GABSOUL

Food for thought // Sustenance for the soul

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NEW PLAYLIST | SUMMER SOULSTICE

Summer Soulstice is in full effect! A time to celebrate the fullness of life & raise our vibration. I've curated a vibe-full playlist for you to coast to the rest of your summer daze. Feat. old + new gems and my personal faves. Tune in on Apple Music & Spotify. 🌞

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⚖️⠀ learning how to flow⠀ to let go⠀ of my ego ⠀ and challenge the things i know⠀ will help me to grow

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FOURTWENTY PLAYLIST

I’ll start off by saying we’re all grown here okurr. No judgy vibez today! If you celebrate today’s glorious holiday, light one & bump this playlist full of herbal melodies, high vibrations, & shit to make you feel above the clouds. 

Meditate + Medicate + Elevate. Now as Jimi Hendrix so eloquently said, “excuse me, while I kiss the sky.” ✨

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#MarchForOurLives2018 is a big step in the right direction. My only hope is that the concerns don’t end after the march. That we can do more than protest and rally. That we don’t get caught up in the romanticism of it, the amazing photo ops, the celebrity appearances, the PR campaigns, and that we don’t neglect the voices that have been speaking out for this change for years. That we acknowledge each other’s frustrations to come to a common ground for the sake of humanity. I applaud the youth for being so courageous and headstrong. For being fearless and outspoken, and reminding their elders that they too are capable of being critical thinkers. It’s now up to the adults to help guide them, and recognize all narratives and all sides of the issues so that we can move forward as one people. Like...fuck politics for a second. For humanity’s sake. I’m both tired and optimistic. Peace is possible. Namaste, my nxggas.

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NEW MIXTAPE | RIDDIM & SOUL, VOL. 4

Every time I release a Riddim & Soul mixtape, that’s exactly how it feels -- like a RELEASE. I can’t see it coming down my eyes, so I had to make the tape cry haha. No but forealz, music has always been a form of therapy for me.

Vol. 4 is a journey through growing pains and gains, & bossing up from the ashes. Featuring words of wisdom & songs from a few of the lyrical homies + some of my fave soulful jams. Roll one, pour a glass of wine, get sessy in the mirror or with ya bew, create something -- just get into it. Give thanks for this thing called life, our tribes & the good music that gets us through it all.

xoxo, Your fave Auntie

P.S. R&B never died ju heardd.

P.P.S. I’m looking at this track list like damn girl you were in ya feelings lmao.

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#FORTHECULTURE: TRINIDAD CARNIVAL 2018

A lil Carnival tabanca 💔 on the last day of Black History Month✊🏾:⠀ Being from NY & witnessing how much backlash we get for Jouvert morning due to unfortunate buzzkills every year, I feel it’s necessary to reiterate what the celebration really is about. Banned from the masquerade balls of the French, the enslaved Africans in Trinidad would stage their own mini-carnivals in their backyards — using their own rituals and folklore, but also imitating and sometimes mocking their masters’ behavior at the masquerade balls. The origins of street parties associated with J'ouvert coincide with the emancipation from slavery in 1838. Emancipation provided Africans with the opportunity, to not only participate in Carnival, but to embrace it as an expression of their newfound freedom. Here you see the Blue Devils/jab jab & a traditional, more tamed stick fight taking place. Salute Bunji Garlin & FayAnn Lyons for preserving the history of Trini culture & blending it with the new era at SantiManitay Jouvay. Beat & teach. (Also, it was maddd fun. 💦🤸🏾‍♀️) CYAH PLAY MAS IF YUH FRAID POWDER! 👹

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BEYOND THE BOOTH | FEMALE DJ PANEL

Gave my two cents & humbly talked some shit about my experience being a womyn DJ for @beyondthebooth_. Big up @iamdjflipsidenyc for having me on the panel. The future is feminist, so ya better recognize from now! 😜

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GABSOUL SELECTS: WINTER SOULSTICE

It’s officially Winter S☀︎lstice! Keep your Soul warm with these eclectic selects.

