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'Grateful' Album Features
Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Naila Keleta-Mae – European Indie Music Network
Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Naila Keleta-Mae – European Indie Music Network
Creating music that offers solutions | Waterloo News | University of Waterloo
Creating music that offers solutions | Waterloo News | University of Waterloo
Now playing across Canada, France, Switzerland, Argentina and Brazil, Grateful is Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae’s fourth full-length album. Produced just outside of Montreal, a city to which Keleta-Mae has deep creative ties, the ten-track album is an extension of her research-creation project Black And Free which explores themes of Blackness and freedom in the 21st century through
Grateful de Naila Keleta-Mae, un geste tendre et sans concessions
Grateful de Naila Keleta-Mae, un geste tendre et sans concessions
Du poing levé à la gratitude : Grateful de Naila Keleta-Mae trace la voie d’une action en musique et en poésie.
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Woman On Top - Nothing But Breakthrough Female Artists
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Woman On Top - Nothing But Breakthrough Female Artists
Muse Chronicle - Fresh Finds
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Muse Chronicle - Fresh Finds
Alien Sounds | Aliens Love Earth
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Alien Sounds | Aliens Love Earth
BREAKOUT INDIE
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BREAKOUT INDIE
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Indie Dock Reccomended
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Indie Dock Reccomended
Beat Waves
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Fresh Finds 2025
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Sonidos Especiales SubmitHub – Agosto 2025 | Vol. 10
Sonidos Especiales SubmitHub – Agosto 2025 | Vol. 10
The Rhythm Passport’s Cabinet of Curiosities - August 2025
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The Rhythm Passport’s Cabinet of Curiosities - August 2025
Karayib N'Roots (L'émission de la culture caribéenne) (KNR)
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Karayib N'Roots (L'émission de la culture caribéenne) (KNR)
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📻 La Radio du bord de l'eau 🇨🇠- Weekly Discover
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Hip Hop, Beats & AfroBeats by DJ Nodjock
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Hip Hop, Beats & AfroBeats by DJ Nodjock
FORMULA URBAN 80 - Formula Urban
FORMULA URBAN 80 - Formula Urban
Grateful: A Sonic Declaration of Protest, Prayer, and Possibility
Grateful: A Sonic Declaration of Protest, Prayer, and Possibility
Special Guest: Naila Keleta-Mae
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Podcast
Special Guest: Naila Keleta-Mae
Worldwide Gems
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Worldwide Gems
New Sounds of North America
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New Sounds of North America
High Vibes, No Limits: Cali Reggae Pre-Show Party
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High Vibes, No Limits: Cali Reggae Pre-Show Party
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The Rhythm Passport’s Cabinet of Curiosities - July 2025
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The Rhythm Passport’s Cabinet of Curiosities - July 2025
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The forming of Naila Keleta-Mae - University Affairs
The forming of Naila Keleta-Mae - University Affairs
The artist-academic behind the Black and Free initiative shares her story.
Naila Keleta-Mae on the void Prince leaves in popular culture | CBC Radio
Naila Keleta-Mae on the void Prince leaves in popular culture | CBC Radio
Theatre and performance professor Naila Keleta-Mae says Prince "queered popular culture" with his gender fluidity.
Beyonce's Lemonade is 'masterful' says q's pop culture panel | CBC Radio
Beyonce's Lemonade is 'masterful' says q's pop culture panel | CBC Radio
q's pop culture panel weighs in on the worthy, contentious, and mind-boggling stories from the week in arts and entertainment.
BBC World Service - Newsday, Is Beyoncé's new album more about culture than marriage?
BBC World Service - Newsday, Is Beyoncé's new album more about culture than marriage?
Beyoncé's lyrics are analysed in terms of her marriage and also about her inspiration.
Naila Keleta-Mae | CBC Radio
Naila Keleta-Mae | CBC Radio
"Freedom - that's what I want for my black children."
From Destiny's Child to cultural icon: a gateway to Beyoncé's Dangerously in Love | CBC Radio
From Destiny's Child to cultural icon: a gateway to Beyoncé's Dangerously in Love | CBC Radio
Beyoncé fans and followers unpack Black is King | CBC News
Beyoncé fans and followers unpack Black is King | CBC News
Professor admits to lying about being Black; scholars discuss how racism helped enable her deception
Professor admits to lying about being Black; scholars discuss how racism helped enable her deception
Performing Female Blackness: The Concept of Translucency and the Black & Free Project - Choice 360
Performing Female Blackness: The Concept of Translucency and the Black & Free Project - Choice 360
Performing Female Blackness: Modes of Engagement - Choice 360
Performing Female Blackness: Modes of Engagement - Choice 360
Performing Female Blackness: Blending the Artist and the Academic - Choice 360
Performing Female Blackness: Blending the Artist and the Academic - Choice 360
Performing Female Blackness: Defining Performance - Choice 360
Performing Female Blackness: Defining Performance - Choice 360
Promoting Freedom in Black Expressive Culture | Arts
Promoting Freedom in Black Expressive Culture | Arts
Being Black And Free in the 21st century | Waterloo News
Being Black And Free in the 21st century | Waterloo News
Bringing blackness and freedom to life | Waterloo News
Bringing blackness and freedom to life | Waterloo News
Kitchener exhibition explores Blackness and Freedom
Kitchener exhibition explores Blackness and Freedom
Region extends Black and Free art exhibition through April 2
Region extends Black and Free art exhibition through April 2
Waterloo prof examines Blackness and freedom through artistic lens
Waterloo prof examines Blackness and freedom through artistic lens
University of Waterloo to offer Beyoncé course this fall | CBC News
University of Waterloo to offer Beyoncé course this fall | CBC News
Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae studies, teaches and creates art related to Black freedom — Ron Fanfair
Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae studies, teaches and creates art related to Black freedom — Ron Fanfair
Exploring Freedom through Black Expressive Culture
Exploring Freedom through Black Expressive Culture
From a hashtag to real social impact | Waterloo News
From a hashtag to real social impact | Waterloo News
Building Connections for Black Flourishing: Laurier and University of Waterloo co-host Inter-Institutional Forum of the Scarborough Charter | Wilfrid Laurier University
Building Connections for Black Flourishing: Laurier and University of Waterloo co-host Inter-Institutional Forum of the Scarborough Charter | Wilfrid Laurier University
Nine years after #OscarsSoWhite, a look at what's changed
Nine years after #OscarsSoWhite, a look at what's changed
Imagine & Do: Naila Keleta-Mae at TEDxUW
Imagine & Do: Naila Keleta-Mae at TEDxUW
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Books
Beyoncé and Beyond: 2013–2016
Beyoncé and Beyond: 2013–2016
This book examines three years of Beyoncé’s career as a pop mega star using critical race, feminist and performance studies methodologies. The book explores how the careful choreography of Beyoncé’s image, voice and public persona, coupled with her intelligent use of audio and visual mediums, makes her one of the most influential entertainers of the 21st century. Keleta-Mae proposes that 2013 to 2016 was a pivotal period in Beyoncé’s career and looks at three artistic projects that she
Performing Female Blackness
Performing Female Blackness
Wilfrid Laurier University Press - Transforming Ideas
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Contents | Canadian Theatre Review 199/200,
Contents | Canadian Theatre Review 199/200,
Contents | Theatre Research in Canada 45, 2
Contents | Theatre Research in Canada 45, 2
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