Developed as part of Kingston Roots project with students from Hollyfield School. Throughout the project, the singers at Hollyfield explored their personal histories as residents of Kingston by interviewing one another and using that source material to create lyrics for songs through several workshops with Ayanna Witter-Johnson.

The process revealed a range of experiences and depth of emotions that resulted in 4 unique and moving songs.

One Big Summer (Kingston Roots 2016)

R.I.P. Pineapple (Kingston Roots 2016)

Losing You (Kingston Roots 2016)

Led by poet Dean Atta with a guest session from artist Joanna Layla,  students from Kingston College explore identity and place through poetry and visual art. 

Their work was was presented as a visual art exhibition and a series of audio recordings inspired by the diverse backgrounds of the people of Kingston and the artists themselves.

'I Come From' by Kirsty Lavell

Led by poet Dean Atta with a guest session from artist Joanna Layla, students from Kingston College explore identity and place through poetry and visual art.

Their work was was presented as a visual art exhibition and a series of audio recordings inspired by the diverse backgrounds of the people of Kingston and the artists themselves.

creative roots