About this Event
Watch Party: MANNAfesto: Volume 1
Date: December 10th, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 8:30
Location: Sankofa Haus
This year reorganized itself around FIRSTS.
The FIRST grant I ever wrote.
The FIRST one I ever won.
The FIRST marathon I ever finished.
And now—the FIRST time I’m producing my own performance in NYC.
MANNAfesto Vol 1 is where all of those lines converge. Where I introduce my artisty to my home borough - the vibiest one of all - THE BRONX! Yerrrrrrrrr ❎
Join me for the launch of the newest chapter of my visual album work — a body of music and narrative films I’ve been shaping quietly for years, waiting for the right moment to speak at full scale.
This event is part concert, part watch party, part declaration:
- Classical repertoire across opera, Broadway, and spirituals
- Narrative music videos that reveal the stories underneath the tracks
- Themes of healing, mental wellness, identity, and endurance
- A special visual track honoring the Bronx running community and 2025 marathon finishers
This season opened a door.
This project walks through it.
Made possible through funding from the Bronx Arts Council
ALBUM PROGRAM
The Overture
Io son l’umile ancella**
Adriana Lecouvreur — Francesco Cilea
#ThatSoprano
I Want Magic
Streetcar Named Desire - André Previn
Insomnia
I Could Have Danced All Night
My Fair Lady - arr. Manna K. Jones & Derrick Byars
Affirmation
Let It Shine Medley — arranged by Manna K. Jones & Derrick Byars
Bronx Marathoner
Guide My Feet
arr. Jacqueline Hairston
King’s Daughter
The Jewel Song (Ah! je ris de me voir si belle)**
Faust — Charles Gounod
** Live Performance
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sankofa Haus, 2422 Third Avenue, The Bronx, United States
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