GRRRL, Uma Colaboração Global
Um supergrupo internacional com mulheres de cor de zonas de conflito internacional
GRRRL is an electronic music collaboration between revolutionary women, brought together by In Place of War. GRRRL music is directed by Brazil’s Laima Leyton (Mixhell/Soulwax), and the project features an exhilarating mix of influential artists, including Zimbabwe’s Rapper Queen AWA (African Women Arise), The Queen of Brazilian Dancehall Lei Di Dai, The Young Lioness of Africa Wiyaala, UK/Bangladeshi vocalist Sohini Alam, and DJ and Percussionist from Caracas, MABE.
GRRRL’s debut EP was released in 2018, and included an unreleased track featuring Charlotte Adigéry ‘Light Up (Beautiful Freak)’.
CONFLITO
As mulheres de cor das zonas de conflito estão entre as pessoas mais marginalizadas do mundo. Desde as favelas da guerra de gangues do Brasil, até o Zimbábue politicamente oprimido e a África do Sul pós-Apartheid - as mulheres nestes conflitos são frequentemente limitadas ao lar e a uma vida sem esperança. Elas são freqüentemente discriminadas em nome da religião e da tradição, abusadas pelos homens da comunidade e suas vozes são freqüentemente silenciadas.
AÇÃO
In Place of War decided to address this lack of women’s voices and created GRRRL - an electronic music collaboration between revolutionary women from places of conflict expressing themselves on their terms, in their languages, with their stories. Together, these fierce influential artists have worked with Laima Leyton (Mixhell/ Soulwax) to create a music and touring project that powerfully tells their collective stories and demonstrates how artistic creativity can conquer conflict around the world.
RESULTADOS
GRRRL has involved forty women over two years, with performances across some of the biggest global festivals including closing the Commonwealth Games in Australia. They have performed to over half a million people. An album has been released and the artists have developed a huge media profile across platforms including the BBC, Vice and Noisey, to tell their stories and inspire women in areas of conflict around the world.
