Volume

A festival of sound and vision
Art Gallery of New South Wales
22 Sep – 8 Oct 2023

Mourning [A] BLKstar

Volume

A festival of sound and vision
Art Gallery of New South Wales
22 Sep – 8 Oct 2023

Mourning [A] BLKstar

Nine people standing in a row with serious expressions. Most of them have short, curly black hair and their skin tones range from light to dark brown.

Mourning [A] BLKstar, photo: Bobby Murphy

Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, Mourning [A] BLKstar are a multi-generational, gender and genre non-conforming amalgam of soul, rock, funk, pop and hip-hop. A band in their own right, they also act as the international backing band for African American singer, songwriter and outsider artist Lonnie Holley.