Conversations with Karimah Ashadu & Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura - 26th February 2026
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Description
A new audio work commissioned by Camden Art Centre, created by Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura in response to Karimah Ashadu’s new film MUSCLE. The piece traverses Ashadu’s musical and critical influences for her practice, BTS clips from her Lagos film shoots, and Thorlu-Bangura’s own sonic associations.
Across 60 minutes of music and speech, the piece offers an alternative point of entry into Ashadu’s practice, foregrounding embodiment, labour and presence through sound rather than visual narration.
MUSCLE is currently screening as part of Tendered at Camden Arts Centre, until 22nd March 2026. Watch an interview with Karimah Ashadu here.
Transcriptions of the James Baldwin texts featured in the piece:
_One may see that the history, which is now indivisible fro... Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/conversations-with-karimah-ashadu-tabitha-thorlu-bangura-26th-february-2026
