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Mustafa Shakir on being a Struggling Vegan and his Road to Acting

by Amon Focus
October 4, 2016
in Conversations with Artists

 

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/

 

Show Notes

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.

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