Kongo Astronauts

special mix direct from Kinshasa family w/ Bebson de la Rue and crew.
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chimurenga 14:25 - Sun, 11 Oct 2015

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Sunday 11th October outline

And so, with over 24-hours of broadcasts streamed (and recorded for the arkives) from our London pop-up studio at The Showroom, we enter the final day-eve of sessions. Extending opening hours we commence with a mix direct from Kinshasa, with Kongo Astronauts and friends including Bebson de la Rue. At 2, sorryyoufeeluncomfortable present The Swarm, a sci-fi radio play of sorts led by Yussef Musse. The Otolith Collective reignite Dambudzo Marachera’s fires with Kodwo Eshun and Anjalika Sagar in conversation with …  ( continue reading

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Anthony Joseph

Live readings from new works including dedications to Spaceape. Shabaka Hutchings alongside him with clarinet and sax at hand.  ( continue reading

chimurenga 20:46 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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Shabaka Hutchings – Decolonising the Mind from a (modern) jazz musician’s perspective

live and direct from the PASS studio at the Chimurenga Library, The Showroom, BabyLondon.  ( continue reading

chimurenga 20:02 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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Christine Eyene

Bikutsi music lessons.  ( continue reading

chimurenga 19:14 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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Pass Me the Microphone w/ Hardeep Pandhal

Video cut-ups and conversation about Hardeep’s research into processes of translation, uneasy humour and his interest in stories of identity and difference.  ( continue reading

chimurenga 18:05 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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Paul Bradshaw w/ Zak Ové and Hassan Hajjaj

From Ancient to Future to Straight No Chaser to capoeira inna London.  ( continue reading

chimurenga 17:27 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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Barby Asante selecting Black Jazz records

Barby’s got a handful of Black Jazz records, Doug Carn, Mtume, The Awakening, let’s hear what she selects.  ( continue reading

chimurenga 16:50 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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The Otolith Collective w/ Henriette Gunkel

“the future is queerness’s domain”  ( continue reading

chimurenga 16:07 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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sorryyoufeeluncomfortable: Ties that Bind

Nadeem Din-Gabisi and Anni Movsisyan of sorryyoufeeluncomfortable salute Funmilayo Kuti to look at African women who’ve lead political and protest movements on the continent. Biyi Bandele-Thomas joins them.  ( continue reading

chimurenga 15:07 - Sat, 10 Oct 2015

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