Little Dragon, radiant Swedish soul/electro band, are blazing a new trail for live electronic music and this is their night!
Dynamic, organic, beat-driven and soulful, Little Dragon released their debut album in 2007 and their second album Machine Dreams was released at the end of last year. They also gave OneTaste their favourite song Blinking Pigs from their latest album for their OneTaste Compilation Vol. 1, which can be purchased from their website, Amazon.co.uk or iTunes etc.
Little Dragon have had numerous sell out shows including the Jazz Café, Cargo and co-headlined OneTaste’s 5000+ strong crowd at their 2008 event in association with The Royal Parks at Exhibition Road Music Day in Hyde Park.
“Universally hailed as a masterpiece of free thinking soul”, One Week To Live.
More info on Little Dragon
Supporting Little Dragon will be the wonderful Jono McCleery, who is a London based solo artist signed to Ninja Tune. As well has his growing loyal following throughout the UK he has toured Switzerland and supported Fink. His debut album Darkest Light was completed independently, which was self-produced and funded by his fans, including folk-star Vashti Bunyan and radio DJs Tom Robinson and Fiona Talkington. Jono has also collaborated with The Part Time Heroes with songs Realise & Angels Fly.
More info on Jono McCleery
With DJ John Hendicott on the decks spinning some beats to take us into the early hours! A true all rounder! John Hendicott, international DJ and music producer John specialises in electronic hip hop, funk, and broken beats with a tendency to lean towards the big epic sound.
Producer of the hit single Chip Diddy Chip with Chipmunk, Hendicott is has planned releases with Lady Lykez and PinkPunk.
More info on John Hendicott
Relentless Garage
20-22 Highbury Corner
London, N5 1RD
Tickets: £12 – available through Ticketweb
STRICTLY OVER 18s (PHOTOGRAPHIC ID REQUIRED TO GAIN ENTRY)
More info on OneTaste
NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH
The cash has been counted and due to you lovely people, artists, Poejazzi & The Last Days of Decadence – on the night £1600 was raised for Partners in Health to help those in Haiti – pats on the back all round! Wow
NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH
Please help!
A strong aftershock has rocked Haiti… …eight days after another quake devastated the country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8469800.stm
As if one massive earthquake weren’t enough, Haiti has now been hit by a second quake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/20/haiti-hit-by-second-earthquake
It’s time to dig deep and do what we can for the people of Haiti.
PLEASE NOTE – START OF SHOW HAS CHANGED TO 19:30 rather than as advertised on flyer!
Poejazzi and The Last Days of Decadence team up to bring you Help to Haiti, a spectacular programme of poetry and music from some of the UK’s finest artists. All proceeds will go to Partners in Health, a healthcare charity which has been doing excellent work in Haiti for around 20 years. There’ll be exceptional poetry from:
Kate TempestVentriloquist
Alex iamb
Alex Gwyther
David J
Michaela
And there’ll be superb music from:
Heidi Vogel The Stillhouse Orchestra Valentina Jamie Woon Louise Golbey and Ed Sheeran….with more exciting acts still to come!!
So come down, hang out, and help us bring Help to Haiti.
If you want to help, but you can’t make the event, please go to: http://www.pih.org/
The very little time, energy and money you give will save at least one life.
ALL proceeds go to Partners in Health.
If you’d like to get involved with the event in any way please contact Joshua on lordgokal@hotmail.com
Door Charge: Pay What You Can
Suggested Donation: £5
PLEASE NOTE – START OF SHOW HAS CHANGED TO 19:30 rather than as advertised on flyer!
The Last Days of Decadence 145 Shoreditch High St London
The wonderful Inua Ellams is back for his Spring Tour of his award winning The 14th Tale, kicking off a 2010 to be excited about! Following last year’s 23 Date tour, Fuel presents the spring tour of Inua Ellams’ award winning The 14th Tale!
The 14th Tale is a free flowing mellifluous narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief growing from the clay streets of Nigeria to roof tops in Dublin, and finally to London. Inua vividly recreates the characters that punctuate his upbringing in deft and beautiful poetry, while challenging the audience’s expectations of what it is to be a young, black male in London today.
“The 14th Tale comes as a sharp reminder of the power of language and rhythm in theatre, and of how dramatic poetry can create whole worlds through the voice of a single performer.” Scotsman, Fringe First award winner, Edinburgh 2009
“Intimate and engaging…the theatrical calling card of a bright young talent.” The Times
Inua Ellams is a Word & Graphic Artist currently residing in London. His work is known for its iconic imagery, unashamed beauty and attention to detail.
