Soul Assembly (New LP)

Label: Albina Music Trust

"Soul Assembly is a remix project connecting Portland’s contemporary beatmakers with Albina’s historic musician community. It is the first in a series of releases featuring music from Albina Music Trust’s archive: sampled, reimagined, and flipped. Historically, Portland’s “Soul Assembly” was a 1968 program developed by the Black Student Union at Jefferson High School. In the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the BSU responded to widespread racial tension in the community through a series of public presentations highlighting the cultural identity of Black Portlanders. These theatrical, music-driven assemblies toured in Portland Public Schools and public auditoriums in the City Of Portland, educating audiences with respect to the customs, pride, and creativity abounding in Albina’s Black community..."