LINQUA FRANQA + Cthulha + Ermine+ Sanà Scarves The Tannex September 29th 7:45pm $7-$10 LINQUA FRANQA is the hip hop project of Athens, Georgia-based linguist-turned-legislator Mariah Parker, whose passion for social justice and scientific fixation with hip hop language are obvious in the intricate, self-aware rhymes she interweaves with boom bap beats. Parker holds a Master's degree in Linguistics from the University of Georgia, where she now pursues a PhD in Language and Literacy Education. Her lyrics, garnished with haunting neo-soul hooks, tell unflinching tales of chemically-induced heartbreak, reproductive justice, racial politics and feminist swagger, and longtime hip hop heads will hear echoes of nineties New York underground in both her playful vocal delivery and piano-centric, classic R&B-inspired compositions. In the wake of a critically acclaimed first album and narrowly-clinched election to the Athens city council earlier this year, Parker has garnered the attention of CNN, The New York Times, Teen Vogue, National Public Radio, Al Jazeera, Afropunk, Blavity, The Hill, The Root, Impose, Performer Magazine and others for her outspoken commitments to racial and economic justice and her electrifying live performances, which call listeners to self-reflection and critical action in their lives and their communities. https://www.facebook.com/linquafranqa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsh2prKAmtU https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2018/03/22/596074763/on-repeat-world-cafes-favorite-discoveries-at-sxsw-2018 Cthulha (ABQ) https://cthulha.bandcamp.com/ Sanà Scarves (Galup) https://soundcloud.com/saniscarves Ermine (ABQ) https://ermine.bandcamp.com/
