Grace Wales Bonner

Grace Wales Bonner

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Devotional Sound

Grace Wales Bonner

Person with long dark hair singing into a microphone in warm, dim lighting.

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Person with long dark hair singing into a microphone in warm, dim lighting.

Devotional Sound event poster with Solange, Laraaji, and Standing on the Corner.

White long-sleeve shirt with black text and lotus illustrations hanging on display.

Enter into the world of “Devotional Sound.”

Project name

Devotional Sound

Collaborators

Solange

Brian Jackson

Laraaji

Category

Music

Fashion

Links

Grace Wales Bonner

Products used

Dropbox

Born in Southeast London to a Jamaican father and English mother, Bonner is the founder of the menswear label WALES BONNER. She uses her mixed-race heritage as a defining influence, and her collections explore representations of Black male sexuality and identity through extraordinary craft.

Bonner created “Devotional Sound,” a sound healing event in New York that wove together mysticism, spirituality, and ritual across the Black Atlantic. She brought in Solange, Brian Jackson, Laraaji, Standing on the Corner, and others to perform. She and her creative collaborators used Dropbox to bring this immersive sensory experience to life.

Devotional Sound event poster with Solange, Laraaji, and Standing on the Corner.

White long-sleeve shirt with black text and lotus illustrations hanging on display.

Live music performance in a church-like venue with seated audience and floral stage decor

- Person lighting a candle in a church beside rows of glowing candles.

Pipe organ at front of a modern church or concert hall interior.

- Fruit centerpieces with pineapples, grapes, and citrus on round wooden tables.

- Orange-draped display table with printed photos and small objects in a dim room.

Three performers in white suits stand at microphones on a dimly lit stage.

Live music performance in a church-like venue with seated audience and floral stage decor

- Person lighting a candle in a church beside rows of glowing candles.

Pipe organ at front of a modern church or concert hall interior.

- Fruit centerpieces with pineapples, grapes, and citrus on round wooden tables.

- Orange-draped display table with printed photos and small objects in a dim room.

Three performers in white suits stand at microphones on a dimly lit stage.

Person with long dark hair singing into a microphone in warm, dim lighting.

Devotional Sound event poster with Solange, Laraaji, and Standing on the Corner.

White long-sleeve shirt with black text and lotus illustrations hanging on display.

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Bassist playing upright bass in warm light, with blurred musician in foreground.

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