V&A East: The Music is Black
On 13 September 2026, The Oracle Collective performed in the Black to the Future programme at V&A East’s Music is Black Festival.
Photo to come: the Black to the Future performance
Context
The Music is Black: A British Story is V&A East Museum’s inaugural exhibition on 125 years of Black music-making in Britain.
Challenge and opportunity
Connecting contemporary Black British creativity to wider questions of heritage and cultural memory.
Oracle’s role
The Oracle performed in the Black to the Future programme at the Music is Black Festival.
Creative concept
DJ sets with a live band of percussion, trumpet and saxophone, leaning into Afrofuturist jazz.
Artists and collaborators
The Oracle Collective.
Images and film
Festival artwork for Black to the Future.
Full credits
- Performance: The Oracle Collective, Black to the Future, Music is Black Festival, V&A East, 13 September 2026