5 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn SMS Email I met Nerdcore rapper and producer Sammus aka Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo back in 2017 ...
I met Nerdcore rapper and producer Sammus aka Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo back in 2017 at Geek Girl Con in Seattle, Washington. I liked her style immediately. She was soft-spoken and genuinely engaging in our interview with her. On stage that year at GGC she was something else — fierce and full of energy. Sammus has gone on to do so much more, including earning her PhD from Cornell. Her latest project, ENONGO, is seeking crowdfunding. It is a feature-length documentary project inspired by her life story with original, hand-drawn animation sequences from a team of six talented Black women.
Sammus’ music tackles various subjects including race, feminism, video games, the music industry, mental health, and the complexity of relationships. Inspired by the iconic feminist bounty hunter protagonist of Nintendo’s Metroid video game series, Enongo adopted the stage persona “Sammus” to tell her story and experiences through her music. Sammus is an amazing lyricist and beat stylist with a hard nerd edge. Hailing from New York state, she is a woman with a story to tell and a dope crew of Black women behind her. Her music is available on her website: Sammus Music. In addition to 4 discs and numerous singles, Sammus is also an accomplished educator and activist.
It’s exciting to see and certainly inspirational! By reaching the team’s minimum goal of at least $20,000 (and hopefully surpassing it!), they’ll be able to finish roughing out, drawing, and clean-up on their amazing animation sequences to add to the documentary film. Along with wanting this team of Black women animators to win, I’m ecstatic for more folks to know about Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, her music and her life story.
----- ATTN FOLKS: As of 11/17/19: They’ve reached 65% of $20,000. They have 21 Days Left! Please donate if you can, if you can’t please spread the word! @enongomovie
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