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THE PEOPLE’S SOUNDSYSTEM w/ SHIRINE SAAD

THE PEOPLE’S SOUNDSYSTEM w/ SHIRINE SAAD One-day | Wednesday, November 4, 5:30-8:30PM | Sliding Scale, $30-50 How to reimagine a liberatory digging, remixing, gathering and dance culture for our times? The People’s Soundsystem will explore the archives of underground selecting, mixing, MCing and experimentations from early Jamaican dancehalls to the clubs, streets and warehouses of Detroit, Chicago, Baltimore and New York. A deep listening practice reveals the revolutionary movements on and off the dancefloors and in the studios of Black, Brown and Queer communities worldwide. The constant reinvention of the beat, the rhythm, the effect, and the playlist animates community for radical transformation and joy. DJ, Professor and Curator Shirine Saad aka DJ Lovelite* teaches us the 1s and 2s of DJ skills, and we will collage a liberation mixtape together. This workshop offers an introduction to: The Soundsystem: history and theory How to DJ: First steps Group mixtape and hands-on mixing __ Shirine Saad is a Beirut-born, Brooklyn-based writer, programmer and DJ focusing on culture and social change. They are launching an experimental production organization presenting new ideas, publica