Sonic Space: A Conversation with Vernon Reid on Music, Pop Culture, and Afrofuturism

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Sonic Space: A Conversation with Vernon Reid on Music, Pop Culture, and Afrofuturism

A one-on-one conversation between NMAAHC curator Kevin Strait and musician, artist, songwriter, and guitarist Vernon Reid about his career, his work in experimental music, Black popular culture and the concepts of Afrofuturism.

This panel is part of the Personal Space theme, as organized by the January 27-29, 2022 Claiming Space Symposium. For more information, visit https://airandspace.si.edu/learn/highlighted-topics/afrofuturism/claimi…

The Smithsonian Afrofuturism Series is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art .