Carl Craig, in partnership with Beatport and Quincy Jones’s Qwest TV, presents All Black Digital in support of Bridges For Music.
Beatport and Qwest TV have partnered with Carl Craig and guests to present All Black Digital. This is a series of virtual conversations and performances in support of the non-profit organisation Bridges for Music. The event begins on February 10th and closes at the end of the month with an extra special discussion, live-streamed from Constitution Hill in South Africa.
During the month-long series, which will also celebrate Planet E’s thirty-year anniversary, performances can be expected from African artists such as Da Capo, Shimza, DJ Bhule, Villosoul and Gina Jeanz.
For the grand finale on February 25th, Carl Craig will present a discussion alongside King Britt and DeForrest Brown Jr. The conversation aims to break-down Afrofuturism, the African American origins of electronic music and the white-washing of the genre.
The exchange of views will take place at South Africa’s Constitutional Hill, the former military fort which stood as an incarceration site for legendary figureheads such as Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Fatima Meer, Albertina Sisulu and more. This Africa Special will explore how African harmony and rhythm permeated into techno and house.
It’s a great honour to return to South Africa and to perform in the motherland of my ancestors. The music I have been making, producing and performing for the past 30 years is a homage and continuation of what was born in Africa and runs through my blood here in Detroit.
Carl Craig
All Black Digital Schedule
Feb 10 at 4 pm London – Conversation #1 – Make Techno Black Again – Carl Craig in Conversation with DeForrest Brown Jr.
Feb 17 at 4 pm London – Conversation #2 – AfroFuturism – Carl Craig in Conversation with King Britt
Feb 24 at 4 pm London – Conversation #3 – Planet E 30 – Carl Craig in Conversation with DJ Holographic & DJ Minx
Feb 25 at 4 pm London – Conversation #4 – African Special – Carl Craig In Conversation with Guests TBA
Feb 25 at 4 pm London – Live Stream Performances from South Africa’s Constitution Hill ft Carl Craig, Villosoul, Gina Jeanz, Da Capo, Shimza and DJ Buhle
About Bridges for Music
Bridges for Music opened The Bridges Academy in 2019 in Langa, South Africa. The non-profit organisation offers mentorship, technology and programs to empower talented young people with the necessary skills to excel in creative industries.
The non-profit has already helped over 200 aspiring creatives; providing them with career-changing opportunities and has featured well-known artists such as Ed Sheeran, Black Coffee and Thema, to name a few.
Watch All Black Digital on Twitch or Qwest TV.