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From Muneera Pilgrim, cultural producer:听
I am undisputedly a product of one of the most unsuspecting artforms of the 20th century. I am of the generation that witnessed and partook in the development of hip-hop culture. I am that ageing aunty who tells her nieces and nephews that they know little to nothing about good music and they certainly don鈥檛 know how to value it. I tell them about when I was their age and how I had to hunt for music, travelling from record shop to record shop, just to track down a rare song which the shop would not have in stock.听
I would have to pre-order it, and then wait a further two weeks for it to arrive,听 and when it finally did arrive, I would pay excessively for one disk with three songs, one of which was instrumental, all because it was a 12-inch vinyl import. I am that generation that remembers when 大象传媒2 embraced this growing youth trend and programmed Dance Energy which came on at 6 o'clock every Wednesday on Def 2. We only had one TV in our house so I would pray for the days when both parents were working and I could sit, transfixed to the screen waiting to get my hip-hop fix where I could copy the dance moves from presenter Normski.听
This was my access point to an emerging youth culture and this sets the context in which I met TY the mercury Nominee musician who sadly passed away last week due to complications with covid19. TY was a complete work of heart, he put his emotions into everything he did, he made music to fly to and left his audiences always wanting more. He emitted happiness and cultivated the idea of showing love no matter what.听
He blew warmth into his creativity, his community and the hearts of those who knew him Jalaluddin Rumi, 17th century Muslim Jurist and听 poet once said 鈥淵ou think you are alive because you breathe air? Shame on you, that you are alive in such a limited way. Don't be without Love.. Die in Love and stay alive forever.鈥� I celebrate the life of my brother TY because I know with the love that he gave his essence will live on.