In one of those incredible, posthumus collaborations that not only transcends life, but geographies, generations and artistic geniuses, DJ Spooky will be performing an original score alongside Senegalese director and inspiration Ousmane Sembène’s film Borom Sarret next Tuesday, May 27th at the French Institute Alliance Française in New York.

Hosted by Sembène’s close friend, Dr. Mamadou Diouf — director of Columbia University’s Institute for African Studies — this intimate evening of homage and celebration is the perfect close to the French Institute Alliance Française’s revolutionary month devoted to World Nomads, which included an impromptu dance party with Nigerian-German-Roma-French soul queen Ayo; dance by Reggie Wilson and Andréya Ouamba; a tour of contemporary African cinema influenced by Sembène’s groundbreaking films; and a lively discussion of Transculuralism with TRACE founder and Editor-in-Chief, Claude Grunitzky.

TRACE has been proud to be a media partner for this series.

Homage to Ousmane Sembène with DJ Spooky
$10 FIAF members/$15 non-members
Tuesday, May 27th, 7:00 pm
The French Institute Alliance Française
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues
New York, NY

Released on Tuesday, the latest intoxicating album by Groove Collective drummer and electronic whiz kid Genji Siraisi’s Surviving Freedom album has dominated my iPod’s heavy rotation speed dial since.

With atmospheric glitch-hop grooves steeped in cinematic clubspun downtempo, Surviving Freedom would be the soundtrack if David Mancuso’s Loft ever went on a liquid MDMA-fueled pirate space rave.

Fuel up with a little listen to the digital album here.