Still from The 3rd, music video by Hillarynx, directed by Lauren Gee. Cinematographer: Morgan K Spencer.
£10 / £5 MEMBERS / £5 CONCESSIONS
Join us for a special screening and conversation exploring Black British Hood Feminist practices through music, film, art and community.
Be the first to watch artist Hillarynx’s new music video, The 3rd, directed by Lauren Gee. In response to the film, Hillarynx has invited Claudia Wilson from Pure Vinyl Records and artist/producer Maniko to perform a special sonic reflection, fusing live piano with vinyl.
The screening will be followed by a conversation moderated by Lauren Gee bringing together Hillarynx, Maniko, NuAloe and Claudia Wilson and further live performances.
Black British Hood Feminism looks at how we can make softer spaces, without reinforcing the perils of Babylon – the structures of colonial power and legacies of slavery. At a time when creating art, both politically and financially, is increasingly precarious, Black British Hood Feminism is a catalyst to explore how we can create safe, empowering creative communities.
Guests are invited to stay at the end of the event to connect and continue the conversation.
Co-Curated by producer and director Lauren Gee and Hillarynx.
ABOUT THE PARTICPANTS
Lauren Gee
Lauren Taylor Gee is a producer and director, currently studying at the National Film and Television School. Lauren is committed to storytelling which documents and explores the nuances of Black and global majority communities and subjects. With a background in film archive, Lauren is fascinated by the ways in which we can preserve collective and personal memory. In her role as a producer, Lauren has worked extensively across artist moving image, documentary and music videos. Her notable works includes producing, Viva Voce, directed by BLK Art Group founding member Keith Piper for Tate Britain and her recent commission for Warner Bros, where she directed her short documentary, Dancing on Road, an intimate look at London’s Black female roller-skating community.
Hillarynx
South-London Singer-Songwriter rooted in Black Feminism(s), Hillarynx’s contralto voice grounds the audience to face these times. Playful and multi-tonal, Hillarynx draws inspiration from Betty Carter, Nina Simone and the Soulquarians. Without the London’s Jazz Jam scene, Hillarynx wouldn’t be the artist and improviser she is today.
Raised in Wandsworth’s Alton Estate, she started her artist journey in her mid-20’s. With the support of Youth Music’s Next Gen Fund she was able to start working on her debut EP. Her tunes such as Belly Full and The 3rd have been heard on BBC3, Jazz FM, Rinse FM and she has performed at Peckham Festival, Stanley Arts, Southbank Centre, We Out Here and Jazz Cafe. She is currently finishing her debut EP called Sayyings. Hillarynx has also scored Dancing on Road by Lauren Gee and has previously worked with South London Gallery as a Creative Practitioner on Making Sense.
Maniko
Introducing Maniko, a London based producer, multi instrumentalist and artist from Newcastle. Discovering her passion for music production and performance at ten years old, her ambition to become a professional creative emerged during sixth form. Consequently, she moved to London at eighteen to pursue a career in music. Her music production is an open invitation into her stylistic genre blend of Kaytranada dance grooves, infusing hip hop and a soulful approach to jazz instrumentation. Though a multi-faceted musician, Maniko settled into the heart of the London jazz scene as an accomplished keyboardist, performing at the Great Escape Festival, Dr Marten’s: Made Strong, Southbank Centre, BBC Introducing Festival, We Out Here Festival and many more.
NuAloe
NuAloe is a Nigerian and Jamaican South London singer and rapper. With musical roots watered by her fathers eclectic music taste of Jazz, Afro Beats, Reggae, Soul and RnB. This infuses into her sound and approach to music. Bringing a different perspective and identity to the music scene is essential to NuAloe’s musical work. Engaging in topics ranging from, Blackness, Queerness, Activism and South London living. Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, ATCQ, Mos Def, Queen Latifah and many more are the soundtrack to her life, inspiring her sound.
In the last 3 years, she has released an E.P and three singles and is working on another project after becoming a recipient of the Youth Music Next Gen Fund.
Claudia Wilson
Claudia Wilson is a Brixton Born and Bred DJ and owner of record shop Pure Vinyl in Ferndale Road. Pure Vinyl specialises in Soul, Funk, Rhythm and Blues and Reggae. Claudia has been dj-ing in Brixton for over 25 years, including a residency at the Mango Landin’ bar, now sadly closed. It was at Mango Landin’ that Claudia started a Saturday Vinyl fair and from there established a local and loyal audience.
Born on Saltourn Road, Claudia has lived in Brixton all her life. Growing up her whole family enjoyed music and every Sunday they would gather to listen to the charts. The soundtrack to her childhood was an eclectic mix of reggae, funk and pop. It was this upbringing that has driven her passion for music.
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