Jan 15: Invincible, Waajeed, and DJ Rimarkable at Detroit Deluxxe in New York City



Post-Industrial Soundtrack: Exploring the Global Impact of Detroit’s Musical Landscape & 
Detroit Deluxxe
 
EMERGENCE presents this event as a culmination of the Detroit Summer exhibit at the Queens Museum, and the main exhibit, "Detroit Disassembled," with a performance by Detroit artists. 

Sunday, January 15
 
Queens Museum of Art
New York City Building
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Queens, NY 11368-3398


3:00pm - 9:00pm 

Featuring:

Invincible
Waajeed
DJ Rimarkable

Beyond the automobile, one of Detroit’s greatest contribution to global culture is musical innovation. The unique and challenging social and political context of Detroit has produced artists with a high degree of integrity, musical perfectionism, and groundbreaking technique.


This event will explore how Detroit’s music innovations have evolved side-by-side with and advanced the city’s movements for social transformation. They will also present about Detroit DJs and their role in amplifying and preserving the city’s musical legacy, from Motown, to Rock, Funk, Techno, Hip-Hop and beyond.