Making the Museum is the first major research project in an ethnographic museum to investigate maker identities and agencies across the breadth of its collections. It is pioneering a series of maker research fellowships (like those held by X and Rawz) that are transforming our understanding of the knowledge, skills, and cosmologies embedded in objects, as well as their continuing power for people today.
Find out about the Making the Museum project at: www.prm.ox.ac....
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Xolile 'X' Madinda is a Hip Hop artist, arts activist, and founder and CEO of The Black Power Station in Makhanda, South Africa. He is a firm believer in the African philosophy of Ubuntu building a community of creatives ngentsebinziswano yobunye. X's practice is rooted in the re-imagining and re-archiving of African creative works to educate, liberate and empower the self and communities.
Check out what X is doing with The Black Power Station at: theblackpowers...
Rawz is a Multidisciplinary Artist from Oxford. His practice centres around words and music, and is rooted in social justice and the exploration and understanding of our interconnected worlds.
Rawz’ story is one of extreme contrast and determination against the odds, themes often explored in his work. From leaving school with no qualifications, to becoming Resident Sound Artist at one of the world’s most prestigious learning institutions, his personal journey stands as testament to his resilient character, and strong work ethic.
To work with Rawz, and The Urban Music Foundation or Inner Peace Records email: urbanmusicfoundation@hotmail.com
Instagram: rawz_official
Facebook: realrawz
Twitter: realrawz
Bandcamp: www.Rawz.bandcamp.com
Rawz regularly updates his portfolio here: linktr.ee/rawz...
The Taruwa Africa Centre is a leading hub for promoting African culture, fostering intercultural exchange, and advancing African development in the United Kingdom. The Centre provides a platform for showcasing the richness of African culture, promoting its diversity, and strengthening its representation in the UK. They aim to achieve this by organising events, exhibitions, and workshops that facilitate intercultural exchange between Africans and the wider UK community. They are committed to working with stakeholders in the UK and Africa to promote the continent’s development through partnerships, research, and advocacy.
Find out more about the Taruwa Africa Centre at: taruwacentre.a...
Artists from the Taruwa Collective:
Lydia Idakula is an award-winning producer, writer and arts manager. She was Artistic Director of the Lagos Theatre Festival and is Director of the Taruwa Africa Centre. See: / thegbagyichild
Ndukwe Onuoha is a spoken word poet inspired by questions about his Igbo identity. His style fuses a unique conversational delivery with traditional and modern instrumentation. Find out more at: ndukwe.co.uk/
Isaac Emokpae is a multifaceted visual artist, who trained under the tutelage of Abayomi Barber at the University of Lagos. Find out more at: www.isaacemokp...
Maka is a Nigerian-born musician, known for her genre-blending music, fusing soul, Hip Hop, jazz and afrobeats. Find out more at: linktr.ee/Theo...
Donna Ogunnaike is a spoken word poet, activist and lawyer. When she's not performing protest poems highlighting the ills of Nigerian governance, she is usually focused on more intimate and cathartic artistic expressions. See: donnaogunnaike...
Kayefi, born Deborah Olufunmilayo Lawal, is a recording artist who performs a unique genre of music called Afro-Soul - a fusion of traditional Yoruba chanting (Ijala), neo-soul and Afrobeats. Kayefi comes from Ogun State, Nigeria. See: iamkayefi.com/
Miles Ncube is an mbira player and spiritual medium. Find out more about Miles' previous work with the Pitt Rivers Museum's collection of mbiras at: www.bbc.co.uk/...
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Noel Lobley is a sound curator, ethnomusicologist, and artist. He is Associate Professor in Music at the University of Virginia and Research Associate at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Find out more about his work at: music.virginia...
Directed, edited, and produced by Samuel Mansell of Drop All Words Media. Shot by Samuel Mansell and Zac Gill. See more from Drop All Words at: www.dropallwor...
With special thanks to Participatory Research Oxford and the Arts and Humanities Research Council for providing funding to support this event.
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