PASS London
The Otolith Collective & Guests
Kodwo Eshun in the chair… with Sun Ra…
sorryyoufeeluncomfortable: Not Only Our Lands but also our Souls
‘Not Only Our Land But Also Our Souls’ This show will explore how the African Diaspora experiences cities and urban environments, with particular attention to notions of (un)belonging. We want to analyse the relationship between race and space and examine the movement of African people through migration, both forced and voluntary; displacement, both internal and external, and gentrification, with particular focus on the city as a space of diasporic settlement. – Presented by Mahamed Abdullahi & Imani Robinson
Thursday 8th October London sum’tings
PASS up and orbiting in London! After day one’s sum’tings we welcome Imani Robinson, Mahamed Abdullahi and guests to occupy the sorryyoufeeluncomfortable seats with a show exploring diasporic people finding home. Tony Nwachukwu will then provide a sonic response. African electronics stay in focus as in The Otolith Collective’s session, Kodwo Eshun invites Christian Nyampeta to join him to tops up his Francis Bebey knowledge. Mr Goodgood, Dego then comes with 2000Black-ness. For PASS Me the Microphone Phoebe Boswell transports …
Pepper Coast in the mix
sorryyoufeeluncomfortable: From Africa to Future
‘They go say I don’t be woman!’ With Fela being referred to as ‘the last political musician,’ this show explores how the male figure is so often centred in music. Starting by unpacking the term ‘political music,’ this is a conversation on how music can become divided into gendered binaries due to masculine definitions of power and intellect. We attempt to rectify this by centering the feminine across different genres and looking at how women from the African Diaspora have …
Wednesday 7 October runnings
Comin’ on strong for day one of PASS in London at The Showroom: sorryyoufeeluncomfortable‘s open their From Africa to Future transmissions with Laurel Hadleigh and Deborah Findlater calling “They go say I don’t be a women!” Also launching their 5-day residency The Otolith Collective, our co-curators for The Chimurenga Library, will entertain George Shire and James Currey (give thanks for the book loans). Dambudzo Marachera is with us! Upping the rhythm sections, Barby Asante and Larry Achiampong will delve into their highlife collections then …