As We Rise: Sounds from the Black Atlantic (LP)

Aperture’s first record release is a celebratory collection of classic and contemporary Black music made throughout the Diaspora, including blistering hits by Jamaican dancehall legend Tenor Saw, North American guitar phenom Jeff Parker, British funk powerhouse Cymande, South African artist-singer-activist Miriam Makeba, and more… 

Sounds from the Black Atlantic expands upon the ethos of the best-selling  photobook As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic (2021), a  compilation of images from African diasporic culture, all from The Wedge  Collection—Canada’s largest assemblage of works by Black artists, founded  by Toronto-based collector Dr. Kenneth Montague. With over one hundred  works by Black artists from Canada, the United States, Great Britain, the  Caribbean, South America, and throughout the African continent, the book  and its associated touring exhibition provide a timely exploration of Black  identity on both sides of the Atlantic.    

Tracklist: 

A

Freedom Dance

Peter King

What About You (In the World Today)

Co-Real Artists

Ring the Alarm

Tenor Saw

Comin' In

True

Build a Nest

Jeff Parker

Cores

Da Lata

B

Africville's Revenge

Cadence Weapon

Nosy Neighbour

Sargeant X Comrade

The Message

Cymande

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get

The Dramatics

Avenida Atlantica

Rosa Maria

Xica da Silva

Miriam Makeba

Format: Book
Number of pages: 0
Number of images: 0
Publication date: 2023-10-24
Measurements: 12 x 12 inches
ISBN: 9781683952572

Dr. Kenneth Montague started the Wedge Collection in 1997 to acquire and exhibit art that explores Black identity. In addition to the Wedge Collection, Montague founded Wedge Curatorial Projects, a nonprofit arts organization that helps to support emerging Black artists. A Toronto-based art collector, Montague has been a member of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s board of trustees since 2015. He has served on the African acquisitions committee at Tate Modern, London, and is an advisor to the Department of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Liz Ikiriko is a Tkaronto/Toronto-based, Nigerian Canadian artist and curator