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Channel
One
Channel One are veterans of the UK reggae scene. Winston Bennett’s
former band ‘Merger’ supported Bob Dylan in 1977 in front
of a _ million festival crowd. The band won the Community Care Award for
Mental Health in 2004 for their work in schools.
www.soundmindz.co.uk
Lapland
Invented in Cornwall, Lapland have come a long way in their mission to
write the perfect pop song. They will also be appearing live at the Spitz
in Spitalfields on Friday 8th June
http://www.myspace.com/thebandlapland
Unity
and Devision
Lively punkfolk four-piece from South London UNiTY & DEViSiON enter
the big
top with great tunes, heartfelt harmonies and occasional pleasurable
outrage. Prepare yourself for loud guitars, a kicking rhythm section.
Onstage antics aplenty. UNiTY & DEViSiON - ready to rock this mad
world.
"BRILLIANT." - the BBC's TOMMY BOYD
www.myspace.com/unityanddevision
Core Sounds
Paola Camacho (Columbian Punk)
Matthew Bradbury (Grundie)
Jackie Chin (Ska Fantastica)
Felix Javier Mbomio-Mba (Arfican Roots Reggae)
www.corearts.co.uk
Olympic ClampDown
OlympicClampDown formed by poet and singer/songwriter Tyrone Thomas and
bass player Colin Maloney with Arnold Lane on drums......special guest
Violinist Sylvia Hallet adds real quality to the sound and will be appearing
with the band on 2nd June at the 2ndBonkers Festival in Camberwell Green
http://www.myspace.com/tyronethomasspace
Buck Rabbit & EQ
Dogfood
Dogfood are a band of folks who play with words, music and performance
done as artistic musical mish mash. However they are deadly serious about
their fun. They tend to specialise in issues of silliness, madness, and
sometimes life and death. They have frequently fallen apart and reformed
and fallen apart and reformed. They are at their best in semi fluxus!
The future is Dogfood!Alison wants our names added to the Dogfood blurb:
Alison Geddes, Ban, Melanie Clifford & Nuala H.
Alex 1
A motley crew of renegades, waifs and strays from Deadbeat International,
Bucket, YOU, and the ECT's. "this is a bunch of deeply disturbed
individuals, theres not one of them thats right in the fucking head. We
get on like a house on fire, but dont mention fire in front of the drummer..........this
is our first gig since Pete got out, and if we get through the day without
anyone pressing charges I think we'll call it a success, but I aint holding
my breath y'know?" What Alex 1 actually do remains a mystery.
Sooth Sayers
The streets of South London where roots and dancehall rub shoulders with
Afro beat, hip hop and dub provides the recipe for Soothsayers’
organic and unique sound. The powerful vocals from the elder statesman
of Afrobeat, Adesose Wallace summons the spirit of Africa ’70 to
the stage.Add to this a slice of chunky horns and back up vocals from
co-writers and producers Idris Rahman and Robin Hopcraft and a rhythm
section that’ll rock you till sunrise featuring musicians working
on the cutting edge of the UK music scene as well as performing with many
of the big names from African and the Caribbean.
www.soothsayers.net
Chik
Budo
Chik Budo are a South East London five piece who marry the jazz experimentalism
of John Zorn and the energy of post-punk luminaries such as Fugazi, with
a thoroughly contemporary electronic dance bent. The end result is a hugely
accessible blast of 21st Century Electro Jazz Punk that were pretty confident
will have you swinging from the rafters.
Lazy Habits
Lazy Habits are beats, rhymes and brass to the highest standard. Fronted
by MC Lazyhabits giving name to the crew as a whole, and backed by a collective
of musicians, mc’s, beatboxers and dj’s.
www.lazyhabits.co.uk
Neville Staples
Neville Staples - Best known for his work writing & composing, the
lead singer from The Specials, and as one of the founding members of Fun
Boy 3. Neville Staples is credited with changing the face of pop music
not only once but twice.Neville's biography and past projects read like
a who's who of rock. He has worked with such legends as Elvis Costello,
The Specials 1979 - Chrysalis Records, David Byrne, Fun Boy 3 Waiting
1983 - Chrysalis Records, and Ali Campbell, Today's Specials 1996 - Kuff
Records/Virgin, to name only a few. His talents are found on the unique
tribute album, Searching For Jimi Hendrix (1999 Capitol Records) he has
also shared the stage with such icons as Ranking Roger (English Beat)
forming Special Beat. Although this line-up never actually recorded an
album they successfully toured the U.S. with Sting and Steel Pulse, which
ultimately lead up to their own headline tour.
www.nevillestaple.co.uk
The Trip Team DJ Collective
Dj collective who journey through Ska Punk Dub R&B (the old sort!)
and anything else that gets you dancin'.
Beverly Carpenter
Becca
Dave Eyre
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