First leg of the tour is on! We arrived in downtown Charleston Sunday night, and by the next morning OneBeat was taking the town by storm. Some of us spent the day at Mitchell Elementary School causing mind explosions among all the young’uns. By the end of the day, kindergarteners all the way to 6-graders were stomping with Usman, chanting with Helio, and making new toys out of Eva’s accordion and Vera’s looper. One look at the joyful expressions on these young peoples’ faces and you’ll be convinced that music and art certainly play key roles in any educational experience.
Night time was for the grown-ups. In the evening we followed our nose to the BBQ truck right outside of Redux, a beautiful warehouse-converted-artspace. Fellows collaborated with local musicians Joel T. Hamilton and Rachel Kate Gillon for some beautiful stuff that no one anywhere had ever experienced.
And guess what we’ve got for you! That’s right.