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The Music is Black: A British Story
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Poly Styrene: Punk (DIY) and Somali Identity
Join us for a day celebrating and interrogating the art, identity and cultural practices of Marian Elliott-Said aka Poly Styrene, singer, songwriter, producer and co-founder of British punk group X-Ray Spex.
Marian's daughter, Celeste Bell will lead a day of tributes and cultural performance. A screening of her award-winning documentary, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché will be followed by poetry readings, a panel discussion and a presentation on the archival collaboration she has forged with the Somali Museum, which will grant insight into Marian's (Poly Styrene) dual heritage and the socio-political commentary that governed her work.
In collaboration with the Poly Styrene Archive Estate of Marian Elliott-Said, Celeste Bell, and the Somali Museum.
A Programme Schedule will be available in due course.
This event is part of the wider celebration of The Music Is Black: A British Story Exhibition.
In collaboration with the Poly Styrene Archive Estate of Marian Elliott-Said, Celeste Bell, and the Somali Museum.
A Programme Schedule will be available in due course.
This event is part of the wider celebration of The Music Is Black: A British Story Exhibition.
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Header image: Poly Helmet - Poly Styrene Artwork - ©Poly Styrene Archive Estate of Marianne Elliott-Said