Tonight | Farrago Freshers Slam

When: 30th September 2010
Where: RADA Foyer Bar, Malet Street

Details as follows:

Tickets:£5-£6

Start: 7:30pm

Open to ANY poet SLAM! Any subject or style, read or perform. EVERY poet wins a prize!

+ Features: Suli Breaks, BEFFTA award nominated poet, Paul Cree, rising young poetry star, The Bro’s Grim, the undisputed champ of terse verse & former Farrago Love SLAM! champion, Vanessa Kisuule, last show before heading off to university, Fran Landesman, octogenarian lyrical genius, Dudley Sutton, acting star & writer & Gemma Weekes, author of Love Me.

+ A screening of Acting my Age – Finally, written by Dudley Sutton before the show at 7pm!




 

Tonight || Wednesday events!!! || Akilah Live

When: Wednesday 30th June 2010

Where: The Flea Pit, 49

Columbia Road, London E2 7RG

Clash: Just Jam and The Lift Off

Doors - 7pm
Show time – 8pm
Tickets: At door £5 all night

Details as follows:

Akilah Live is back this month with another night full of cross arts brought to you by some of London’s up and coming talent.

Gracing the stage this month

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COMEDY:

Josephine Lacey
Her first stand-up gig was on the 28th of October ’08 at a comedy showcase in Camden. After performing at the showcase I was given the opportunity to perform on the main stage of The Hackney Empire for the 10th anniversary of ‘The Comedy School.’ She has performed alongside established comedians such as Felix Dexter, Phil Jupitus, Nina Conti, Arthur Smith, Josie Lawrence, Shazia Mirza and Quincy. She now performs regularly on the comedy circuit. 

POETRY: 

LyricistSistah Saffron Mykels

Twenty one year old LyricistSistah Saffron Mykels - better known as Saffy - was born an raised in South East London. With her brutally honest lyrics and cool, calm and collected delivery, touching on subjects that many would wince at discussing, Saffy expresses herself through poetry and songwriting and singing. 

G.R.E.E.D.S
Performance poet, G.R.E.E.D.S (Generating Rhymes to Engage the EnlighteneD Soul) has been performing in the circuit (underground/open mic) for three years, writing from roughly 11 (now 25.) His aim is to bring some awareness of Spoken word on a much broader scale. His style combines music with poetry. Last year he ventured in completing his own album followed by a launch. Coming into this year he is still fully believes in branching out a lot more and being one of many to fly the flag of the Art form.
http://www.iamgreeds.com/
http://twitter.com/iamgreeds

Jay Bernard
Author of Your Sign is Cuckoo, Girl (2007), which was the poetry book society's pamphlet choice for summer 2008. She was recently poet in residence on allotments in London and Oxford, and at the Benenden School in Kent. She has read her work on radio shows such as The Verb, The Green Room and the Today Show; and appeared at venues from Trafalgar Square and Shakespeare's Globe, at festivals such as Vienna Lit in Austria and Latitude. brrnrrd.wordpress.com. 

MUSIC: 

Hannah Heart Shape 
A blend of bluesy tones over sparse acoustic licks, with a poetry to her songs she is hackneys answer to billie holiday
www.myspace.com/hananimusic

Sam Sally 
Her sweet mystery mix of electronica & dreamy vocal soundscapes will take you into a world unknown where cats wear hats & trees sing.
http://www.myspace.com/samsally

Becca Anne David 
Brighton based singer/song writer.

Mitchell Bruce
Currently setting the scene a blaze Mitchell brigns a subtle blend of rnb soul and rock to the stage that will leave your ears in acoustic bliss.

DANCE:
'Mein Wort ist schwarz geworden' 
It is the result of research concerning 'Bodily States in Shapelessness'.





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Music | Poejazzi

When: Thursday 1st July 2010
Where: Southbank Centre
Clash: Rum Punch


Details as follows:


Poejazzi, as part of its Year of the Poet season, triumphantly returns to the E4 Udderbelly; this time featuring Yungun - the internationally-acclaimed wordsmith praised by Zane Lowe and Mark Ronson, and who has supported Slum Village and De La Soul – with a live band and his brilliant upcoming album, “Middleman”; fast-rising band Benin City, whose Outkast-meets-James Brown sound is highly-rated by Xfm, BBC6 Music, SoccerAM and Reuters - and Inua Ellams, whose stellar one-man poetry show recently completed ten dates at The National Theatre. Hosted by exceptional new singer-songwriter Lail Arad.


Time: Doors at 7, show from 9 to 11pm


Price: £12 + admin.




Book tickets here

TONIGHT || The Farrago Spring Slam

The Farrago Spring SLAM!
Thursday, 13th May. Starts: 7:30pm.
@ RADA Foyer Bar, Malet St, WC1. Nearest Tube: Goodge St.


http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=WC1E+7HY

Open to ANY poet SLAM! Any subject or style, read or perform. Every poet wins a PRIZE!

+ Feature performers: Keith Jarrett, the UK SLAM! Champion, Jasmine Cooray, reading from her first collection, Mab Jones, making her Farrago feature debut, Fran Landesman, octogenarian jazz lyricist and poetry genius, Steve Sumner, long overdue feature & Mark Walton, former London SLAM! Champion.


Emcee: John Paul O’Neill. Tickets: £6/£5.
Information: 07905078376. farragopoetry@yahoo.co.uk. www.myspace.com/farragopoetry We also have a Facebook page.

The Poetry Club

When: Wednesday 24th February
Where: Marie Lloyd Bar (next to Hackney Empire)

Details as follows:

Start: 7:30pm // Finish: 11pm

This is a great mid-week event for networking, poetry and just a good old laugh. Previous entertainers include: Deanna Roger, Jamie Howard and Miss London. There will also be an open mic and sign up for that is at 8pm

Doors open at 7:30pm and show starts at 8:30 sharp!

