A.R.T. Live showcases raw soul music

Zoe Lodato/Contributing Writer

During the break, one of FIU’s own, Lola Chel, a public relations senior, organized a showcase of talent at Studio 504, March 13. A.R.T. Live: Soul Night saw music artist, poets and included wine tasting and pairing presented by Chef Jordan Catering Co.

The artist and poets presented hailed as far as from central Florida and from all levels of experience. Included in the showcase: Southrn Most Poet, Ari Safari and Reginald.

Southrn Most Poet, a graduate from Full Sail University, an educational system primarily focused on degrees in the entertainment realm, takes pride in bouncing words off his tongue.

“When I’m frustrated, I express how I feel through my words and a sick beat,” says Southrn Most.

As a young millennial and Dominican Republic native, Southrn Most continues to define himself in the world. Southrn Most exemplifies the soul behind the A.R.T Live event, a multimedia art event whose purpose is geared towards supporting local artists as well as to inspire others in the community.

Purposefully misspelled, the word southern gives him a sense of uniqueness that transcends to the other featured artists at A.R.T Live.

Along side Southrn Most Poet, was performative poet Ari Safari.

“My name’s Ari Safari…real name is Arianna but people call me Ari Safari,” said the performative poet, Ari Safari, a Lesbian poet who originally from California.

As a woman of her word, she aims to empower woman to see themselves as personal superheroes.

“The power of positive thinkin makes us strong,” Safari says and this concept of pure positivity is felt throughout the A.R.T Live space.

Safari does not wish to stop here at performing and sees herself collaborating with script writers and producers in order to communicate her message of female empowerment.

Also at A.R.T. LIVE: Soul Night was saxophonist Reginald. Since the age of nine, Reginald views his talent as a way to relax others.

“I want people to feel therapeutic vibrations while listening to my sound,” Reginald states.

As a tri-county regular, Reginald’s first headlining gig at A.R.T Live one was so beautiful, the warmth of the sound reciprocated off of the audience in form of large smiles.

A.R.T Live showcased talent of all kinds that all connected in the deeper, raw sense of soul and how music can communicate globally in order to unite us all.