Electronic Musician, Poet and Cross-Disciplinary Artist abdu mongo ali Integrates Art and Nature

By Malarie Pinkard-Pierre,

Published April 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM EDT

After touring the US and Europe, sound artist and poet abdu mongo ali became the Baltimore Museum of Art’s first composer in residence. Last year they founded “Twurl” – a literary journal of Black Gay Poetics.

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Malarie Pinkard-Pierre

Malarie Pinkard-Pierre, Senior Producer of Pass The Mic, is a seasoned multimedia and communications executive with more than 30 years of service to the Maryland community. Her distinguished career spans broadcast journalism, public affairs and community engagement leadership with Hearst Broadcasting and The School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University.

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Elizabeth Nonemaker

Elizabeth is a producer of Baltimore Public Media's Pass The Mic. She brings to that role a background as a composer, writer, educator and journalist specializing in cultural coverage.

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