Young members of the multi-arts anti-gentrification campaign Our Brixton have written and recorded a song with community activist Potent Whisper who launched the campaign.
They hope the song, Make a Change, will raise funds for the campaign’s next project.
The song grew out of free arts workshops organised by the campaign at the Cressingham Gardens Estate last year.
The estate is due to be demolished for “regeneration” by Lambeth council.
The workshops – “The Art of Change” – included theatre, rap, singing, graffiti and beatboxing and gave local young people the opportunity to discuss the changes they are seeing around them, in their community and at home.
As part of the project, participants worked with Potent Whisper to write and record Make a Change which focuses on housing and gentrification. It was recorded at Jamm Studios with Claudio Lillo Vadalà.
At the request of the young people, Our Brixton organised a Youth March for Housing on 6 March this year.
The music video for Make a Change was filmed at the march.
You can hear the song and, by buying it, contribute to the campaign here.
The official release date is 5 October.
Credits: Written and recorded by (in order of appearance): Outlaw (spoken word); Potent Whisper (chorus); Jamal; Blaise; Chanel; Nirobi; and Paradox.
