Un-Convention: Voices
Starting Date / Time: 11th February 2012
Type: Industry Event
Venue: The Roundhouse Camden, London
Further information
Un-Convention Voices looks at political voices and social messages through spoken word, hip hop, social media, art and culture. It’s about people’s voices and getting them heard. Two simultaneous events connecting with each other in real time Roundhouse, London UK with The Museum of Modern Art, Medellin Colombia explore the voices and messages of young people through art and digital. The day explores the sounds, ideas and projects that help change the world and society and make people think differently.
Panels include Female Voices with a panel of female MCs, Hip Hop (live from the barrios of Colombia), Politicisation of music, Creativity and social media in places of armed conflict, digital innovation, Latin American music in the UK (curated by Como No), a panel featuring members of Africa Express, intermixed with spoken word and hip hop performance.
Panelists include: Kate Tempest, Riz MC, Jon McClure (Reverend and The Makers), Soweto Kinch, Steve Ignorant (Crass), Dizraeli, Pariz-1, Blak Twang, Lowkey, Lioness, RoxXxan, NoLay, Chronz, Andrew Dubber (New Music Strategies), Steve Lawson, Ian Birrell (ex editor of The Independent and Africa Express co-founder), Mark Antoinne Moreau (manager of Amadou and Mariam), Gilles Peterson (expert DJ from BBC Radio 1 and 3), DJ Edu (expert DJ from BBC Radio 1 Xtra), Caspar Llewellyn Smith (Music editor of The Observer and Guardian), Professor James Thompson (In Place of War), Noha Atef (citizen journalist, Egypt), Christian Payne (AKA Documentally), Alex Wilks (Avaaz), Tracey Moberly (author and artist) and John Robb plus many more.
With very special unseen work from Cassetteboy, The Juice Media: Rap News and Art as Activism by Tracey Moberly.
It will also feature ‘The Art of Protest’ exhibition featuring master works from: Banksy; Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing; Lyrics from singer songwriter Billy Bragg; Imagery from John and Yoko's 'Bed-In'; Fashion Designer Katherine Hamnett's '58% Don't Want Pershing' t-shirt; Stella Vine; Leading German Artists Joseph Beuys and Thomas Peiter.