Entry price: £5, £3 for students (free for journalists with I.D)

For more info call Jack on: 07985 534458

Blessed Souls - January edition

Blessed Souls is back again and this time around they're taking things up a step but still with the same cool vibe. "If you've never attended Blessed Souls it's an open mic show that's all about you enjoying yourself with no drama included just good vibes all around. With the host Adelaide Mackenzie and the house band known to the regulars as the 'Mac Band' you're bound to have a great time."
This month's takes place at Blend Bar in South London on the 22nd January.


Tickets are £5 on the door and there is an advance guest list.


Starts: 8pm // Finish: 1am

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LOVE LOUNGE

When:   2nd January 2010 
Where: EGA alta, 91 Balham High Road Balham, SW17 8AL
Clash: 

Details as follows:
2010 sees the launch of a new and up coming event! Presented to you by Love Entertainment.


Love Lounge - The perfect setting to chill, listen to fantastic music, eat, dance, laugh and network! It's just the place to be!

Kicking off the New Year with a celebration and a bang not to be missed! With an amazing line up and great soulful vibes, you will not be disappointed.

Artists on the night: Stacey Skeete, Faith-Child, Marsha Garrick, Rachel Kerr, Matthew Allen, Tashomi (saxophone player), Michaela The Birth Of A Poet!!!

Host: Isaiah-Raymond
DJ: Daniel aka Solver

Entry: absolutely FREE!!!

Dress code: Dress to impress yourself

The night will also include:

• Great Games
• Competitions
• Comedians
• “ Pass the Mic” (Open Mic)
• Live Band

• Photography (Atina Management)

*Nearest tube station: Balham underground/overhead 2min walk from the station turn left towards tooting Bec/ broadway, continue walking and the venue is situated on the main road.

Directions: 155, 355, 249

“We look forward to celebrating with you and spreading pure and undiluted Love to you and with you.”

EXCLUSIVE AFTER PARTY: FROM 12:00 till 1:30!!!!


For more info inbox me or one of the admin or email the following:
lovelounge@hotmail.co.uk


Start: 8:30pm // Finish: 1:30pm

Southside Soul

When: 2nd DECEMBER 2009 (every Wednesday)
Where: Southside Bar, 144 Brixton Hill (next door to Tile Giant), London SW2 1SD
Clash: Writer's Block Charity Fundraiser

Doors: 5pm–midnight | Show: 8pm–11pm | Kitchen: 5pm-10pm

Entry: FREE on Guest List before 8pm | £5 thereafter or without guest list.

Guest List: Email full names to: onitpr@yahoo.co.uk with ‘SSS Glist’ in the subject box or text names to: 07790 443 834/07958 327 811. *Guest list closes at 12:00 noon on the day of the show*

Southside Bar present ‘Southside Soul’, the new mid-week, live music and open mic night.

Hosted by singing sensation, Marlon Conton (the birthday boy), alongside the amazing live band, Soul Liberation Funk, they set Southside Soul ablaze every Wednesday evening with their fabulous, raw UK talent, which warms your senses and blows you away.

Each week, you can expect to hear feature performances by some of the finest artists the UK has to offer, as well as a host of passionate Singers, Poets and Rappers on the open mic. If you think you have what it takes and would like to share your skills, arrive early to put your name on the list.  

Southside Bar has a fantastic and varied menu, including burgers and sandwiches at reasonable prices, complimented by Happy Hour between 5-8pm with the kitchen taking orders until 10pm.

Southside Soul FEATURES | 02 Dec ‘09

LG aka Lyrically Gifted | Poet
Lyrically Gifted, otherwise known as LG, is just that!  Formally one half of the outstanding poetic duo that was Under Da Poetree, LG continues to strive to inject integrity and inspiration into his material by delivering honest, entertaining and intuitive wordplay that ‘explodes at the base of your conscious’ to stimulate change. 

Xei (pronounced Shay) | Singer, Songwriter, Musician & Producer

XEI (pronounced Shay) has performed at various shows in and around London , including Oh! Bar, SE1 Club, Rum Punch and The Afro Hair & Beauty Live show, to name just a few.  Singing since the age of six, she describes her style as eclectic and comes from a very musical family, citing this as the basis for her multiple musical talents.

Live Vibe..........

When: 7th November 2009
Where: The Mermaid Theatre , EC4V 3DB 

Clash: TBC

Doors open at 6.30pm shows starts at 7.30pm

Live Vibe has been a huge success over the past few months in our studio theatre, providing a fantastic platform for up-and-coming talent to present work at Sadler's Wells. The show is a great opportunity for young artists from the worlds of dance, music, spoken word and more to perform in a professional environment during the early stages of their careers.

This one-off show at the  Mermaid Theatre features some of the best acts who have performed at Live Vibe this year, plus exclusive appearances from UK street dance giants Boy Blue and Zoonation.

With plenty of audience interaction,  Live Vibe is an eclectic and fun evening of entertainment hosted byHakeem "Mr Impact" Onibudo and Annaliese Dayes(Britain’s Next Top Model).

Full line-up 

DANCE 
Boy Blue / Flo’ography / Zoonation Youth / Impact Dance (FFI) / Trixterz / Sheik It / Duwane Sparx Taylor / Woolwich Krumpers

SINGERS 
Fola / Hayley C / J’Nay / Dionne Reid / Jacqui Bennett

MCs & BEATBOXERS 
Slickmouth / JP / Red 

After-party until midnight with DJ Mikey J

Tickets £15