Baba Juke™ Exhibition Opening: Music, Memory, and Legacy

Event Overview

Baba Juke™ is a storytelling and cultural preservation project created by Detroit artist Brittini Ward that honors the musical relationships between fathers and their daughters.

This opening exhibition brings together oral histories, photography, sound, and personal artifacts to explore how music moves through family as legacy, love, and memory. What begins in living rooms, car rides, rehearsals, and quiet moments between father and daughter becomes something lasting, shaping identity, creativity, and connection across generations.

What started as a personal tribute has grown into a living archive of Detroit’s musical lineage, told through the voices of the families who carry it.

The archive features stories from musicians, educators, and cultural leaders including: Erin Whitsett, Gaylynn McKinney, Greg McKenzie, Heru House and Isis House of Ama Detroit, One Single Rose, Malik Yakini, Katia Wright, Brittany B Hayden, RES1, Jubilee Jackson and among others.

More than an exhibition, Baba Juke™ is a space to gather.
A space to celebrate.
A space to grieve, remember, and honor.

Through storytelling and storyholding in real time, this experience invites you to witness the influence of music dads, reflect on your own relationships, and be part of preserving stories that deserve to be held with care.

Whether you come with your father, your daughter, your memories, or your curiosity, you are welcome here.

This is for us.

Exhibition curated by: Omo Misha of Irwin House Art Gallery

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