“Ken McCalla is one of our greatest living artists” – Menelik Shabazz

 

Listen back to the Drop Da Biscuit session with multi-disciplinary visual artist Ken McCalla. After leaving Art School, Ken attended the now defunct Black Arts Gallery founded by Shakka Dedi, that empowered him to use art to explore the black British experience and participate in the conversation regarding the role of African diaspora in the UK. Ken talks about the development of Yahw Arts, Sankofa, working on film and theatre sets, occasional house party DJing and the Wandsworth Open House sessions that features Fatima Dupres Griffith’ poetry and Drew Sinclair’s drums.

 

Check out the late Menelik Shabazz’ excellent film on Ken and his work ‘The Hand of Ken’ at http://www.yahwarts.co.uk/

 

Tracklist:

The Wailers – Put it On

Stevie Wonder – Superstition

Brown Sugar – Black Pride

Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody

Anuum Iyapo – Man of the Living

Roy Ayers/Fela Kuti – Africa Centre of the World

 

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Full interview with tracks at https://yeahpod.co.uk