A thoughtful and mature exploration of communal grief in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a fitting tribute to the legacy of Chadwick Boseman.
Tag: Afrofuturism
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Chicago R&B singer Ravyn Lenae makes a play for stardom on Hypnos
In 2015, when Chicago R&B wunderkind Ravyn Lenae was just 16, she self-released a sophisticated, vigorous EP called Moon Shoes, singing about romance and longing with the grace and lucidity of an artist who understood herself. Now 23, Lenae has grown considerably from that already auspicious start. On her new debut full-length, Hypnos (Atlantic), her […]
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Neptune Frost is limitless
It’s a sci-fi, Afrofuturistic story that is also a musical that takes place in the past, present, and future, while also spanning the wide depths of identity and innovation.
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Rapper-producer Namir Blade rockets into an Afrofuturist haze
Nashville rapper, multi-instrumentalist, and part-time extraterrestrial Namir Blade follows in the space wake of his beloved Sun Ra less through style than through vibes. His new self-produced album, Metropolis (Mello Music), gestures toward Afrofuturism in its woozy synths and hyper-modernistic cover art, but Blade is way too laid-back and into his own loopiness to construct […]
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Best new curated streaming channel showcasing Black cinema
Subscribers to blacknuss.tv (available for $3.99 per month or $39.99 per year, with a seven-day free trial) have access to a wide array of content, including documentary, narrative, and experimental works, both short and feature length.
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DJ Duane Powell follows his ‘inner-gy’
The 41-year-old’s style combines Afrofuturism, house, and more.
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Flutist Nicole Mitchell uses music to map a possible paradise
Flutist Nicole Mitchell brings her Afrofuturist epic Mandorla Awakening back to Chicago for the Jazz Festival.
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Last weekend’s Wakandacon transformed the Hilton Chicago into the world’s most successful and self-reliant black community
It was a celebration for nerds of all kinds.
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‘In Their Own Form’ takes a long look at Afrofuturism beyond Black Panther
The movement—really more a wide-ranging cultural and aesthetic philosophy—has roots deep in the 19th century.
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British prodigies Alexander Hawkins and Shabaka Hutchings make their Chicago debuts at the Jazz Festival
Pianist Alexander Hawkins and reedist Shabaka Hutchings, both imaginative and versatile players, debut at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sunday with Louis Moholo-Moholo.
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Former Chicagoan Nicole Mitchell digs deeper into Afrofuturism with her new album, Mandorla Awakening II
The suite, recorded live at the MCA in 2015, imagines a reconciliation between a destructive dystopia and cooperative utopia.
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Rare Sun Ra sounds and images from Corbett vs. Dempsey
Corbett vs. Dempsey releases a new CD and book of Sun Ra-related brilliance.