This month’s episode is a recording of a sound and spoken word performance by Singaporean poet Wahid Al Mamun [Instagram] and the Bureau of Race Neutrality Singapore [Bandcamp] at Sing Lit Station, 5 August 2025. It occurred soon after the launch of Wahid’s first book of poetry, What God Took Your Legs Away (2025) on AFTERIMAGE press. The improvised pieces documented in this recording recall the so-called “Little India Riots”, 8 December 2013. Sparked by a fatal accident at a bus terminal the unrest implicated numerous migrant workers. One cosequence was the building of a special bus terminal for migrant workers, which many argue is an example of hostile architecture. The performance is followed by a Q&A, and a montage of recordings made in the streets of Little India round off this podcast.
fugitive frequency, season 5 episode 10: Wahid Al Mamun & Bureau of Race Neutrality Singapore
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