Black History Year and QHT-EDI Programme at the University of Westminster are excited to announce ‘Black Queer Art, Life & Legacy: Kobi Essah Ayensuo and Jimmie Daniels at the Soho Poly for Black History Year and for Third Annual Queering Academia Conference’
Jimmie Daniels was an internationally renowned cabaret singer and an active part of New York’s nightclub scene during the Harlem Renaissance and beyond. Famous for his interpretations of jazz classics and other musical numbers, Daniels was notable for the open way in which he lived his queer desires.
Daniels’ archives are housed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC and, for LGBTQ+ History month, Black History Year, the Soho Poly, and Kobi Essah Ayensuo will be working together to explore Daniels’ archive and to foster a creative response to his legacy.
In late-January, performer, poet and musician Kobi Essah Ayensuo will visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study Daniel’s archive. Then, from February 10th, they will undertake a two-week residency at the Soho Poly on behalf of Black History Year.
During the residency Kobi will give a performance ‘We Were Here, We Are Here’: A Love Song to Black Queer Lives, Performance, Art + Ancestry on Thursday 20th February, 6pm, at the Soho Poly and we welcome you to join!
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