Saul Williams & Jokkoo | Activity
We close the Black Urbanities project with a unique collaboration between slam poetry pioneer Saul Williams and the artistic collective Jokkoo, key references in contemporary creation.
A poet, musician, actor, and pioneer of spoken word, Saul Williams has redefined the genre by drawing on Black political thought and its struggles, ancestral African spirituality, and futuristic imagination. With the same subversive intent, the Barcelona-based collective Jokkoo—rooted across the African continent—challenges genre boundaries and explores the possibilities of art as a tool for resistance and affirmation of Afro-diasporic communities. As the closing event of Black Urbanities, we celebrate through word and sound the vitality of Pan-African culture and its global diasporas today.
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Jokkoo is an art and music collective based in Barcelona. It was born out of the need to investigate and disseminate the most contemporary and futuristic electronic sounds of the African continent and its diaspora, engaging with all communities worldwide. They create connections and spaces to give a platform to dissident aesthetics and narratives. The collective is formed by six different people with shared goals, Baba Sy (aka passportman), Maguette Dieng (Mbodj), Oscar Taylor (Opoku), Nicolas Beliot (Mooki6), Ismäel N’diaye (B4mba) and Miriam Camara (TNTC).
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From 6 November 2025 to 6 April 2026
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica
