In January and February of 2025, Arts in Medicine musicians gathered with members of the Gainesville and North Florida community for a weekly workshop series. The community members, having identified as being affected by Sickle Cell Disease, joined the workshop series to learn songwriting and music production skills, as well as to gather together in a community that validated their lived experiences.
The product of these workshops is an 8-song original album written solely by the group of attendees. Titled “Warrior’s Path”, the album explores the immense depths and unexpected joys of living with sickle cell.
The group collaborated to combine musicmaking skills with the perspectives of those directly or indirectly affected by sickle cell.
Contributors
LaChelle Hope
Davion “Vincent” Cartwright-Birdsong
Jesse Curtis
Bertis Mackey
Faatima Banks
Kylie and Tariff Hudson
Chaplain Debra Hepburn
Jernie Millán
Jahirah Williams
Rayvon Rollins
Ricky Kendall
Thank you to our sponsors and partners.
Faith Mission
Pulp Arts Recording Studio
UF Health Streetlight