We hold Sacred Space for you, sharing the tools and lighting the signposts to empower you to find your TRUE YOU.
"Part Peter Pan and part Pied Piper...Wilson is more than an artist and a scholar. He has the rare ability to transcend race and age barriers through the use of his festive mood and rhythm. He uses dance and drums to evoke the energy and spirit that binds and connects all mankind. Young and old, black and white, the audience as a whole was captivated by this energetic and imaginative teacher." -- Courier, Flint MI 2/1995
Súle Greg Wilson
Turkish/U.S. Intercultural training/dinner, Tempe, AZ 2012. We told Hodja stories!
Shaman Yogi
Energy Healer Storyteller
Energy Healer Storyteller
“Súle is engaging, confident, and high vibrational.” — Hannah De Vaux, yogini & empath, AZ, 5/2019
Bucket Drumming class at Resounding Joy Music Therapy, San Diego, CA 2014.
Welcome, My People! So glad you came by.
This site is for you -- if you feel that "splinter in your mind"; things just ain't right, deep in their soul.
Perhaps you've caught a glimpse of True Connection, but watched it flit away like last night's dream.
I get that. To catch a whiff of True Connection, and then it's gone, is cold cold cold.
I know how good that True Connection is, when it's gained.
This site is for those who know there's more...but don't know how to find it, how to make it fit, and stay.
That's good; that's why you're here now. That's okay; that's why I'm here.
In practice for decades, I help those who want to actually consciously Connect, and Be in Touch.
We've come here to be Connected to the blessing of our world. I'm here to teach True Connection.
It's so Cool.
You've come so far; let's talk.
The world needs
EARTH SPIRIT MASTERS
Everyone needs a hand, sometime. it is true honor to take it, when offered.
The Myth Mob--Sule Greg Wilson, Liz Warren (Director of SMCC Storytelling Institute), Harriet Cole, Marilyn Omifunke Torres--celebrates with featured artist, Antonio Sacre (center, in red);
Phoenix, AZ Fringe Festival, 2010.
Phoenix, AZ Fringe Festival, 2010.
Keynotes
One-on-Ones
Team Challenges
Workshops, Series or Residencies
Counseling and Mentorships
We're here for you.
One-on-Ones
Team Challenges
Workshops, Series or Residencies
Counseling and Mentorships
We're here for you.
“Not only was the presentation an excellent musical experience, it was also a wonderful model for teaching the importance of cooperation and teamwork, as well as being a tool for fostering a sense of community among participants….I highly recommend that any group or organization consider having this very talented, energetic musician as a presenter. His contribution will be significant.”
— Teacher Training, Tempe School District No. 3, AZ, 12/2000
"Mr. Wilson is both funny and a great storyteller - I think this is his grandest skill: the ability to appeal to the imagination of his audience and call upon history to answer questions and suggest ways for understanding the world in which we live. He is a true-to-form modern day djali (djeli/griot)." --
Guy, educator/musician, Oakland, CA, 2012
Guy, educator/musician, Oakland, CA, 2012
UPCOMING EVENTS and OFFERINGS
5 Days for Spirit Mind Body: An Integration Experience during Troubled Times
$0.00
As Spiritual Beings in a Physical Experience, we sometimes have to give ourselves space to remember our connections, our inter-connection. With breath, stretching, visualization, and fun, we'll drop off tension, and drop down into our Selves...
4:00-5:00 Mountain, April 28-May 2.
A Zoom Gathering.
Yoga: Strength, Stretch, Story, & Soul -- Tuesdays @ Breath of Life Community Center, 6:15-7:30
$20.00
$15.00
Take a moment on Tuesday evenings to allow your muscles and nerves to release your day, to nurture your spirit, and prepare your body for the years ahead. In-the-moment asanas, focused breathing, rhythmic interludes, and enlightening tales combine to create a unique, empowering experience. Come; join us! Buy a package of five, and get one class FREE!
