Tano Rivers
rappende poëet
Tano Rivers uit Utrecht is een (Engelstalige) rappende poëet met Turkse roots. Van jongs af aan is hij gefascineerd door expressie, creativiteit, muziek en kunst. Met een uitgesproken visie over maatschappelijke constructies streeft Tano naar een wereld waarin feminine masculinity omarmd wordt. Zijn muziek fungeert in die zin als een reflectie van de staat van de wereld.
English
Tano Rivers rooted in Utrecht is an (English) rapping poet with Turkish heritage. From a young age he has been fascinated by expression, creativity, music and art. With an outspoken vision on social constructs Tano strives for a world where feminine masculinity is embraced. In this sense, his music takes a stance reflecting on the state of the world.
“I’m talking about this idea of how men are not supposed to cry. Men have to be caged in into their own emotions and feelings, and then attach some sort superiority complex to that accomplishment. What I’m trying to say is that showing weakness and emotion actually is powerful. More powerful than thinking that you have to be something that you are not in order to be powerful. This is a shift in mentality that can open up so many worlds and people’s minds, men’s mostly. If you continue to live by this idea of what you are supposed to be, will you ever actually get to be? Allow yourself to grow forward, beyond this spectrum of masculinity that you were indoctrinated into believing in.”
Foto door: Latoyah Burlace