Ria Boss Brings "Mother May" to La Ceiba Festival
Original artwork for La Ceiba Festival by Initiatives of Change USA’s Arts Alchemist, Amanda Barnes.
“This is dedicated to the healers, the medicine women, the doulas, the spirit workers, and the ancestors.”
We are thrilled to announce our featured artist for the May sessions of La Ceiba Festival. RIA BOSS is a Ghanaian-Burkinabé soul singer, songwriter, teacher, healer and herbalist. Born in London, this multidisciplinary artist sprouted her wings through childhood in Ghana, found flight at the age of 18 in New York City, found healing in Los Angeles, and has firmly planted her feet back in her hometown of Accra.
Ria Boss’ work centers on “reaffirming our love to ourselves, owning our divine feminine power and embracing thoughtful connections with the women who came before us.” For La Ceiba Festival, Ria will share spirit-lifting experiences live from Ghana on three consecutive Thursdays in “Mother May.”
Her spellcasting sessions for La Ceiba Festival will include the following:
The Women: A Conversation with Multimedia Innovators on May 14th at 4pm EST/ 8pm GMT including Akpene Diata Hoggar, Miss Universe Ghana 2018, Creative Consultant for Sundiata Studios and Co-Founder and COO of Creatives Anonymous; Fu (MzFu) Asiedu, Rapper, Poet and Black Girls Glow Alumna; and Kuukua Eshun, award-winning Filmmaker (Stranger to Your Seed), Speaker/Poet and Co-Founder of Boxed Kids. An honest conversation that will delve into the creative processes of these innovators in relation to identity, belonging, and relationships with women elders, peers and their own selves. Watch the full conversation here.
The Living Room Session: Ria Boss Live in Performance on May 21st at 6pm EST/ 10pm GMT, sharing soulful songs across her discography.
Casting Spells: A Songwriting Workshop on May 28th at 6pm EST/ 10pm GMT. This interactive workshop will ground budding songwriters with key tools to unearth the connection between memory, mood, motion and movement in the journey of creating song.
