{"id":183753,"date":"2026-05-04T20:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183753\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:34:11","slug":"king-britt-curates-blacktronika-parties-in-philadelphia-%c2%b7-news-%e2%9f%8b-ra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183753\/","title":{"rendered":"King Britt curates Blacktronika parties in Philadelphia \u00b7 News \u27cb RA"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Britt curates Blacktronika parties in Philadelphia \u00b7 News \u27cb RA<\/p>\n

Published<\/p>\n

Mon, May 4, 2026, 19:51The series will feature performances, workshops and discussions on the city’s musical influence.\"KingKing Britt<\/a> will curate a week of events in his hometown of Philadelphia. <\/p>\n

Slated for June 23rd through 29th at venues across the city, “Blacktronika: Philadelphia Now and Then” will feature performances, workshops and discussions centered around the former US capital’s communities of colour and their influence on global dance music. <\/p>\n

Live tributes will be held for Dexter Wansel’s classic space-funk album, Life on Mars, on June 24th and the feminist music collective Black Lily, which influenced the neo-soul movement in the 1990s and 2000s, on June 28th. Various parties will be held throughout the week with hosts such as Moor Mother<\/a> and King Britt himself. <\/p>\n

The programme is part of a larger festival, What Now: 2026<\/a>, organized by the nonprofit ArtPhilly in commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n

Originally the name of a course<\/a> taught by King Britt at the University of California San Diego, Blacktronica has since evolved into an exhibit<\/a> and, most recently, a music festival<\/a> in New York. <\/p>\n

For more information on the upcoming parties, check the website<\/a> and read<\/a> about Philadelphia’s queer nightlife in No One Magazine’s latest issue. <\/p>\n

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