Black Monument Ensemble, photo by Daris Jasper
Photo by Daris Jasper

Black Monument Ensemble

Originally conceived as a medium for Chicago-based multi-media artist/activist Damon Locks’ sample-based sound collage work, Black Monument Ensemble (BME) has evolved from a solo mission into a vibrant collective of artists, musicians, singers, and dancers making work with common goals of joy, compassion, and intention. Galvanized by Locks’s conceptualizing, poeticizing, and guiding vision, the contributors come from all facets of the diverse wellspring of Black artistic excellence in Chicago, bringing their unique perspectives and experiences to uplifting, anthemic, and highly animated musical performance.

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