Spring Tour:
9th & 10th February:
The National Theatre
Cottesloe Theatre, Southbank, London, SE1 9PX
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk // 020 7452 3000
19th February:
The Arts at Dartington
Studio 1, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6DE
www.dartington.org/arts // 01803 847070
24th February:
The University of Bedfordshire Theatre
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, MK41 9EA
www.beds.ac.uk/thetheatre // 0800 328 5334
25th February:
Gulbenkian Theatre //
University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NB
www.thegulbenkian.co.uk // 01227 769075
4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th March:
The National Theatre
Cottesloe Theatre, Southbank, London, SE1 9PX
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk // 020 7452 3000
- Video Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXf1w6svWGs
Directed by Thierry Lawson // Lighting by Michael Nabarro
A BAC Scratch Commission with Apples & Snakes.
A London Word Festival Commission.
Funded by Arts Council England.
The inimitable Mark Hole is back for 2010 at The Ginglik in Shepherds Bush. A born entertainer, accompanying himself on piano, this man is a hoot. Mark combines a totally unique voice – enormous, yet sensitive, part croon, part light tenor; with a warped and original songwriting talent, surreal, moving and often downright deviant. Not to be missed.
And in a recent review of a OneTaste event in Brighton where Mark Hole performed, Mark Ede said: “However the trump card was Mark Hole, a somewhat music hall version of Jamie Cullum and Tom Baxter’s lovechild doing Supertramp-like tunes. Weird but brilliant.”
So pop down to Shepherds Bush on Friday 22nd January for some serious entertainment!
£6 pounds to get in if you get there before 10pm otherwise £8 on the door.
The Ginglik 1 Shepherds Bush Green Shepherds Bush London, W12 8PH More info on Mark Hole
Now we have broken the first few days in for 2010 – it is time for the first event!
And to do that the wonderful Poejazzi boys (Joshua, Inua & Musa) have given us the amazing event of “Year of the Poet Event #001: Poejazzi at the Southbank”.
Poejazzi returns to Southbank Centre and kicks off its ‘Year of the Poet’ season with a packed hour-long show featuring four magnificent acts, either emerging or established, from the worlds of poetry and music.
Poetic duties will be attended to by Alex Gwyther, whose wit recalls that of the Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner, and Ventriloquist – a mix between Gil Scott-Heron and Jack Kerouac – who last year read regularly on BBC Radio One. There’ll be music from Ed Sheeran, the superb singer-songwriter who though only 18 just supported Just Jack on his UK tour, and Heidi Vogel, whose Nina Simone-meets-bossa nova vocals have graced the Royal Albert Hall and other stages with the Cinematic Orchestra. Not to be missed, this special edition of Friday Tonic is a curtain-raiser for the Henry Rollins show in the RFH later the same evening.
ABOUT “THE YEAR OF THE POET”:
In 2010, Poejazzi presents “The Year of the Poet [詩人]“: a 12-month programme of events to highlight and celebrate the brilliance of the spoken word and music scene, during which Poejazzi will team up with several of the UK’s foremost live entertainment venues. Confirmed venues – so far – include the Camden Crawl, the Ministry of Sound, the Southbank Centre, and The Roundhouse; where Benin City will launch their debut EP in March. (In other words, stay tuned!)
ABOUT “POEJAZZI”:
“London’s premier spoken word and music night” – Southbank Centre
“Consistently blinding: *****” – Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2007, 2008)
“No.1 Critics’ Choice” – TimeOut
Poejazzi, one of the leading entertainment nights in the UK, brings artists supremely gifted with words and music to new audiences; previous performers have included Beardyman, Dockers MC, Jamie Woon, Natty and Scroobius Pip. This superb show, consistently sold-out through the three years of its life, provides a platform for the country’s best emerging talent.
Poejazzi is presented and promoted by three of the UK’s finest performance poets, Joshua Idehen, Inua Ellams, and Musa Okwonga, whose work is both acapella and accompanied by music. They have been featured by BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, BBC6 Music, Xfm, Q Magazine Radio, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Scotsman, Channel4.com, Prospect and Attitude magazines; they have performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the 2008 EU Energy Summit; and they have been commended for their contribution to live literature to Her Majesty the Queen.
I would also like to add that this event is FREE so you’d better get down there early!
