Programme
Saturday 11 February
The Hub
Panel: Creativity In Place of War
Panel: Creativity In Place of War
11:30 - 12:30
Panel: The Politicisation of Music
Panel: The Politicisation of Music
12:45 - 13:45
2011 was a year of change across the world, from uprisings to riots to environmental disasters on a monumental scale. How have musicians responded to...
2011 was a year of change across the world, from uprisings to riots to environmental disasters on a monumental scale. How have musicians responded to...
Panel: Female Voices
Panel: Female Voices
14:00 - 15:00
Female MCs used to get a bad rap, but a new generation is taking things back to the street. And if you don't like them, they don't care – because they...
Female MCs used to get a bad rap, but a new generation is taking things back to the street. And if you don't like them, they don't care – because they...
Panel: Politicised Hip Hop
Panel: Politicised Hip Hop
15:00 - 16:00
Colombiage presents… Culture is Propaganda
Colombiage presents… Culture is Propaganda
16:00 - 17:00
With Mexico, Cuba and Argentina successfully mapping themselves on the global cultural landscape and now the world beating a path to Brazil's door with...
With Mexico, Cuba and Argentina successfully mapping themselves on the global cultural landscape and now the world beating a path to Brazil's door with...
The Hub
Studio Theatre
Introduction and music/spoken word
Introduction and music/spoken word
11:00 - 11:30
Casetteboy: Exclusive Performance
Casetteboy: Exclusive Performance
11:30 - 12:00
Cassetteboy are a semi-anonymous duo from Essex who have been making jokes by re-editing the rich and famous since the mid-nineties. They released...
Cassetteboy are a semi-anonymous duo from Essex who have been making jokes by re-editing the rich and famous since the mid-nineties. They released...
Panel: Latin American Music In The UK
Panel: Latin American Music In The UK
12:00 - 13:15
The Juice Media: Rap News
The Juice Media: Rap News
13:15 - 13:45
Performance: The Juice Media: Rap News (a special unseen specially recorded film)
Performance: The Juice Media: Rap News (a special unseen specially recorded film)
13:15 - 13:45
TheJuiceMedia Rap News – the news source for the discerning viewer, delivering a bulletin to restore your faith in the fourth estate, make you nod your...
TheJuiceMedia Rap News – the news source for the discerning viewer, delivering a bulletin to restore your faith in the fourth estate, make you nod your...
The Rise of African Music: Shaking off the World Music tag
The Rise of African Music: Shaking off the World Music tag
13:45 - 14:30
With the likes of D’Banj from Nigeria being signed by Kanye West’s label and selling out shows in Europe alongside Wizz Kid, P square, Seun Kuti and...
With the likes of D’Banj from Nigeria being signed by Kanye West’s label and selling out shows in Europe alongside Wizz Kid, P square, Seun Kuti and...
Performance Lecture: Art as Activism by Tracey Moberly
Performance Lecture: Art as Activism by Tracey Moberly
14:30 - 15:00
Comedian, activist and author Mark Thomas first met with socio-political artist, activist and author Tracey Moberly (formerly Sanders-Wood) in 2004...
Comedian, activist and author Mark Thomas first met with socio-political artist, activist and author Tracey Moberly (formerly Sanders-Wood) in 2004...
Studio Theatre
Bloomberg
Panel: Digital Tools
Panel: Digital Tools
13:30 - 14:45
Digital tools for the production and management of musical projects (netlabels, finding financial support, networking). This panel will be in English.
Digital tools for the production and management of musical projects (netlabels, finding financial support, networking). This panel will be in English.
Panel: Music for social transformation
Panel: Music for social transformation
15:00 - 16:15
The Colombian city of Medellin has a history of drug gang and paramilitary violence during the decades of civil war. It is still recognised as one...
The Colombian city of Medellin has a history of drug gang and paramilitary violence during the decades of civil war. It is still recognised as one...
Panel: Digital infrastructure for musical and cultural cities
Panel: Digital infrastructure for musical and cultural cities
16:30 - 17:45
Medellin provides a progressive cultural and digital vision. Medellin has a larger cultural spend than the rest of Colombia put together. It also has...
Medellin provides a progressive cultural and digital vision. Medellin has a larger cultural spend than the rest of Colombia put together. It also has...
