Palm-Wine nights recovery

digging in the arkive ’til we’re back online live from The Showroom, London. Never totally finish…

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PASS in London: The Otolith Collective

The Otolith Collective is a publicly funded, not-for-profit arts organisation run by Kodwo Eshun and Anjalika Sagar of the award-winning artist collective The Otolith Group. The Otolith Collective develops research into lectures, seminars, discussions and screening programmes with a wide range of museums, foundations and private institutions. The Otolith Group’s films include In The Year of The Quiet Sun, I See Infinite Distance Between Any Point and Another, and Anathema. For further info visit otolithgroup.org. Kodwo Eshun mentioned the collaboration between The Showroom, …  ( continue reading

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Sunday at the Chimurenga Factory

jumbo, pastor at8, ben v, Future Nostalgia family, El Corazon, Kld Fngrs,… more soon  ( continue reading

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PASS in Paris: Syllart Records

Established in 1978 by Senegalese producer Ibrahima Sory Sylla, Syllart Records is an independent label who cover a range of styles, primarily focused on music made in west Africa. Artists include Miriam Makeba, Franco, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Orchestra Baobab, Orchestre Poly-Rhytmo de Contonou, Salif Keita, Ismael Lo, and the catalogue of fabled label Editions Syliphone Conakry. For our PASS Pop-UP in Paris we welcome producer, DJ and Syllart label-boss Binetou Sylla. syllartrecords.com facebook.com/syllartrecords      ( continue reading

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No Pass But 6 Passports – the life and work of Miriam “Mazi Makeba”

Ntone’s mix taking us through to the Congolese sounds take over in Paris at 4pm today. keep locked…  ( continue reading

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…back to the mothership… with the data thief

streaming from the other worlds… PASS Paris Pop-Up back live from Fondation Cartier 16hr on Saturday (Sept 19). Listen in.  ( continue reading

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PASS in Paris: Christine Eyene

The interdisciplinary work of art historian, critic and curator Christine Eyene brings together stories of contemporary African art, the lives of artists in exile during apartheid (George Hallett, Dumile Feni and others), Black Arts happenings in Britain through the 1980s, and studies of gender representation in the arts. Since 2002 she has also been visual arts co-editor of Africultures. Her most recent exhibition: All Of Us Have A Sense Of Rhythm demonstrated her mixtape of modes including sculptures by Zak Ové, …  ( continue reading

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PASS landing at Foundation Cartier, Paris

From 17 – 19 September 2015 , the Pan African Space Station (PASS) installed our pop-up inside the gallery of Fondation Cartier, Paris with live programming that explored the past-present-future of Congolese music cultures. This intervention featured as part of the exhibition Beauté Congo – 1926-2015 – Congo Kitoko. Contributions by Bintou Simporé (Nova), Ray Lema, Afrikadaa Magazine, Helmie Bellini trio (feat. Hilaire Penda), Andy Amadi Okoroafor (Clam Mag), DJ Mo Laudi, Dinozord and David Bovée of Schengen Shegue, Pitcho, Jolie Ngemi, Boddhi Satva …  ( continue reading

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PASS Pop-UP in Paris

From September 17 – 19, the Pan African Space Station (PASS) will Pop-UP inside the gallery of Fondation Cartier, Paris with live programming that explores the past-present-future of Congolese music cultures. This intervention is part of the exhibition Beauté Congo – 1926-2015 – Congo Kitoko. Participating artists in the PASS Pop-UP in Paris include Ray Lema, Elikia M’bokolo, Syllart Records, Afrikaada Magazine, Baloji, Shenguen Shegue, Kongo Astronauts, Christine Eyene. Contributions will also be beamed in from New York, Montreal and Kinshasa …  ( continue reading

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Screenings at Chale Wote Street Art Festival

Props to the Chale Wote team for this year’s street art festivities in James Town, Accra. As part of a multimedia focus on “African Electronics”, the films from PASS series Stories about Music in Africa were screened. Vim!    ( continue reading

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