Future Lab Africa

The Technology of Disco


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In this episode of "The Technology of Disco," we embark on a rhythmic journey into the heart of a musical revolution. In this episode we travel through time using the technology of disco with the exquisite Anna Tjé/Nyum Supernova. We trace the contributions African sound, technology and spirituality had in influencing the Disco phenomenon experienced globally. Disco, with its infectious beats and shimmering melodies, wasn't just a genre; it was a testament to the cutting-edge technology of its era. We investigate Disco’s roots in Cameroon, in Afri

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Soñ Gweha (aka SOÑXSEED)

(formely known as Anna Tje)

Soñ Gweha is an artist, researcher,  community organizer and vinyl collector born in 1989, who lives and works between the outskirts of Paris in France and Vienna in Austria. Through a transdisciplinary practice, Soñ Gweha works with music, poetry, video, performance, installation, sculpture to deconstruct the mechanisms of survival, mindfulness and healing.

Navigating through contemporary creation, research and collective practices for transformative justice, they uses analog Djaying, sounds and their voice as an instrument (under the name SOÑXSEED ), moving images, poetic writings, archival conversations, , body gestures, textiles and fruit & plant matter, in order to explore intimacy, love, tribulation and joy from a afrofeminist and queer perspective.

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