Wanda's Picks

"This is FREDA PAYNE" opens at The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko, Tue. - Sat. 4/20-24, 8:00 pm; Sun. 4/25, 7:00 pm $40-45. The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko is located at 222 Mason Street (between Ellis and O'Farrell), San Francisco, California 94102. Tickets: www.therrazzroom.com / The Rrazz Room, (415)394-1189 / TicketWeb (866)468-3399. Also visit www.fredapayne.com This is a prerecorded interview. We open with a commentary on Haiti by Mumia Abu Jamal whose birthday is April 24. Happy Birthday Mumia! Visit www.prisonradio.org Ms. Payne's interview is followed by an excerpt of an interview with Jean Ristil Jean Baptiste, Kole Zepol Pou Sove Ti Moun. Jean Ristil speaks in Kreyol and Jean Yvon Kernizan translates. We close the show with an interview with Tata OmeAkaEhekatl Erick Gonzalez - Erick is a Aj Q'ij- a Day Keeper, Mayan Spiritual Guide, Teacher, and Healer, initiated into Native sacred rites over a thirty period with direct participation, teachings, and guidance from various Native spiritual elders from Mex