Celebrating the legacy of Vincentian musician and poet “Shake” Keane, with biographer Philip Nanton in conversation with musician Ruth Osman. Featuring readings from and discussion of Nanton’s new book Riff: The Shake Keane Story, and the premiere of a new musical collaboration with Gene Lawrence, setting Keane’s Volcano Suite to music.
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Shake it up
Speakers:
Philip Nanton, Ruth Osman
Recorded:
Friday 23 April 2021
Format:
Video
Synopsis:
Over the years we’ve hosted lectures, conversations, debates and discussions with some of the region’s, and the world’s, greatest minds on a huge range of topics such as human rights, race, the environment, press freedom, political leadership and so much more. In this collection, you can hear from experts and creative-thinkers on a range of thought-provoking and engaging topics, covering history to current affairs.