Sounds of Newark - Siblinghood Academy

Newark Siblinghood Nashers 2024-2025, visited Express Newark to participate in a workshop with their artist in resident, Younes Baba-Ali!

“Baba-Ali is a Moroccan-born artist based in Brussels who engages the public by mixing technology, objects, sound, video, and photography with political, social, and ecological issues. Throughout his residency, he developed the performance and installation “Carroussa Sonore,” which translates to “sounding cart,” engaging those who live and work in Newark. Originally, the “carroussa” was a makeshift vending cart used by merchants on the streets of Morocco and other North African cities to sell recitals of the Quran or sermons from popular preachers. In this iteration, local artists and students worked closely with Baba-Ali to create site-specific sound artworks performed throughout Newark neighborhoods by street vendors and performance artists. “Carroussa Sonore” departs from a religious act and becomes an intervention that archives urban soundscapes, abstract noises, and alternative narratives throughout the African Diaspora.” - Express Newark Website

With Younes Baba-Ali, Nashers made their own audio recordings of what Newark sounds like to them. You can hear the recordings from both our Tuesday and Thursday cohorts of Siblinghood Academy Newark.

Nashers working on their sound recordings with Younes Baba-Ali.