Black Techno Futures: Local and Global Perspectives

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"Black Techno Futures: Local and Global Perspectives" is a video discussion as part of Unsound 2020 which took place on July 23rd. It was programmed and hosted by Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson from Discwoman and Brooklyn’s Dweller Festival. Including perspectives from different cities

Speakers involved are:

• Jasmine Infiniti (Brooklyn) : Jasmine Infiniti is a DJ and Producer born in The Bronx and raised in the ballroom, with DJ roots in Oakland California, where she and friends formed New World Dysorder, a party and record label that centers trans and POC creatives, performers, and musicians. A long time member of the New York chapter of the legendary house of Infiniti (the legacy of the Icon Ross Infiniti) and former mother of the Bay Area chapter, Jasmine blends her love and knowledge of ballroom and bitch beats, techno, house, and anything in between, creating unique engaging sounds scapes in both her production and DJ sets.
• Lakuti (Berlin/London) : Lerato Khathi aka Lakuti grew up in Soweto, South Africa. After studying law in Johannesburg and filmmaking in Toronto, she dedicated he...