[grc] Radio Silence series starting soon (Iraq)

[Paul Bame]

Conceived by artist Michael Rakowitz, Radio Silence returns famed Iraqi
broadcaster Bahjat Abdulawahed to the airwaves after decades of absence in
the surreal world of “Radio Baghdad.” Bringing together the voices and
talents of Iraqi refugees, Iraq War veterans, and musicians and performers,
the program weaves elements of experimental documentary, radio plays, sound
collage, and variety programs to frame the real experiences and talents of
participants and reconstruct an Iraq dematerialized by literal destruction
and diasporic separation. Radio Silence will launch with a live performance
on Independence Mall in Philadelphia on July 29, 2017 (with a simulcast on
PhillyCAM TV), and a ten episode special radio event to follow, broadcast
on WPPM PhillyCAM radio and other community radio stations across the
country. The project can be seen as an alternative form of public
art—trading the street corner for the public airwaves, and representation
via images for evocation via voice and sound. Partners include Warrior
Writers, Prometheus Radio project, and PhillyCAM.

For more info go here: https://www.muralarts.org/radiosilencedistro/

Paul (pablito) Bame
Prometheus Radio Project <http://prometheusradio.org/>, Engineering Director
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