Following a year like no other, stepping into a future of unknowns, the time to envision liberation is now. In this episode, we speak with vocalist and violinist Sudan Archives who spins the ideas and sounds of afrofuturism into her work, as well as co-editors of the book Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham. We track the evolution of afrofuturism from outer space to inner space in a dynamic playlist, and discuss how music has helped us create the world we want to inhabit. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode visit https://bit.ly/oos-afrofutirism.
Following a year like no other, stepping into a future of unknowns, the time to envision liberation is now. In this episode, we speak with vocalist and violinist Sudan Archives who spins the ideas and sounds of afrofuturism into her work, as well as co-editors of the book Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham. We track the evolution of afrofuturism from outer space to inner space in a dynamic playlist, and discuss how music has helped us create the world we want to inhabit.
/ Show Notes /
For the playlist of songs curated for this episode visit https://bit.ly/oos-afrofutirism.
Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham's book Black Futures is available now from One World.
Alisha B. Wormsley’s billboard, There Are Black People In The Future,
Jenna referenced books by the author Ytasha Womack,
The instrument Sudan played is called the goje,
Jamila Woods album is LEGACY! LEGACY!
/ Credits /
Object of Sound is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Brown, Babette Thomas. The show is additionally produced by Hanif Abdurraqib. Our engineers are Sam Bair and Josh Hahn of The Relic Room.