SEEN – new music magazine is launching in Manchester this month
By Reform Radio
on Tue Oct 25 2022
Launch: Saturday 29th October 2022, 12.00-13.00
Bound Art Book Fair, The Whitworth, Manchester, M15 6ER
Created by global majority and marginalised communities,SEEN was
conceived in 2021 with a bold anti-racist manifesto to counter the London-centric narrative that often dominates music journalism. Celebrating unheard voices, it hopes communities can narrate their own stories and heritage, while connecting with global scenes linked to Britain’s colonial history.
SEEN was founded by three music industry professionals living in Manchester with funding from Arts Council England and Manchester Music City.
The SEEN founders are:
Tunde Adekoya, the Artistic Director of Big People Music and Big People Community CIC, who is of Nigerian – British – English – London – Mancunian descent.
Kamila Rymajdo, a journalist and academic, predominantly writing about music, the creative industries and popular culture, who was born in Poland but grew up in the UK.
Balraj Samrai, a musician, facilitator and co-founder of Swing Ting from the Midlands, UK, who has been based in Manchester for over 15 years, working in both the music and education sectors.
The first issue celebrates Manchester music, spotlighting the migration journey of Somalia hailing musician HMD who’s settled in Moss Side via Denmark and DJ Paulette, who’s written about the need to unionise DJing. The magazine also explores musical scenes such as the feeling of belonging and joy that Manchester’s fledgling amapiano movement has provided for the city’s South African community and a reflective account of the UK’s South Asian undergrounds.
For Bound Art Book Fair SEEN present a panel discussion with the founders and writers Tayyab Amin and
Santina Robinson, whose work features in Issue One.