Photo series: Touching Bass presents INNA at LGW24 by 36framez

Touching Bass presents INNA Photo

Touching Bass is a London-based musical movement founded by Errol and Alex Rita, comprised of a community-come-club night, record label, staple NTS Radio show, concert series and curatorial studio.

Since its inception, Touching Bass has steadily established itself as one of London’s most important musical incubators, gaining cult status for its community spirit, musical eclecticism and intentional approach.

“The events of Touching Bass are meant to be inclusive spaces where “we can all just dance, be and breathe; especially considering how difficult everything outside of that is at the moment.” – Riddem Mag in conversation with Errol

These are two photos that both have orange as a base colour. In the first photo you see Aba-Shanti saying something in a microphone while he is standing behind the turntable. The second photo is an overview photo of the club KABUL à GoGo. In the foreground, you can see a group of people dancing with their hands in the air. In the back of the photo, you can see Aba-Shanti I behind the turntable.

In 2024, Touching Bass was invited as a guest curator for Le Guess Who?. At the festival, Errol & Alex, alongside Sammseed, presented INNA, an in-the-round dance floor of inclusion, celebrating the Jamaican roots of soundsystem culture. Photographer 36framez was present to capture the program at the Utrecht club KABUL à GoGo.

The program was a tribute to the past, present, and future of soundsystem culture, featuring the Jamaican dub master King Jammy, who celebrated the 50th Anniversary of his music career; and the legendary soundsystem and dub producer Aba Shanti-I.

This photo has an orange colour as its base. The photo is taken from the DJ booth. You see Errol & Sammseed from the back. In front of them you see people dancing. On right side, all the way in the back, you see KrackFree's soundsystem. — Sammseed & Errol at KABUL à GoGo

Furthermore, performing as part of the program were South London's dub poet-meets-dancehall stageshow James Messiah; and a transatlantic b3b, between the in London-based and of South Sudanese and British descent Mia Koden, NYC-based Livwutang, and British-born, German-based Richard Akingbehin (co-founder of community radio station Refuge Worldwide).

“The Eindhoven-based KrackFree Soundsystem brought all the equipment and built a monstrous wall of 16 scoops and an adequate number of midrange and tweeters. Heavyweight!” – Riddim Mag

These are two photos that both have orange as a base colour. The first photo shows people dancing. In the centre is a woman dancing with one arm in the air and her long hair, which she wears loose, moving with her. The second photo shows KrackFree Soundsystem's sound system.