Rising Styles Hip Hop Festival - July 4th - 13th 2008

RISING STYLES & AFROLUTION HIP HOP SHOWCASE @ CARGO

Live performances from: Emmanuel Jal, Enlish, Koaste K, Scizzahz, Skilf & live band, Southern Suspects, Witchdoctor Wise
DJs: DJ Catch, DJ Downlow, Excalibah, Tyni
Hosted by: DJ 279, Freecy D
Also: Breakdancing, Fashion Lounge feat. Avit Clothing, Illegirl & Love Apparel (bring some extra dosh in case you see something you like)
When: Thursday 29th May 2008 7pm - 1am
Where: Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AY.
Damage: £8/£7 concessions(on the door) or £5 in advance.
Outlets: www.cargo-london.com/shop & www.ticketweb.co.uk

Links:
kalaphool.com
cargo-london.com
risingstyles.com
myspace.com/risingstyles
afrolution.com

Rising Styles & Blunted 9th May 2008

Blunted & Rising Styles present a night of Hip Hop and the music that influenced a generation. Expect straight up Hip Hop mixed with Funk, Breaks, and plenty of Soul.

Feat. Para & Baila (Breakin Bread), Unia (Blunted), Dutch Courage, Simpson (Zebra Traffic).

Friday 9th May
8pm -2am
Free entry - Donations welcomed.
Star & Sailor, corner of Temple Street & Western Road, Brighton.

Check bluntedpresents.co.uk and risingstyles.com

Portishead Live

Just got back from Wolverhampton after witnessing the massiveness of Portishead live.
They performed tracks from the new album interspersed with all the old favourites. Truly awesome. Big thanks to KDC for getting me the ticket.

Kid Koala - Moon River

Just been checking out some turntablism vids on YouTube and came across this.
Genius!

MOTHER INDIA - 21st CENTURY REMIX

In an exciting partnership with KALA PHOOL, The Drum have co-commissioned MOTHER INDIA 21st CENTURY REMIX (MI21).


MI21 is a dynamic live audio/visual project to re-score and re-visualize the groundbreaking 'tour-de-force' of Indian cinematic history 'Mother India'.

Winner of the Oscar for best Foreign Film in 1957, the film came to symbolise the post-colonial Indian psyche interpreted through the ambitions, struggles, compassion and sheer will to survive of the central 'Mother' character Radha.

Profoundly influential, Mother India was lauded for its stunning cinematography, indelible soundtrack and powerfully dramatic storyline.

KALA PHOOL has brought the film together with one of the world's leading Turntablists and electronic composers; British Asian DJ Tigerstyle (former World DMC and ITF champion) to reinterpret the score through a unique live electronic performance to commemorate India and Pakistan's Independence.

Tigerstyle uses turntables and electronics, accompanied by the prodigious talents of Cellist, Matt Constantine and Drummer David Shaw, to present the film for a contemporary audience.

Experimental, yet true to the source, the film has been specially recut and remixed exclusively for this performance.

An extroadinary film and an extraordinary reimagining.

So you can experience this amazing work, we are presenting MI21 during its developmental stages at a club night in Birmingham, and in a theatre space in London.

Later in the year MI21 will return home to The Drum in all its splendor for a prestigious launch before embarking on a national tour.

Film re-edit by The Renderghost.



DROP BEATS NOT BOMBS
FRIDAY 2 MAY 2008
9.00PM - 6.00AM
@ RAINBOW WAREHOUSE, ADDERLEY STREET, DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM, B12 0LD
£10 - 1 NIGHT TICKETS (only available on the door, not through any other source or outlets)
£20 - 3 DAY TICKETS (WWW.THETICKETSELLERS.CO.UK)


AS PART OF 3 DAY FESTIVAL, FRIDAYS LINEUP INCLUDES:
BOBBY FRICTION
RIZ MC
SHAANTA ALLSTARS
DJ SHORTY

WWW.DROPBEATSNOTBOMBS.CO.UK

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OVAL HOUSE THEATRE
SATURDAY 10 MAY 2008
7.30PM
52-54 KENNINGTON OVAL, LONDON, SE11 5SW
BOX OFFICE - 0207 5827680
£6.00
+ AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

WWW.OVALHOUSE.COM

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THE DRUM
SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2008
TIME
144 POTTERS LANE, ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 4UU
BOX OFFICE - 0121 333 2444

WWW.THE-DRUM.ORG.UK

Andreya Triana & Sri @ Cargo

Andreya Triana & Sri @ Cargo
Originally uploaded by renderghost

Went up to Cargo the other night to show support for two very talented artists, the amazing Sri McKinnon painting live while Andreya Triana blew us all away with her incredible voice. They'll no doubt be coming to a venue near you one of these days so keep'em peeled.