Foyer Bar – level 2 Southbank Centre, Southbank, London Show: 6.00pmNearest tube: Embankment / Waterloo
OneTaste is OFFICIALLY 5 Years Old!!
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS HERE
Come and join them to celebrate this milestone of 5 years in the UK music and poetry scene! They have prepared a special show that promises birthday cheer and Christmas merriment all in one sitting! Read below for the line up… OneTaste family and newbies, plus the return of the OneTaste choir to excite your ear holes…
They have also put a limited run of EARLY BIRD TICKET SALES! First come first served! Click the link and see if you’re lucky 
Bridgette Amofah – The Times named her as the female artist to watch out for this year. Bridgette has been part of the OneTaste family since the beginnings up in the Tavistock room of The Bedford. What a musical journey she’s been on in that time. Entering yet another incredible phase in her musical direction, come and see a set that you perhaps have never seen Bridgette play before (unless you saw her play the festival). Mind-blowing may be a word to describe it. Fresh of tour fronting Oi Va Voi, Bridgette is now concentrating on her solo material and coming to play with us on our birthday! 
http://www.myspace.com/bridgettesmusic
Stac - Lush harmonies gallore and the odd gorgeously deliberate note clash thrown in for good measure. Stac writes jazzy, soulful and sometimes uncomprehendably intricate tunes that leave hear audience beaming.
http://www.myspace.com/stacca
Michael Kiwanuka – We listen to Michael’s music and it makes us feel so good. It’s classic, classic like Otis, classic like Bill… Blessed with an incredible voice full of warmth and soul, Michael’s set is going to be the perfect set for OneTaste’s 5th Birthday and Christmas celebrations. Just take a listen to his myspace to know what we mean.
http://www.myspace.com/mikeksongs
Byron Vincent – From surreal punk rock disquisition about the socialist inclinations of the Smurfs to astutely acerbic examinations of the fraying tapestry of British culture. Byron Vincent’s oratory fuses comedy, poetry and doe eyed bewilderment to create a unique and entertaining spoken word experience. He also does a rather fine haiku about Elton John’s preferred choice of salad.
http://www.myspace.com/byron_vincent
Andy Craven-Griffiths – Born and bred in Leicester, Andy is the middle child of seven and always had to fight for attention. He started writing out of anger and carried on because he loved saying things and liked it when people listened. Andy’s poetry is witty, astute and sentimental all in one. His poetry possesses a natural charm and an insight. He’s also John Berkavitch’s brother!
http://www.myspace.com/cravengriffiths
OneTaste Choir – Sassy soul loveliness! Now a 17 voice, girl choir, OneTaste started in 2007 with Mae McKenna leading the ensemble. The newly regrouped choir will be singing with Stac and then breaking out to do some Christmas jingles just for you!
Sunday 13th December 2009
The Bedford
77 Bedford Hill
Balham
SW12 9HD
£8 adv/£10 door
For table reservations please email: tablebookings@onetaste.co.uk (NB this does not include reservations of tickets – to do that click on the click for “Buy advanced tickets here”!)
Tongue Fu finishes the year in style with the final show of 2009, celebrating the power, creativity and humour of womankind on December 10th at Rich Mix.
Featuring the poetic genius of five super-powered, loquacious literary ladies, flexing their freshest lyrical moves to a spontaneous soundtrack of lip smacking jazz from The Tongue Fu Band (Nostalgia 77, JTQ, Gwyneth Herbert).
Fran Landesman - acclaimed songwriter, poet and performer grew up in New York in the 1930s and 40s. She co-wrote Broadway shows with her author/publisher husband Jay (“the founder of The Beat Generation” Kenneth Rexroth). Her songs have been recorded by: Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McCrae, Miles Davis and more. London based since the 1960’s and a regular on the poetry scene her poems are funny, irreverent and beautiful. A documentary about Fran called “Almost A Legend” was released in Oct ’09. Her son Miles accompanies her on guitar.
Salena Godden - A lively lovely star of the performance poetry scene for twenty years, she’s performed the world over. She’s been published in, amongst others, IC3 (Penguin), Fire People (Canongate), Oral & Dedalus (Hodder & Stoughton), The Guardian and Punk Fiction (Picador). She hosts London’s hippest literary salon ‘The Book Club Boutique’ and fronts the raucous and saucy ska ‘n’ roll band ‘Salt Peter’. Her childhood memoir, ‘Springfield Road’ is published by Harper Collins in 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/bookclubboutique
Zena Edwards – is a veteran of WOMAD, Glastonbury, London Jazz Festival, British Council, BBC Radio 1, 3, 4.. and on and on. Her one woman show ‘Security’ toured the UK following a run at BAC. A spellbinding singer and poet, Zena’s current project ‘Conversations’ combines improvised poetry, music and VJ-ing, working with saxophonists Jason Yarde and Soweto Kinch and poets HKB Finn and Maxwell Golden.
