MQF Reunion – Flipping The Script

Usually, when you talk about reunions or homecomings, you refer to a group of people who have been connected with each other, lived or worked together for a long time, and who are getting together after some time apart. 
 
Not with the MQF Family! They're doing things in reverse and what feels like a Homecoming will actually be the first time many of the family members will be meeting in person. More on that later.
 
Back to flipping the script. At the height of the Covid 19 Pandemic, when people were closing their doors and being shut in, Ekow Akyeampong, a Communications Studies Professor and Cyber Security Analyst in the DC area, in what he describes as an unexpected turn of events, opened his virtual doors to thousands of individuals the world over. These folks had one thing in common - A love for music. Especially the music of the "Old School" and "AfroBeats" variety. 
 
The formula was deceptively simple - DJ Fisho (aka Professor Akyeampong) set up his equipment in his living room on Sunday, April 5, 2020, played music and went on Facebook Live as an experiment. Unknown to him, he would create a spark that very quickly would become a global phenomenon. He named the phenomenon "Music for your Quarantined Feet" (MQF). Week after week, hit after hit, MQF connected people at a time when there was physical disconnection like nothing the world had ever experienced. Soon, he added interviews to the program, and he would have conversations with fascinating individuals - musicians, philanthropists, politicians, authors, students, business owners, pastors... the audience. 

Old friends were rediscovered, and new friends were made. The comment threads on Facebook, and on Zoom, during the live shows, and the mini dance parties that were hosted in homes from Accra, Ghana, to Milton Keynes, UK and to Maryland, USA, all pointed to the resilience of the human spirit, the unifying magic of music and the power of community - even if that community was virtual. 
 
Nothing has reflected the power of community more than the philanthropic work MQF has done. During the course of the pandemic, the MQF family raised over $25,000 and made donations to several hospitals, orphanages and individuals in need in the US and Ghana. All because DJ Fisho hit "play" on a Sunday afternoon in 2020.
 
While the pandemic is not over, quarantine is, and MQF has undergone a brand change. On March 28, 2022, DJ Fisho announced the end of "Music for Your Quarantined Feet" and introduced "Music for your Quality Feet." Same great family. Same great music. Same great interviews. Same mission - Uniting people through quality music and conversations, and together, effecting change in the world. In that vein, MQF's next goal is to be registered as an official charitable non-governmental organization. 
 
Now every family loves a good party. The MQF family is no different! On Sunday, June 19, 2022, there'll be a Homecoming and Reunion like no other!!! The first-ever MQF Dinner Dance will be held at The Hotel At Arundel Preserve. This will be the culmination of a weekend of activities, including a family picnic at Granville Gude Park, Laurel MD.
 
On June 19, 2022, when DJ Fisho says "we liiiiiive", this time, it will be for real, as many MQF family members meet each other in person, for the first time. You don't want to miss what promises to be an event to remember! 
 

Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana