About @mo_clearly Monica Hastings Smith | Drumline Composer, Musical Performer @mo_clearly An Oakland native, Monica is a performer and teacher and is part of a long lineof local community music and dance movements (Fogo Na Roupa, Samba Funk!, and Boom Shake). She continues to be the student of culture and sounds of African-rooted Carnaval and street celebration. The current and historic experiences of the African Diaspora are her constant musical companions. Monica is a member of several bands and a solo performer playing a variety of styles for a variety of audiences. She serves as a songwriter, arranger, rhythm guitarist, lead singer, percussionist and all around merry-maker. Loyal to community, she consistently shows up in the streets, at festivals, on stage, in the parks, at celebrations to make music, joy and healing vibrations. She is one of the cast members of Bakanal de Afrique 2018 where she directed the band excerpt #dance #bda2k18 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqs1qtlB2xA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x4qskmsr5ok3