Solomon O.B is joined by Moussa Kouyate, Senegalese Master Kora Artist for a improv performance at arnolfini.
Solomon OB Describing his style as a ‘hybrid between a rapper and a poet’, Solomon Ogunmefun-Brooker was crowned National Poetry Slam champion in January 2016. He will release his debut hip hop solo EP The Writing is Real later this year.
Through the mediums of poetry, dance and spoken word, talented local performers and artists gather to give voice to personal reflections and provocative politics.
a unique performance event exploring absent archives, unseen material and distant voices.
Featuring Solomon O.B, Moussa Kouyate, Cleo Lake, Akulah Agbami, Edson Burton, Dionne Draper, Ralph Hoyte and Valda Jackson; In the absence of ruins... will include the Speakeasy corner: an opportunity for others to perform, speak, sing or hold court.
The event is presented in collaboration with Bristol-based artist, Libita Clayton.
Working with the Southwest Speakeasy Network and forging new connections with creatives, collectives and communities of the African Diaspora, Clayton’s most recent project was BS2: RESIST & REVOLT, BLACK HISTORY - LIVE TRANSMISSION at Bristol Experimental Expanded Film (BEEF) in Portland Square. The event put Black History Month in conversation with Art Weekender Bristol & Bath, deciphering their established frameworks and mechanics through a relay panel discussion, transmitted via a temporary DIY radio station.
In the absence of ruins… continues Clayton’s interest in fostering new social exchanges and dialogue between artists, academics and the wider public.
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