New Sound System Musical Explores London's 1970s Black Power Movement

New sound system musical explores London's 1970s Black power movement

Black Power Desk is a new musical written by Urielle Klein-Mekongo with a score by Renell Shaw and artist Gerel Falconer. Premiering in September as part of the Brixton House Uprising Festival, it explores the 1970s Black power movement in London, and the secret police unit that tried to crush it, through the story of two sisters. Here, Anu Shukla speaks to Klein-Mekongo, Shaw, Falconer and Brixton House chair Levi Roots about the Black history …

In Photos: Black Power Desk rehearsals at Brixton House with director Gbolahan Obisesan

Spies, sisters and sound systems – the secret police unit that targeted Black activists is exposed in Black Power Desk, Brixton House’s most ambitious and provocative production yet, directed by Gbolahan Obisesan. When Brixton House opened in 2022, its mission was to give a platform to unheard and hidden communities. Three years on, former Artistic Director Gbolahan Obisesan is back, this time to direct its largest production to date. Playwright…