The Sounds of Blackness catalogue - is a vibrant mirror of a groundbreaking exhibition - filled with gorgeous photos and thoughtful essays, including one by Ghanaian curator Chantel Akworkor Thompson,published by the Metropolitan Museum of Manila and Manahan Art Projects to commemorate the exhibition curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah.

Sounds of Blackness is a group exhibition featuring an ensemble of visual artists from the African Diaspora, whose practices articulate a multiplicity of ideas and perspectives through various mediums. Inspired by the Grammy-award-winning and U.S.-based musical ensemble of the same name, the exhibition showcases artworks that stimulate the senses–similar to how music’s vibratory capacity impacts its listeners. The works evoke expressions of joy, pain, beauty, and the complexities of Black life around the globe, and highlight a range of styles from emerging to established artists, many of whom will be exhibiting in the Philippines for the first time..