The Black Soundtrack presented by Tiguere Contemporary
This live listening experience, presented by Ty Davis of Tiguere Contemporary and featuring Marcus Amaker and DJ Dope D, explores Black life through sound, memory, and atmosphere. Music leads the experience, with spoken word used sparingly as grounding rather than performance. This format prioritizes presence over spectacle and reflection over explanation. Black history is carried through songs played in kitchens, cars, churches, and living rooms. These sounds shape identity long before language arrives. The Black Soundtrack treats music as archive, sound as memory, rhythm as inheritance, and silence as space. This is not a concert. This is not a poetry reading. It is a shared listening space.
A collective listening experience
Live poetry and DJ set
Feb. 7, 2026
6 p.m.
Park Circle Community Building
Marcus Amaker, Charleston, SC’s Poet Laureate
DJ Dope D, DJ/Photographer