'BLACK. [is a culture]': A Powerful Mix About Racial Discrimination By Lo-Fi Odysseys
Daniel Oduntan aka Lo-Fi Odysseys offers a stirring portrayal of institutional racism in the 'BLACK. [is a culture]' mixtape.
<p><strong><a href="https://soundcloud.com/lofiodysseys" target="_blank">Lo-Fi Odysseys</a></strong> is the musical persona of Nigerian-rooted, London-based photographer and artist <strong><a href="http://www.danieloduntan.com/" target="_blank">Daniel Oduntan</a></strong>. His latest mix <em>BLACK. [is a culture]</em> is a heart-wrenching exploration of the discriminatory treatment of black culture and black people within Western society.</p><p>Blending audio clips from news coverage and debates about incidents of racial discrimination over songs from Alice & John Coltrane, <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/kendrick-lamar/" target="_blank">Kendrick Lamar</a>, Courtney Pine, Leo Thomas, Light of the World, Gil Scott Heron, Jean & Doug Carn, Don Blackman and many others, <em>BLACK. [is a culture]</em> offers a stirring portrayal of institutional racism through a mixtape.</p><p>“This mix has been on my mind for awhile now,” Daniel Oduntan writes in an e-mail to Okayafrica. “It's a challenging mix and looks more at the black diaspora/People Of Colour, exploring the abusive experiences of black people/the black diaspora within white/western society and the cost to still create and sustain culture within it. The mix touches on themes from black culture ownership to culture exchange/appropriation. Plus looking at the attitude of why cultural/intellectual property and ownership isn't given to POC, even after the price they've had to pay for it.”</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>“The mix revisits the work of Lee Mun Wah's film <em>The Colour Of Fear</em>, <em>BLACK BRITAIN: Rise Of Racism In The UK</em> from the BBC archives and many other clips from tapes I've dubbed off radio to online sound bite recordings.”</p><p>“It's a mix for the Africa diaspora as-well as non-blacks and hopefully will challenge, inform, and bring about vital dialogue.”</p><p>Stream Lo-Fi Odysseys' powerful <em>BLACK. [is a culture]</em> mix below and <a href="https://www.sendspace.com/file/csreo8" target="_blank">download it here</a>.</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?embed_type=widget_standard&embed_uuid=893b8449-5728-444c-8242-d2d2d1c83d2e&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2FLOFIODYSSEYS%2Fblack-is-a-culture%2F&hide_cover=1&hide_tracklist=1&replace=0" width="660"></iframe></p><p><strong>Lo-Fi Odysseys 'BLACK. [is a culture]' Tracklist</strong></p><p>Light Of The World - I'm So Happy</p><p>Alice Coltrane - Om Supreme</p><p>Gil Scott Heron - Rivers Of My Father</p><p>Courtney Pine feat. Susaye Greene – Children of The Ghetto</p><p>Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart</p><p>Leo Thomas - It's My Life I'm Fighting For</p><p>The Limit - POP</p><p>Capleton - In Her Heart instrumental/Vibes FM [Lo-Fi Odysseys Edit]</p><p>Lo-Fi Odysseys - Untitled</p><p>Daniel Oduntan - #BlackLivesMatter instrumental</p><p>Maryam - Alright</p><p>Doug Carn feat. Jean Carn - Revelation</p><p>Doug Hammond - We People</p><p>Don Blackman & The Family Tradition - Ghetto Lament</p><p>DMX – Ready To Meet Him instrumental</p><p>The John Coltrane Quartet - Africa</p><p>Roy Ayers feat. Carla Vaughn - Everytime I See You [Lo-Fi Odysseys Edit]</p><p>Yutaka - Haiku</p><p>Henry Franklin - Soft Spirit</p><p>John Coltrane Interview</p>
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