ON RECORD: UNTOLD & RETOLD
LAUNCHED AS PART OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN OCTOBER 2020, THIS SPECIALLY CURATED FESTIVAL EXPLORES THE BLACK MUSIC IN LIVERPOOL AND THE ROLE IT HAS PLAYED IN THE CITY AND IN COMMUNITIES OVER THE PAST 7O YEARS.
THE MONTH LONG FESTIVAL BROUGHT TOGETHER A WEALTH OF ORIGINAL COMMISSIONED CONTENT INCLUDING STREAMED PERFORMANCES, EXCLUSIVE IN-CONVERSATION EVENTS, FILM SCREENINGS, PODCASTS, AN EXHIBITION AND MUCH MORE.
ICONIC MASTERS OF MUSIC THE REAL THING AND THE CHRISTIANS JOINED MIC LOWRY, JENNIFER JOHN, HANNAH LYNCH AND MANY MORE ARTISTS TO KICK START THE FESTIVAL WITH AN EVENING OF LIVE PERFORMANCES, INTERTWINED WITH A PANEL DISCUSSION AND FILMS.
FUNDED BY LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL, THE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CURATED BY YAW OWUSU (THE PLAYMAKER GROUP / LIMF).
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
LIVERPOOL CITY REGION MUSIC BOARD | NATIONAL MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL | UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL | LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC