Aperture Launches First Record Release: As We Rise: Sounds from the Black Atlantic LP
On October 24, 2023, Aperture unveiled its inaugural album, "As We Rise: Sounds from the Black Atlantic LP," which honors Black music from around the world. This record includes contributions from artists like Tenor Saw, Jeff Parker, Cymande, and Miriam Makeba. It builds upon the 2021 photobook "As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic," which features works from The Wedge Collection, the largest repository of Black artists' works in Canada, established by Dr. Kenneth Montague in 1997. The collection boasts over one hundred pieces from diverse regions. Montague has been a board member of the Art Gallery of Ontario since 2015 and also founded Wedge Curatorial Projects to uplift emerging Black talent.
Key facts
- Aperture's first record release is 'As We Rise: Sounds from the Black Atlantic LP'.
- The LP features tracks by Tenor Saw, Jeff Parker, Cymande, Miriam Makeba, and others.
- The album expands on the photobook 'As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic' (2021).
- The photobook draws from The Wedge Collection, Canada's largest assemblage of works by Black artists.
- The Wedge Collection was founded by Dr. Kenneth Montague in 1997.
- Dr. Kenneth Montague is a Toronto-based collector and founded Wedge Curatorial Projects.
- Montague serves on the Art Gallery of Ontario's board of trustees and has advised Tate Modern.
- The LP includes 10 tracks, released on October 24, 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Tenor Saw
- Jeff Parker
- Cymande
- Miriam Makeba
- Peter King
- Co-Real Artists
- Cadence Weapon
- Sargeant X Comrade
- The Dramatics
- Rosa Maria
- Dr. Kenneth Montague
- Liz Ikiriko
Institutions
- Aperture
- The Wedge Collection
- Wedge Curatorial Projects
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- Tate Modern
Locations
- Canada
- United States
- Great Britain
- Caribbean
- South America
- Africa
- Toronto
- London
- Tkaronto