“Zena Edwards is a mesmerizing performer of deeply lyrical, musical, streetwise poetry.” The Verb – BBC Radio 3
http://www.myspace.com/zenaedwards
Poetic Pilgrimage - are Muneera Rashida and Sukina Abdul Noor – one of the few Muslim female hip hop/spoken word acts in the world. Soulful, intelligent and musical they have toured extensively throughout Europe and the US performing with Talib Kweli (US), K’naan (Somalia) and Mutabaruka (Jamaica). Their work has been featured in The Independent, The New Statesman, Hip Hop Connection, BBC Asian Network, ITV1, Al Jazeera and many more.
Check their new free mix tape Starwomen at http://starwomenmixtape.com
Also featuring Last Mango In Paris – Tongue Fu’s poetic polemicist in residence performing his own paean to the fairer sex in his inimitable style.
Hosted by Chris ‘Ventriloquist’ Redmond “One of THE names to drop whenever spoken word is on the agenda.” Apples & Snakes http://www.myspace.com/ventriloquistmusic
http://youtube.com/tonguefutales
Rich Mix 35-47 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6LABUY TICKETS HERE! or 020 7613 7498 for tickets
£5 entry
Doors 8pm / Show 8.30pm
“It’s poetry, but not as you know it…amazing to listen to…a really quirky take on traditional poetry readings.” The Guardian
Kate Tempest is a rapper, poet, and playwright.
Scroobius Pip has been quoted in saying: “She has no right whatsoever to be as good as she is. It astounds me. Her writing is epic, her delivery piercing, and with the addition of her band Sound of Rum her potential is realised. Inspirational.”
So join her live and be apart of the audience for her Spoken Word Album Recording Session: Take 2!
Be there on 26th November @ 7pm sharp or even a bit earlier to experience a little piece of history and have fun doing it!
More info on Kate see her myspace page!
Utrophia 136 Tanners Hill Deptford London, SE8 4QD
OneTaste West is back for the last time this year, so come on down for some Thursday evening fun!
Line up:
PEPE BELMONTE – Pepe Belmonte is an acoustic folk-blues singer/ songwriter with a strong sense of imagery and catchy melodies. His bluesy guitar style and distinctive vocal and harmonica style have been known to win over many an audience member.
Pepe brought joy to those who experienced the one-on-one performances he dished out at the OneTaste Festival this year as part of Folk in a Box and is coming to OTW to deliver another delightfully intimate set.
http://www.myspace.com/pepebelmonte
DAISY KELLY-GRANGER – Now performing with a two piece backing band, Daisy Kelly-Granger has been singing all her life and is a veteran of the OneTaste stage.
A keen lover of life, Daisy carries with her an immense amount of drive and positivity that she shares with everyone she meets, and it can be seen and heard so clearly in her passionate, soulful delivery of her heartfelt music.
http://www.myspace.com/daisykellygranger
MR GEE – Mr Gee is Mr Incredible. He has done a lot and done it all well. He has been “Poet Laureate” for Russell Brand’s hugely popular BBC 6music/Radio 2 program, host of the highly acclaimed Spoken Word entertainment night, “Brix-Tongue” in South London, delivered the poetic intro for the award-winning West End show “Into the Hoods” and performed spoken word in front of 17,000 people at the O2. This man is special and we are really looking forward to having him back.
“A charming and politically articulate street poet” – The Times
http://www.myspace.com/djmrgee
VALENTINA – We are truly delighted to have this lovely lady back to grace the OTW stage after far too long an absence!
Valentina has an honest and down-to-earth approach to her songwriting, writing about everyday life and personal experiences. A beautiful lady with a beautiful voice and truly engaging stage presence.
http://www.myspace.com/valentinamusic
The Regal Room (upstairs)
The Distillers
64 Fulham Palace Rd
Hammersmith, W6 9PH
£5 adv / £7 on door – BUY ADVANCED TICKETS HERE
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GOOD BYE HANBURY CLUB…Yes, it’s with sadness that The Hanbury Club is closing for good this weekend 
OneTaste on Sunday will be the last show for this amazing venue, so they hope you’ll come down and celebrate all the good times that have been had in The Hanbury and show your love to Chris, Amanda, Rachel and the rest of the team!
