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Monday
11:00-12:30
Black-E Main Space

Soundtrack of the Movement: Why Music Matters
Left Book Club

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How can we use the power of culture against the culture of power? Throughout history and across the world, music has been used as a political weapon. Looking at examples from Love Music Hate Racism to Justice4Grenfell, this session asks how we can use music to promote justice, solidarity and socialism.


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Write-ups and recordings

recording
SoundCloud
Full session recording by The World Transformed. (2018-09-24)



Speakers

Dave Randall
Musician

Writer, activist, musician and guitarist of Faithless, author of ‘Sound System: The Political Power of Music’

Eliane Correa
Musician

Leader of Afro-Cuban/pan-Latin band Wara

Lowkey
Musician

British rapper, hip-hop artist and activist

Lois Browne
Activist // Love Music Hate Racism

Love Music Hate Racism campaign

Shingai Shoniwa
Musician

Musician and lead vocalist in The Noisettes