The DISRUPT residency brought together 11 of the North West's most exciting young artists to create brand new music based around themes of protest, to link into the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. Over 4 days the artists worked together to create five original tracks using Peterloo, and their own experiences of protest, as inspiration.

All music written and performed by:
Asriel, Cave Man, DAYZY, Emily Kiely, Kin Louie, Leroy Lucid, Olivia May, Queen Tamika, Sarah Angel, SWEETS, Teddy

With artistic guidance from:
Balraj Samrai
Lady Ice
MC Fox
Ruby-Ann Patterson

Produced and delivered by Brighter Sound at People's History Museum from 7-11 July 2019.

DISRUPT

This July we were thrilled to run an exciting new residency exploring themes of protest, resistance and liberation to link into the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre.

DISRUPT brought together some of Manchester’s most exciting artists to create brand new music, using Peterloo and their own personal experiences of protest as inspiration.

Thanks to the lead artists – Swing Ting’s co-founder Balraj Samrai, MC Fox, rapper Lady Ice and Ruby-Ann Patterson (Family Ranks)– and the residency artists:
Asriel, CaveManM8, DAYZY, Emily Kiely, Kin Louie, Leroy Lucid, Olivia May, Queen Tamika, Sarah Angel, SWEETS, Teddy

Produced and delivered by Brighter Sound at People's History Museum from 7-11 July.

Still Waiting

So Low

Senegal Chant

Man And A Brother (Acoustic)

Man And A Brother

Foreigner

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