Bloomberg
Small Rooms
Upstairs Bars
Upstairs Bars
09:00 - 18:00
Sounds from the City Project: Featuring the sounds recorded across the city of Medellin as part of a social music project.
Sounds from the City Project: Featuring the sounds recorded across the city of Medellin as part of a social music project.
Video workshop: How to make a wi-fi router out of a tin can
Video workshop: How to make a wi-fi router out of a tin can
11:00 - 18:00
Small Room 1.
Small Room 1.
Results from labsurlab: Video installation
Results from labsurlab: Video installation
11:00 - 18:00
Map of Medellin on the floor – the different sounds of the city play on a loop as recorded in the mapping Medellin project. Small Room 2.
Map of Medellin on the floor – the different sounds of the city play on a loop as recorded in the mapping Medellin project. Small Room 2.
Media Lab1: Webcams from the City of Medellin
Media Lab1: Webcams from the City of Medellin
11:00 - 18:00
Webcams from the City of Medellin – the computers will show live webcam broadcasts from the hip hop schools and cultural centres.
Webcams from the City of Medellin – the computers will show live webcam broadcasts from the hip hop schools and cultural centres.
Media Lab2: Digital Projects
Media Lab2: Digital Projects
11:00 - 18:00
Great digital projects from the UK. A showcase of 8 of the most interesting digital cultural projects in the UK with presentations from those who created...
Great digital projects from the UK. A showcase of 8 of the most interesting digital cultural projects in the UK with presentations from those who created...
Exhibition: The Art Of Protest
Exhibition: The Art Of Protest
11:00 - 18:00
‘The Art of Protest’ exhibition featuring master works from: Banksy -- Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing -- Lyrics from singer songwriter Billy Bragg ...
‘The Art of Protest’ exhibition featuring master works from: Banksy -- Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing -- Lyrics from singer songwriter Billy Bragg ...
Speed Networking
Speed Networking
15:00 - 17:00
With panelists from the UK (announced on sign-up sheets outside rooms)
With panelists from the UK (announced on sign-up sheets outside rooms)
Small Rooms
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Upstairs Bars
09:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
09:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
11
Introduction and music/spoken word
11:00 - 11:30, Studio Theatre
11:00 - 11:30, Studio Theatre
Video workshop: How to make a wi-fi router out of a tin can
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
Results from labsurlab: Video installation
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
Media Lab1: Webcams from the City of Medellin
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
Media Lab2: Digital Projects
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
Exhibition: The Art Of Protest
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
11:00 - 18:00, Small Rooms
Panel: Creativity In Place of War
11:30 - 12:30, The Hub
11:30 - 12:30, The Hub
Casetteboy: Exclusive Performance
11:30 - 12:00, Studio Theatre
11:30 - 12:00, Studio Theatre
12
Panel: Latin American Music In The UK
12:00 - 13:15, Studio Theatre
12:00 - 13:15, Studio Theatre
Panel: The Politicisation of Music
12:45 - 13:45, The Hub
12:45 - 13:45, The Hub
13
The Juice Media: Rap News
13:15 - 13:45, Studio Theatre
13:15 - 13:45, Studio Theatre
Performance: The Juice Media: Rap News (a special unseen specially recorded film)
13:15 - 13:45, Studio Theatre
13:15 - 13:45, Studio Theatre
Panel: Digital Tools
13:30 - 14:45, Bloomberg
13:30 - 14:45, Bloomberg
The Rise of African Music: Shaking off the World Music tag
13:45 - 14:30, Studio Theatre
13:45 - 14:30, Studio Theatre
14
Panel: Female Voices
14:00 - 15:00, The Hub
14:00 - 15:00, The Hub
Performance Lecture: Art as Activism by Tracey Moberly
14:30 - 15:00, Studio Theatre
14:30 - 15:00, Studio Theatre
15
Panel: Politicised Hip Hop
15:00 - 16:00, The Hub
15:00 - 16:00, The Hub
Panel: Music for social transformation
15:00 - 16:15, Bloomberg
15:00 - 16:15, Bloomberg
Speed Networking
15:00 - 17:00, Small Rooms
15:00 - 17:00, Small Rooms
16
Colombiage presents… Culture is Propaganda
16:00 - 17:00, The Hub
16:00 - 17:00, The Hub
Panel: Digital infrastructure for musical and cultural cities
16:30 - 17:45, Bloomberg
16:30 - 17:45, Bloomberg