Keening

During Opera North's 2020 Resonance workshop programme, Leeds-based turntablist and sound artist Nicole Raymond (DJ NikNak) worked with recordings from the archive of poet, playwright and literary activist Khadijah Ibrahiim, transforming them through collage, scratching, reverb, delay and other effects.  

From a Jamaican Rastafarian remembering Haile Selassie’s visit to the island, to recordings of a Black British church choir, the finished series of sound works is rich in untold history and hidden culture.

Opera North's Resonance programme is supported by PRS Foundation's Talent Development Partner Scheme.

Original interviews and audio recordings made by Khadijah Ibrahiim during research funded by Arts Council England's DYCP.

Keening

Kit Radford

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