Jazz, vrijheid & protest panel bij De Balie, Amsterdam.

From De Balie's website: Jazz, vrijheid & protest panel bij De Balie, Amsterdam. With musicians Ronald Snijders, Izaline Calister, NØËL and Pink Oculus, we dive into the rich musical history of Curaçao and Suriname. From Afro-Surinamese kaseko — music that emerged from the interaction between enslaved Africans and American jazz — to Curaçaoan tambú, which originated on the plantations so that plantation workers could communicate with each other without the owner understanding them. In the run-up to the Jazz & Freedom festival, taking place from June 29 to July 1, we speak with musicians at De Balie about musical roots, protest music, and the freedom of jazz. About the Jazz & Freedom Festival.
Jazz is inseparably linked to freedom. Freedom of expression, to innovate and to improvise. But jazz is also connected to liberation from oppression. No other musical genre has been as important to the emancipation of African Americans as jazz. During the Jazz & Freedom Festival, we commemorate and celebrate the abolition of slavery, and we spotlight music cultures and artists with roots in Curaçao and Suriname through the concerts Stobá di Kòrsou (June 29), the Akono Family Concert (June 30), and the Keti Koti Gala Concert (July 1). The Jazz & Freedom Festival is a collaboration between NiNsee, DeLaMar, and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw.