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Afrofuturism is Now (feat. Sudan Archives, Jenna Wortham, and Kimberly Drew)
FromObject Of Sound
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Following a year like no other, stepping into a future of unknowns, the time to envision liberation is now. In this episode, we speak with vocalist and violinist Sudan Archives who spins the ideas and sounds of afrofuturism into her work, as well as co-editors of the book Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham. We track the evolution of afrofuturism from outer space to inner space in a dynamic playlist, and discuss how music has helped us create the world we want to inhabit. / Show Notes /For the playlist of songs curated for this episode visit https://bit.ly/oos-afrofutirism.Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham's book Black Futures is available now from One World.Alisha B. Wormsley’s billboard, There Are Black People In The Future,Jenna referenced books by the author Ytasha Womack,The instrument Sudan played is called the goje,Jamila Woods album is LEGACY! LEGACY!/ Credits / Object of Sound is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Brown, Babette Thomas. The show is additionally produced by Hanif Abdurraqib. Our engineers are Sam Bair and Josh Hahn of The Relic Room.
Released:
Jan 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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