In 1993 Paul Gilroy’s book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness was published. In it, he examines how the history of the Black Atlantic diaspora defied art and knowledge to find new forms. Music is of particular importance in this context. In 2004 the Black Atlantic project grappling with Gilroy’s theories took place at HKW. Fifteen years later it’s time to take them up again. The focus of Wassermusik in 2019 – entitled Black Atlantic Revisited – is on the South Atlantic and its musical cultures. With concerts by Milton Nascimento, Angelique Kidjo, Gilberto Gil and many others, a film program and the Wassermarkt.
The conference Echoes of the South Atlantic (July 10 and 11) in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut looks at the present-day situation of Atlantic relations between Africa, the Americas and Europe. Paul Gilroy is among the many contributors.
With Milton Nascimento, Angelique Kidjo, Gilberto Gil, Mario Lucio, Ranky Tanky, Les Maravillas de Mali, Les Amazons d’Afrique, & many more.
Curated by Detlef Diederichsen.
Wassermusik: Black Atlantic Revisited
Friday, 5th to Saturday, 27th July 2019
HKW | Haus der Kulturen der Welt | John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10 | 10557 Berlin
