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PASS in Amsterdam: FAUT HAUT
FAUT HAUT is an avant-pop band based in Amsterdam. Macabre, poetic and stubborn; nasty but nice, and crude in a subtle fashion, FAUT HAUT’s lyrics create characters and situations with a sharp cynicism.
FAUT HAUT will perform live on PASS in Amsterdam on Sunday 11 December from 19:00 – 20:00
PASS in Amsterdam: Sammy Baloji
Sammy Baloji, photographer based in Lubumbashi and Brussels, will be in conversation on PASS in Amsterdam with Kodwo Eshun, Akinbode Akinbiyi and Adeola Engigbokan on Wednesday 14 December from 14:00 – 15:00. Baloji explores the cultural, architectural and industrial heritage of the Katanga region in DRC in his work. Questioning the official versions of Belgian colonial history through his research into various key archives, such as The Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren in Belgium, Baloji produces works that confront …
PASS in Amsterdam: New Urban Collective & INSAYNO
New Urban Collective (NUC) is an activism and education collective based in Amsterdam. The collective was founded by students and young professionals living in Amsterdam, and aims to empower young people in Dutch society by providing tools for personal development and stimulating self-awareness. The collective also runs a bookstore and meeting place, New Urban Cafe, where the public is invited to engage in socio-political discussions, poetry nights, lectures, workshops and film screenings. NUC will be on PASS in Amsterdam with …
MBIZO DAY on Pan African Space Station – Wednesday Nov 30th
On Wednesday 30 November, the Pan African Space Station (PASS) will host a 24hr live broadcast of music written and/or performed by healer, musician, composer and painter Johnny Mbizo Dyani (30 November 1945 – 24 October 1986), as well as rare interviews with the artist and comments by people who knew and worked with him. During his short life, Mbizo helped to establish the Blue Notes, a group he co-founded with Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo, Mongezi Feza, Dudu Pukwana and …
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PASS landing at OBA Central Library, Amsterdam
From 11 -15 December 2016, the Pan African Space Station (PASS) landed in Amsterdam, transmitting live from the OBA Central Library. The PASS live studio featured a 5-day programme as an experiment in speaking, listening, playing, partying and community; as a performance and exhibition space; a research platform and living archive. Programmed and performed by Chimurenga, PASS in Amsterdam featured collaborations with artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians and rebels whose practices draw from and respond to a variety of contexts; to prompt …
Circadian Clocks: Cara Stacey, Reza Khota & Brydon Bolton
This installment of Stories About Music in Africa features South African instrumentalist Cara Stacey, accompanied by guitarist Reza Khota and double bassist Brydon Bolton. Recorded at Chimurenga HQ, Stacey explores the circadian orbit of time. Stories about Music in Africa is an ongoing project of the Pan African Space Station
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Tags: Brydon Bolton, Cara Stacey, Circadian Clocks, Reza Khota
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PASS presents: FOKN Bois (LIVE at Greatmore Studios)
On 10 September 2016, the Pan African Space Station hosted Gospel Christain Porn Rap duo FOKN Bois at Greatmore Studios, Cape Town. M3NSA (the Ghanaian Hiplife Pioneer) and Wanlov the Kubolor (African Gypsy) of FOKN Bois unapologetically venture into territories that other Ghanaian musicians stay well clear of. Controversial, bold and shocking, the duo is known to entertain and challenge the status-quo of everyday Ghanaian society. The performance was broadcast live on PASS via the airwaves and can be revisted here. …
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PASS Pop-up in Paris
From September 17 – 19 2015, the Pan African Space Station (PASS) Pop-up was installed inside the gallery of Fondation Cartier, Paris with live programming that explored the past-present-future of Congolese music cultures. This intervention was a part of the exhibition Beauté Congo – 1926-2015 – Congo Kitoko. Participating artists in the PASS Pop-UP in Paris included 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 …
“It’s a shame, they’ll never change”: Lefifi Tladi, Sibusile Xaba & Tumi Mogorosi
Recorded on windy night in April 2016, this Stories About Music in Africa featured the poet Lefifi Tladi (Garunkuwa) with Sibusile Xaba (Newcastle, KZN) on the guitar and Tumi Mogorosi (Johannesburg) on the drums. Stories about Music in Africa is an ongoing project of the Pan African Space Station.
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Tags: Lefifi Tladi, Sibusile Xaba, Stories About Music in Africa, Tumi Mogorosi
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Born To Be Black: Tune Recreation Committee with Louis Moholo-Moholo & Andile Yenana
This Stories About Music In Africa featured Tune Recreation Committee (TRC), a rotating assembly of Cape Town-based musicians, arranged by Mandla Mlangeni and joined by Louis Moholo-Moholo, Andile Yenana and Abraham Mennen for a free jazz performance at MoholoLiveHouse in Harare, Khayelitsha in 2015. Stories about Music in Africa is an ongoing project of the Pan African Space Station
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Tags: Born To Be Black, Louis Moholo, Mandla Mlangeni, Tune Recreation Committee
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