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Beats, Rhythms & Rhymes
Join us at MOX for a musical collaboration marking Black History Month, featuring spoken word, performance poetry, and song. Whilst showcasing different generations and genre, the evening echoes around how music is used to tell our stories and celebrate our history, our communities, and our resilience.
We have a super exciting line-up for this event:
• Fimber Bravo — internationally-known steel pan maestro
• Jali Fily Cissokho — virtuoso kora player & singer
• Euton Daley — Unlock the Chains Collective
• Asher AJ Dust — singer, songwriter, and poet
• Amantha Edmead — Unlock the Chains Collective
• Kemastry — hip-hop and spoken word artist
• Rawz — hip-hop and spoken word artist
Saturday 17 October 🗓
6:30-9pm ⌚
Doors open at 6:30pm, with a chance to explore the museum and exhibition (included in entry) before the performances 🎫
This event has been produced in collaboration with Unlock the Chains Collective. Unlock the Chains Collective make and produce theatre and cultural engagement that explores the Black experience through the fusion of dance, music, song, and spoken word / performance poetry. They bring artists together to explore, make work, and develop a Black Arts aesthetics. More about Unlock the Chains Collective can be found on their webpage here: https://www.eutondaley.com/unlock-the-chains-collective.html.
Photo credit to David Fisher
This event is part of the Sounds of the City events programme, funded by Arts Council England.
Next Wednesday: Growing the grass roots - Live music in Oxford in the 1970s, a lunchtime talk at the Museum of Oxford
In this original talk, guest speaker Chris Church will look at how the music and action of the 70s fitted into the changing face of Oxford during the decade.
Tracing the cultural movement of music from pop and ballrooms to pubs, colleges, festivals, prog-rock and punk, Chris will share why the 70s were a pivotal decade for music in Oxford and pay tribute to great bands that came and went, and how all this turned into the roots of what we have today.
Get your tickets at the 🔗 link in bio
£6. Wednesday 14 October, 1pm-2pm.
Part of the Sounds of the City Live events programme.
Thanks to Chris Church for use of the poster images.
[Image description: A collection of gig posters from the 70s. 1: A hot pink poster with neon yellow text advertising Lynyrd Skynyrd at Oxford Polytechnic. 2: A poster with a rainbow gradient background advertising the Mayday Mayfly festival. 3: A poster for a Reggae nite at the Oxford Poly. 4: A poster for the `Marquee Rock Show` featuring the name of a number of bands. 5: A poster for Oxford Carnival Against Racism. The poster features a black-and-white illustration of a clown. The clown`s features (eyes, nose, mouth) are mirrored and coloured alternately black and white.]
Things we learned on a music venues walking tour of St Clements and the Cowley Road:
👀 The building that’s now the O2 Academy (and was once the Co-Op Ballroom/The Venue/The Zodiac) is over 100 years old (peep the date stone!)
🍊The Oranges and Lemons was the home of Oxford’s punk movement in the 70s and 80s @orangesandlemons_ox4
🎸Supergrass played a host of Oxford venues when they were starting out, including the Elm Tree (now @bigsociety )
🏳️🌈 @eastoxfordcommunitycentre was a hub for community resistance and organising, as well as local gigs
🎵One Direction played The Regal (now the Christian Life Centre) in 2011
Grab tickets to the tour this Sunday 11th October to find out more - tickets £15pp at the 🔗link in bio ‘Finding the Sounds of the City walking tour - St Clements + Cowley Road’
A massive thank you to local historian/tour guide Maurice East @thechippietownie for platforming Oxford’s music heritage and sharing it with the public 🙌
This is happening tonight Oxford! - Don`t miss your chance to be there 🎸
🎶 Oxford’s music scene takes centre stage at the Museum of Oxford.
Join us on 2 October for Live & Local, the opening event in our Sounds of the City: LIVE programme, featuring intimate performances from Mick Quinn`s DB Band and Emma Hunter.
Many music fans will know Mick Quinn as the bassist of Oxford icons Supergrass. For this special evening at the Museum of Oxford, Mick will be picking up his six-string guitar for a stripped-back set alongside fellow local musicians Paul Wilson, Dec McCarthy and Chris Caddick, all long-standing figures in Oxford`s music scene.
Also performing is Oxford-based singer-songwriter Emma Hunter, whose atmospheric blend of layered vocals, guitar and trip-hop influences creates powerful cinematic soundscapes.
Your ticket includes entry to the museum and the Sounds of the City exhibition, giving you the chance to explore Oxford`s rich musical heritage before the performances begin.
Doors open at 6.30pm. Music starts at 7pm. 🎵
Whether you`re a longtime Supergrass fan, a lover of local music, or keen to discover something new, this is a unique opportunity to experience two outstanding Oxford performances up close.
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Book now through Link in Bio
Pay less: £8 | Pay standard £10 | Pay more: £12
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[Image description: Promotional image for the Museum of Oxford`s Live & Local event. Four members of the DB Band stand in front of a red backdrop, with the text `Live & Local` and `Sounds of the City: Live` displayed on the image.] See less
Supergrass fan? Last chance to join us in the museum basement tomorrow evening, where we’ll be joined by Supergrass’ very own Mick Quinn (playing with the DB Band) and Emma Hunter. Get your tickets now! 🤩
Tickets to this event includes free entry to the museum and Sounds of the City exhibition. Doors open at 6:30pm, with a chance to explore the museum before performances start promptly at 7pm. Tickets start from £8 🎟️
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