Friday 5 September, 20:00

La Bâtie x Afrosonica: Satch Hoyt Concert

The MEG welcomes multi-instrumentalist Satch Hoyt for a live musical performance, Un-Muting, as part of the Afrosonica – Soundscapes exhibition. This immersive performance explores the role of music in African societies and their diasporas. Hoyt weaves together sounds from ancient African instruments, colonial-era recordings, and his own experimental soundscapes to craft a new, inclusive cultural identity for the Black community. A collaboration between La Bâtie and MEG, this event offers a sonic mapping of African diasporas, merging past and future, reality and imagination.

Boulevard Carl-Vogt 65,
1205 Genève
Photo Credit: Satch Hoyt
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Photo Credit: Satch Hoyt

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