Creative Session

Decolonising the Guitar with Ray Aggs

In this workshop Ray Aggs will read from their zine ‘DIY GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS’ and talk about the roots of the guitar from a black feminist perspective. They aim at demystifying the instrument by deconstructing the white male rock’n roll cannon and exposing the whitewashing of punk, folk and rock history. We will talk traditional and experimental guitar techniques and learn a simple song together.

No previous knowledge of the guitar is necessary – non musicians and beginners are all welcome!
 Please email us if you have any questions via music.space.projects@gmail.com

We can reimburse travel costs for to and from the venue on the day, please bring the receipt/ticket.

Venue access
Enter is through the London Road entrance. Buzz the doorbell and then there is another door directly in front of you which has The Dream Machine name on it. The Dream Machine consists of three rooms joined together. The Dream Lab is the room at the back of these three rooms. A duty manager will be there to greet you and show you where you are going.

It is on the ground floor. There is a small step into the building but if needed for wheelchair access we can put a ramp in place. There is also a wheelchair accessible entrance round the side and back of the building. We have accessible toilets (these are signs posted).
FULLY BOOKED

Ray Aggs is a Glasgow-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Best known for their distinctive guitar work influenced by West African highlife and post-punk, they also sing and play violin.

Aggs, a specialist in euphoric post-punk, has gained international recognition with collaborative touring projects Trash Kit, Shopping and Sacred Paws. Creating zines and coordinating workshops encouraging women, non-binary people and people of colour to form bands, Aggs has invigorated the DIY scene in the UK. Aggs released a solo album on Lost Map Records as part of the Visitations residency in 2019 and self-released //Tape 1// in 2020. Both releases feature their signature hybrid post-punk/highlife inspirations stripped down to new minimal extremes. Pulsating electronic beats, cool recited lyrical mantras and spindly guitar lines abound in this life-affirming music that speaks directly to your heart.







Date and Location

6 Mar 2024, 18.00–20.00

The Dream Machine
The Dream Machine, 257 London Road, Glasgow G40 1PE