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

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.

Image Credits:

Front cover: Samuel Fosso, ’70s Lifestyle, 1975–78, © Samuel Fosso, Courtesy of the artist and JM Patras, Paris

Interior gatefold: Paul Anthony Smith, Junction 3, 2019, Unique picotage on inkjet print, spray paint, mounted on museum board, 40 x 60 inches, © Paul Anthony Smith, Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Back cover: Jorian Charlton, Untitled (Sydné & Keverine), 2021 (detail), © Jorian Charlton, Courtesy of the artist and Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto

Format: Vinyl, LP
Publication date: October 24, 2023
Measurements: 12 x 12 inches
ISBN: 9781683952572

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