Sonic Essays: Edward George
Explore the music and language of Black sonic culture with the inimitable artist, broadcaster and founder of the Black Audio Film Collective.
Join Edward George for a special live version of his acclaimed Morley Radio essay series The Strangeness of Dub as he meditates on the cultural fabric of Black music with archaeological precision, drawing from history and philosophy alongside a broad and expansive selection of music.
Dr Hannah Catherine Jones also performs a sonic lecture combining improvised musical performance and spoken word sampling, disintegrating boundaries between artistic disciplines and promoting healing through sound.
Edward George is a founder of Black Audio Film Collective. His radio series The Strangeness of Dub dives into reggae, dub, versions and versioning, drawing on critical theory, social history and a deep and wide cross-genre musical selection.
Dr. Hannah Catherine Jones (aka foxymoron) is an artist, researcher, multi-instrumentalist, broadcaster/DJ, composer, conductor, founder and creative director of Peckham Chamber Orchestra, and founder and creative director of Chiron Choir, a queer diasporic choir established in 2022.
Sonic Essays is a new event series creating a performance space for artists’ work at the nexus of text and sound.
Before exploring the history of Black sonic culture at Sonic Essays in the Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, come down early to hear a blistering double bill from two leading underground artists at futuretense.
All ticket-holders are invited to a Club.Wav and Sonic Essays after-party in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer following Sonic Essays: Edward George. Enjoy electric sets by two London-based DJs, Haruna and fat-lïp.
Haruna’s style stems from his Nigerian and Ugandan roots, and he’s ignited clubs across Europe and Asia. fat-lïp is a multidisciplinary DJ, saxophonist and soundscape artist of Grenadian and Jamaican heritage, who celebrates all genres of global Black electronic music.
Club.Wav is a community interest company focused on events exploring global sounds and African electronic music from the diaspora.
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This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
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