6:15-7:30 p.m.
Runaway Dream: Post-African Music, CD
$15.00
Wilson, with guest artists Mike Seeger, Dom Flemons, and Senbi Wilson, shares twenty-two tracks of Folk, Blues, Pop, and World--all done string band style! Slave songs and minstrel, West African Highlife and Zulu chants, hokum, fife-& drum, blues and originals make us stomp and clap, even laugh, and reflect upon our days.
Runaway Dream: Post African Music - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
$10.00
This collection of musical endeavors includes Old Time, Hokum, Minstrel, Shanties, Fife-&-Drum, and Blues from the U.S.; plus South African Freedom songs, Nigerian Highlife rearranged for string band; and calls for spiritual contemplation from both sides of the Atlantic. We even have a couple of originals.
We're blessed to have Dom Flemons, Mike Seeger, and Senbi Wilson as musical guests.
"This CD reflects some of what I've experienced since recording Ancestral Whirlwind in 1998--just before heading to Ireland: my girls growing up; my string band research; the Black Banjo Gathering; Sankofa Strings and the Carolina Chocolate Drops; my gigs all over the country and beyond; my growth as a storyteller--all that and more played their part in the creation of this portfolio of songs. We're so glad you stopped by! -- SGW, 2010"
Ancestral Whirlwind: Percussive Music from Sule Greg Wilson, CD
$15.00
Recorded in the Spirit of a live performance, Sule is joined in the studio by a multi-generational cadre of family and friends. Conch trumpets, didjeridus, gourds, drums and banjos support Spirituals, Calypsos, songs from West and East Africa, and originals. Recorded in the Spirit of a live performance, Sule is joined in the studio by family and friends.
Ancestral Whirlwind: Percussive Music by Súle Greg Wilson - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
$10.00
In Fall of 1998, prior to flying across the Pond to spend a month in Northern Ireland on an arts residency, Súle went into the studio with family and friends to create an album that evokes the breadth and feeling of one his live, acoustic shows. Utilizing conch trumpet, udu, djembe & dunun, calabash, shekere, banjo, body, and didjeridu, in Ancestral Whirlwind we have an album that encompasses Native invocation; African songs of slavery; US story and song of the Middle Passage and Ibo's Landingl; Cuban rhythms on Ibo ceramic drums; Gospel tunes; Sea Island body percussion; even a little acoustic hip-hop, and an Aboriginal benediction.
"This music is about marriage: the spiritual joining of intent and actualization, the melding of movement and energy, the merging of the spirits of these musics' traditions, the union of Those Here with Those Beyond. We work to bring us all into that. Amen, em Hetep. Súle Greg Wilson, October, 1998"
The Uptown Strut -- Sankofa, CD
$15.00
String Band, R&B, Jug Band, Jump Blues, Reggae... all filtered through post-Hip Hop and Alternative. Music from the 1830s to the 1970s, plus an Alt-Indie hit from today, all get the Sankofa Treatment! This second incarnation of Sankofa Strings features stalwart Dom Flemons, of the Carolina Chocolate Drops; multi-genre player Súle Greg Wilson; plus amazingAllison Russell (Birds of Chicago, Po' Girls) on voice, banjo, and clarinet; and the sultry vocals of the incomparable Ndidi Onukwulu; with special guest artists John Sebastian (the Lovin' Spoonful), Professor Louie; and Paul Rishell.
The Drummer's Path: Moving the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional Drumming, book
$15.00
This authentic and provocative introduction to African and Diaspora drumming, profusely illustrated, provides a unique teaching tool for percussionists as well as a guide to the principles and power of traditional performance. Reinforced with personal anecdotes, in an irresistably immediate and vibrant style, the Drummer's Path emphasized the importance of basics--brath, posture, and orchestration--and shows how the African American spirit has been sustained by drumming and dancing.
