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Edward George

Location: UK

Edward George is a writer and broadcaster. Founder of Black Audio Film Collective, George wrote and presented the ground-breaking science fiction documentary Last Angel of History (1996). George is part of the multimedia duo Flow Motion, and the electronic music group Hallucinator. He and hosts Sound of Music (Threads Radio), Kuduro – Electronic Music of Angola (Counterflows). George’s series The Strangeness of Dub (Morley Radio) dives into reggae, dub, versions and versioning, drawing on critical theory, social history, and a deep and a wide cross-genre musical selection. Edward George lives and works in London.

Commission

Kuduro – Electronic Music From Angola

Weaving together Angola’s political & social histories with investigations into the country’s popular music, folk music and dance styles, artist and cultural commentator Edward George presents an all new podcast dedicated to Electronic Music From Angola. Edward’s in-depth & idiosyncratic aural essay & documentary approach is well documented on the stunning The Strangeness of Dub […]
Podcast

Edward George on Kuduro – Episode 3: Kuduro International

Kuduro is the electronic dance music of a generation born and raised during Angola’s traumatic and protracted civil war. It started life on Angola’s margins, in the clubs and ghettos of the nation’s capital, Luanda, before being co-opted by the government to become the official sound of post-war Angola. In this the final episode, Edward […]
Podcast

Edward George on Kuduro – Episode 2: Fight the Power: Kuduro’s Hip Hop Connections

Kuduro is the electronic dance music of a generation born and raised during Angola’s traumatic and protracted civil war. It started life on Angola’s margins, in the clubs and ghettos of the nation’s capital, Luanda, before being co-opted by the government to become the state sanctioned sound of post-war Angola. In this second episode, broadcaster […]
Podcast

[Ahmed] and the legacy of Ahmed Abdul-Malik

The writer and broadcaster Edward George explores the multiple resonances, versions and iterations of the jazz ensemble [Ahmed] and the inspiration behind them, Ahmed Abdul-Malik. In what was an experimental take on the live ‘in conversation’, Edward took to the stage at Glasgow’s community central halls to develop his theory around the strangeness of jazz […]
Podcast

Kuduro: Electronic Music of Angola – Part One

Kuduro is the electronic dance music of a generation born and raised during Angola’s traumatic and protracted civil war. It started life on Angola’s margins, in the clubs and ghettos of the nation’s capital, Luanda, but its influence can be heard in Angolan hip hop, R&B, and techno. In the twenty-first century Kuduro is the […]

Events

[Ahmed] & Edward George

1 April 2022

Writer, broadcaster, Black Audio Film Collective member and host of the renowned Strangeness of Dub, Edward George, hosts a presentation and discussion with the group [Ahmed], who will perform on Saturday night as part of Counterflows Festival. Investigating the work of Ahmed Abdul-Malik – an American jazz double bassist and oud player, remembered for integrating […]

Edward George

7 April 2024