The mission of the Ujima Singers is to bring musical and cultural collectivity to the Black community here in Western Mass! Director Evelyn Harris specializes in music as activism, and aims to create a space for intergenerational education through song.
In our sacred circle, Black and Indigenous community members are empowered, and our voices join in songs of justice and resilience. Most Ujima Singers are not performers. Most of us do not identify as "musicians." Yet we make music, and when we share it, we perform. We perform to share. Ujima is a Swahili word that means "collective work and responsibility." Through confidence, love, and feeling, we join in ujima and share our soul.