The Drummer's Path: African and Diaspora Percussive Music, CD
$15.00
Sule Greg Wilson and an all-star cast of international musicians (including Nasr Abdey, Basori Bangoura, Taiwo DuVal, and Sweet Honey in the Rock's Ysaye Maria Barnwell and Nitanju Bolade-Casel) capture the magic and power of traditional drumming with rhythms and textures from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States.
Colored Aristocracy -- Sankofa Strings CD
$150.00
Before the Carolina Chocolate Drops, was Sankofa Strings, a trio of multi-instrumentalists dedicated to expressing and preserving the gamut of early AfrAm music: Old Time, Classic Blues, Early Jazz, Jug Band, Spoken Word, Caribbean, African, and more. Four- and five-string banjo, fiddle, jug, ukulele, resophonic guitar, washboard, frame drums, harmonica, brushes, body percussion and more complement inspired and exuberant vocals. Drawing upon the past, but not bound by it, in true Sankofa tradition, "Listening to them is like dropping the needle on a Victrola record"--Mitch Teich, AZ Public Radio
Colored Aristocracy -- Sankofa Strings CD -- DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
$20.00
Before the Carolina Chocolate Drops, was Sankofa Strings, a trio of multi-instrumentalists dedicated to expressing and preserving the gamut of early AfrAm music: Old Time, Classic Blues, Early Jazz, Jug Band, Spoken Word, Caribbean, African, and more. Four- and five-string banjo, fiddle, jug, ukulele, resophonic guitar, washboard, frame drums, harmonica, brushes, body percussion and more complement inspired and exuberant vocals. Drawing upon the past, but not bound by it, in true Sankofa tradition, "Listening to them is like dropping the needle on a Victrola record"--Mitch Teich, AZ Public Radio
THIS PRODUCT IS NOW OUT OF PRINT; AVAILABLE ONLY HERE
National Jug Band Jubilee: Uncorking America's Happiest Music CD
$15.00
In 2007, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, featuring Sule Greg Wilson, returned to Louisville, KY to once again perform at the National Jug Band Jubilee, contributing three of the CD's twenty-three cuts. SGW adds funk with washboard on John Henry, and tambourine on Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind, and Starry Crown Blues.
Ancients' Wisdom Renews and Heals
“Your music and stories were very insightful, thought-provoking, and inspiring. It afforded our community a viable opportunity to deepen their understanding of the topic of cultural diversity and, more importantly, created positive exchange among diverse groups….Again, thanks a million.”
— City of Phoenix Brown Bag Lunch Presentation, AZ, 1/2001
— City of Phoenix Brown Bag Lunch Presentation, AZ, 1/2001
“Sheer energy. Súle’s classes vibrate with joy and freedom. Your body will sing your praises!”
— Kristen, yogini & horticulturalist, AZ, 5/2019
— Kristen, yogini & horticulturalist, AZ, 5/2019
Making the Most of 2020!
Let's Make Time & Do What We've Gotta Do
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HAVE YOU GOT THE SPIRIT?
Growing up in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., I learned this chant. It could have been from the nearby Coolidge High School's marching band; it could have been at a Howard U. Homecoming game.
It could have been my Junior High School's Girl's Drill Team (best image!!).
Wherever I learned it...I love it, still!
The chant has stayed with me, and serves as a fun tool for folks coming together in positivity.
Here it is in action at Grace Presbyterian Church in Springfield, VA.
Next time you and I meet, let's do it together!
It could have been my Junior High School's Girl's Drill Team (best image!!).
Wherever I learned it...I love it, still!
The chant has stayed with me, and serves as a fun tool for folks coming together in positivity.
Here it is in action at Grace Presbyterian Church in Springfield, VA.
Next time you and I meet, let's do it together!
Two days before the event at Grace, I shared the same piece of music with the kids at Roots Charter School (in Northwest DC, less than a mile from where I grew up), twenty miles from the congregation above. These kids are all in it, too!
I love it, so!
