Aquakultre - 1783 LIVE
Aquakultre Presents: 1783 Live features a full band (guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, and multiple vocals) performing music from the album in a high production-value setting. The production will include bespoke wardrobe, backdrop and projections, set pieces, and lighting design.
More than just a concert, this event is designed with community-building goals as a priority. Foremost, Aquakultre means to bring Black audiences into arts presentation spaces with music and storytelling that speaks directly to them, in venues that enact their commitment to inclusivity and the wellbeing of diverse audiences. Aquakultre also means to help bring in and acclimatize audiences of all ages and backgrounds to Black Nova Scotian artistry and storytelling in a way that is authentic and truthful in the message, joyful and celebratory in the vibe. Audiences will come away with full hearts, and a new understanding and appreciation of the contributions Black Nova Scotians have made and continue to make to our shared history.
Aquakultre is the artistic voice of Lance Sampson — an uncommonly versatile singer, rapper, and storyteller from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Aquakultre came to national prominence in 2018 after winning CBC’s Searchlight songwriting competition with the second song he ever wrote. He has gone on to release multiple singles, EPs, collabs and two full albums, 2020’s Legacy and 2022’s Don’t Trip, both of which were long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize along with numerous East Coast Music Awards and other nominations and wins. Aquakultre’s co-directed video for Pay It Forward won the Audience Favorite at the 2021 Prism Prize Awards.
Coming up in Halifax’s Uniacke Square, Aquakultre traces his roots to historic Africville, East Preston, Weymouth Falls, Liverpool & Delaps Cove; back 200 years to the arrival of the Black Loyalists from the American colonies. Driven by his passion for history and culture, Lance is currently developing The Aquakultre Project, a theatrical production in collaboration with the internationally acclaimed 2b Theatre Company. He is creator, host, and director of the TV documentary series GeneratioNS: Black Memories; the first season was nominated for two Screen Nova Scotia awards; season two is on air now, seasons 3 and 4 are in production.
