AAFCA and Grammy Museum Associate for 12 months-Lengthy Programming – Billboard

The African American Movie Critics Affiliation (AAFCA) and the Grammy Museum are partnering to highlight the intersectionality between music and content material for movie, tv, and different multimedia platforms.

The year-long collaborative program — which goals to have a good time the fusion of music and storytelling — will function quite a lot of actions on the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles, together with musical performances, panel discussions, instructional clinics, and TED Discuss-style lectures.

“So many individuals are unaware of the function that music performs in so lots of the issues that we see and do every day,” AAFCA co-founder Gil Robertson stated in a press release. “By our partnership with the Grammy Museum, our purpose is to spotlight how music features to inform tales that affect individuals world wide. Music is an important driver in storytelling that has the ability to both deepen or elevate the impression of a venture’s core messages.”

Grammy Museum chief program officer Rita George added, “We’re wanting ahead to furthering our partnership this Black Historical past Month with the African American Movie Critics Affiliation to deliver year-long programming that celebrates the dynamic connection in individuals’s various backgrounds.”

In early December, this system launched its inaugural occasion with a panel dialogue that includes the musical groups behind The Coloration Purple and Origin. The session included The Coloration Purple composer Kris Bowers, songwriters Denisia “Blu” Andrew and Brittany “Chi” Coney, govt producer Stephen Bray, and director Blitz Bazawule. Origin singer-songwriter Stan Walker additionally supplied insights into their collaborative music creation course of.

The collection will quickly shift to spotlight the music of the Broadway reboot of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, in keeping with a press launch.