Family legacy, remastered.
The Sankofa Tapes is a personal storytelling project rooted in the belief that everyday people—our elders, our kin, our communities—hold the kind of wisdom that deserves to be remembered, remixed, and replayed.
Inspired by the West African concept of Sankofa (“go back and get it”), I sit down with members of my family to record life interviews that explore who they are, where they’ve been, and what they’ve carried forward. But these aren’t just interviews—they’re mixtapes.
Each conversation is carefully edited, layered with music, ambient sound, and archival audio to create a textured, intimate listening experience. The result is a deeply personal sonic portrait—part oral history, part memoir, part vibe—that captures the soul of each storyteller.
This project is my way of honoring Black memory, archiving family stories in a form that feels as alive and dynamic as the people who lived them.
The goal is to preserve the legacy of everyday Black folks—our parents, aunties, uncles, and elders—while challenging traditional forms of oral history and biography. These tapes aren’t just records; they’re remixes of memory, culture, and voice.
The Sankofa Tapes is as much about listening as it is about legacy—putting a megaphone on the voices that raised me, the stories that shaped me and offering them back, with care, and in stereo.
