Jukebox Collective

This African Liberation Day, we honour visionary Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh, who reshaped global narratives of liberation through culture and art

Throughout her career, Kouoh worked to centre African perspectives within contemporary art. Through her exhibitions, institutional leadership, and mentorship of emerging artists and curators, she remained strong in her belief that African art must speak in its own language.

Read more about her life and work
https://jukeboxcollective.com/news-post/koyo-kouoh/

BTS Beyond the Bassline Exhibition British Library

Beyond the Bassline: 500 years of Black British Music has been shortlisted for best Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year at the Museums + Heritage Awards & has won Best Publication for the accompanying book at the Cultural Enterprise Awards

This time last year the exhibition opened at the British Library, and amongst the sound archives, artefacts, and performances on display, was our short film Of Us, directed by Liara Barussi

As the Welsh partner in the exhibition, our film shared an untold perspective into one of the UK’s oldest Black communities, based in Tiger Bay in Cardiff, and shared an often forgotten part of Black British history

Thank you to Dr Aleema Grey and the British Library team for opening up this collaboration and curating an exhibition that shares the rich musical journey of African and Caribbean people in Britain

- Of Us film Installation (designed by Freehaus) in the Interruptions space
- Beyond the Bassline Exhibition entrance
- The Record Shop space
- The Frontlines space
- Iwoyi: Within the Echo installation by Touching Bass

Learn more
https://jukeboxcollective.com/news-post/beyond-the-bassline-wins-award/

Photos by Jim Stephenson