Flier for Roxanne Shanté performance in London: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A glossy white paper flier for a Roxanne Shanté live rap performance in London, U.K.

The flier features a black-and-white design with a reproduced photograph of Roxanne Shanté on the left dressed in bright ripped jeans, a black leather off-shoulder long sleeve top, and black high-top sneakers. The flyer reads: [ROXANNE / SHANTE / & / Silver Bullet / “LIVE” / ON STAGE / Sat 10th Feb. / at / Shenola / WATERDEN ROAD, E15 / Tickets £8 / At Door £10 / Open 9 – Late / NEAREST TICKET / OUTLET RING / 01-985-9382 / D.J’s / JUDGE JULES TREVOR FUNG LYNDON T SLICK RICK ANDY B TC FORDS]. There are no markings on the reverse of the flyer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1990
• Published by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Roxanne Shanté, American, born 1969
• Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
• Subject of: DJ Judge Jules, British
• Subject of: Trevor Fung, British
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 5/16 × 5 13/16 in. (21.1 × 14.8 cm)
• Place depicted: London, England, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2021.16.21.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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