Featuring some of my fave jams right now - new & old - and a bunch of amazingg emerging artists that have been on my radar this year, including Niqa Mor, Alex Mali, Thutmose, Venture Cook, Alexeya and more! If you know me, you know how random this selection will be haha.

Click here to tune in!

P.S. I'll be adding tunes all season, like it's Nick & Norah's infinite playlist. 💘

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“Whooo do you looove?”

Serato is my boyfriend. <3

Arena BK Party, 11-11-17

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Set your spirit free; it’s the only way to be...

GabSoul x AFROPUNK 2017

Documented by Ty Moore

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bodak gold • 072817 • afropunk battle of the bands • shot by góblin

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semantic rebel.

-gb.

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“The way she moves to her own beat, she has the qualities of a queen. So supreme.”

Captured by Góblin Styled by Alberte

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GET FAMILIAR RADIO x GABSOUL INTERVIEW

This interview was hella fun! It's real when you get love from your home base. Big up Lawng Island! We on the map...somewhere. 🤓😂⠀⠀⠀⠀

Man, I truly love what I do. Administering joy to an audience through music has become a part of my livelihood. It's like an astral projection. But though I DJ, that is not all I am. I'm just a vessel for the most high to shine her light thru me wherever I'm guided. I was once advised to live my life like art - freely with meaning (though I'm glad my Capricorn sun keeps me grounded); ergo I need to give myself the time & space to reflect/recenter, and also be inspired! (& No, this doesn't mean I don't have anything coming up. 🙃)⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Self-care comes above all else. We live in such a fast-paced society (& industry if you wanna go there) that there's a myth saying if you're "never not working" you're not doing enough. "Not I," said the cat lol. It should be "work smarter, not harder." Personally I need time to recharge; plus I'm still an introvert/HSP. And that's totally okay. Strengthen your foundation & be purpose-driven cuz the work will never cease. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ Antyway! I love y'all, & I'll never take any of the support I receive for granted. It's sometimes mind-blowing that y'all even bang with me lol. (Whoa, is someone chopping onions in here? 😪) I just gotta give myself time to make sure my mind, body & soul is fit to uplift, as should you. I'm for the people bc I am the people. (Just put some respek on it, nawmsayin.) Be great for the last quarter & onward! Love & light sunshines. 💕🌞✨

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AFROPUNK FEST BROOKLYN 2017

I went from volunteering for the festival, doing hospitality & artist relations or whatever I could to at least be a fly on the wall and be in on the action. (Sidebar: I always refused to ever be or come off like a groupie lol. I have a purpose.) Last year when I volunteered, I was soo inspired by the artists and how far the festival has come. I said, "I'm gonna be on that stage next year. Watch!" I said it almost passively, with no idea of how it would happen for me, but I always felt like I had something special to contribute. I gave up on the thought once July hit this year and there was no sign of it happening (despite my slight attempts), till I got that last minute call.

Long story short, I don't do anything I do for bragging rights. My inner work aligns with my outer work. I stand firm in my purpose with all that I do, and God seems to be pleased about this. I consider myself to be a testimony to pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, declaring what you want from the universe & aligning your actions to propel you toward your blessings. This does not mean I "made it." I have much more terrain to conquer, and contributions to make. All I can say is that there are no cheat codes. DO THE WORK, be authentic & remain humble.

Oh, and shoutout to LONG ISLAND NEW YAWRK. We here haha.

Bless up the Afropunk fam for having me! It was an incredible experience from start to finish. For us, by us. It was so liberating to be amongst so many beautiful spirits, and take in impassioned words and soundscapes coming from every direction. Made you almost forget about how ugly it is in the world right now. Love is what will free us. I refuse to live in fear. Let's keep lifting each other up. I love y'all. I love us. #AFROPUNK2017 #WeThePeople⠀

(Photos captured by Góblin)

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Ethereal being Potent like ether Real as can Be. ”Y’all know what happens on earth stays on earth?” #VibrateHigher