Upset The Rhythm: A People's History of Music

A People's History of Music is a slideshow, lecture and film presentation drawing on archival film, sound clips and images to tell a history of global music scenes that struggled and endeavoured during periods of authoritarianism. It was developed by Eric Isaacson, founder of Mississippi Records and other small esoteric record labels, who over twenty-three years has released over 390 records and 165 mixtapes of DIY music from around the world. The show covers music from Ethiopia, Germany, North Korea, Cambodia, Brazil, Kenya, the USA and beyond, telling how powerful interests try to control music and how people fight back, drawing on Eric's colourfully described, personal experiences of the fascist creep. It is presented by Upset The Rhythm at The Horse Hospital.