https://bikramyoganyc.com

Calcifying your Pineal Gland - http://www.med-health.net/Pineal-Gland-Calcification.html

 

This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.