Summer Seven and Olusegun Williams

Recorded December 6, 2021 Archived December 6, 2021 38:12 minutes
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Id: mby021290

Description

Summer Hill Seven (56) shares a conversation with his friend Olusegun Williams (75) about their work in music and theater, their lives in Tallahassee, and their friendship.

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OW talks about how long he's been in Tallahassee, and how he ended up there.
OW talks about starting a reggae band while attending Florida State University. He describes the start of an African dance company in Florida.
OW discusses the Florida African Dance Festival, and how it began.
OW talks about his previous relationships and marriages, and his decision to be single.
OW describes a community group he and a friend created to help the women he knows.
SS reflects on his and OW's friendship.
OW asks SS what brought him to Tallahassee. SS discusses some of his work in theater.
OW talks about his visit to Haiti. He remembers SS suggesting they read all ten of August Wilson's plays.
OW talks about other plays and playwrights he likes.
OW describes his outlook on the next couple of decades.

Participants

  • Summer Seven
  • Olusegun Williams

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