So join the amazing party! And we have got just the acts to do this with….
Daniel Marcus Clark, Mark Hole, Inua Ellams and Bunty, Le Jule and Lee.
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OneTaste Brighton
Sunday 15th November
@ The Hanbury Club
Line-up:
Inua Ellams – Edinburgh Fringe First award winner, Inua Ellams is one of the most brilliant poets on the UK spoken word scene. Magical, cheeky & capitvating.
http://www.myspace.com/phaze05
Bunty, Le Jule and Lee – Bunty, amazing looping vocalist from Brighton is infamous on the festival scenes for her solo work and singing in bands such as Resonators. She has recently started a new and quirky trio that combine looping, viola & 3 part harmony. We’re very excited about this OneTaste debut.
http://www.myspace.com/buntylooping
Mark Hole – A totally unique voice – enormous, yet sensitive, part croon, part light tenor; with a warped and original songwriting talent, surreal moving and often downright deviant.
http://www.myspace.com/markhole
Daniel Marcus Clark – Lead story-teller of The infamous Hat has now gone solo with some new beautiful stories to tell. A Brighton local, Daniel will be showcasing he new one-man act on Sunday and for those of the that haven’t seen him before….imagine the best story ever told by the best voice in the world with magical music to boot.
http://www.myspace.com/danielmarcusclark
The Hanbury Club
83 St Georges Rd
Brighton, BN2 1EF
Doors 7.30pm
Tickets £5 adv/ £7 door
© Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions Ltd. and http://moneypennypromotions.wordpress.com, 2007-2009. Unathorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
OneTaste is back with their 4th OneTaste Festival!
A 3 floor art explosion that allows you to feast of the highest calibre of creativity! Music, poetry, film, art, philosophy, workshops, parades, theatre, DJs, dancing, feeding and more!
Join them for the day and night long celebration of amazing stuff.
** JUST CONFIRMED: NEWTON FAULKNER! **
CONFIRMED ACTS:
* Newton Faulkner – http://www.myspace.com/newtonfaulkner * The Correspondents – http://www.myspace.com/thecorrespondentsmusic * David Goo – http://www.myspace.com/davidgoo * Bridgette Amofah – http://www.myspace.com/bridgettesmusic * Park Bench Poet – http://www.myspace.com/parkbenchpoet * Gideon Conn – http://www.myspace.com/gideonconn * Speakers Corner Quartet – http://www.myspace.com/speakerscornerquartet * Sound of Rum – http://www.myspace.com/soundofrumband * Mark Hole – http://www.myspace.com/markhole * Inua Ellams – http://www.myspace.com/phaze05 * Laura Dockrill – http://www.myspace.com/lauradockrill * Joe Driscoll – http://www.myspace.com/joedriscoll * The Adventurists – http://www.myspace.com/adventuristsuk * Kwake (from Speakers Corner Quartet) * The Moulettes – http://www.myspace.com/moulettes * The La De Dahs – http://www.myspace.com/theladedahs * Stac – http://www.myspace.com/stacca * The Half Sisters – http://www.myspace.com/thehalfsistersuk * United Vibrations – http://www.myspace.com/unitedvibrations * Daniel Marcus Clark – http://www.myspace.com/danielmarcusclark * David J – http://www.myspace.com/davidj14 * Jono McCleery – http://www.myspace.com/jonomccleery * Daisy Kelly-Granger – http://www.myspace.com/daisykellygranger * Yap – http://www.myspace.com/yapacoustic * Benin City – http://www.myspace.com/wearebenincity * Melox Marvels – http://www.myspace.com/meloxmarvels * Alex Gwyther – http://www.myspace.com/thebestofthebiro * Kate Tempest – http://www.myspace.com/katetempestwords * Laura J Martin – http://www.myspace.com/lalajmartin * PoetiCat – http://www.myspace.com/poeticat * Gabby Young & Other Animals – http://www.myspace.com/gabbyyoung * Ross Sutherland – http://www.myspace.com/rosssutherland * Brooke Sharkey – http://www.myspace.com/brookesharkiii * Fiona Bevan – http://www.myspace.com/fionabevan * Salena Godden – http://www.myspace.com/wearesaltpeter * Jennifer White-Light * Charlie Dark - http://www.myspace.com/charliedarkDJs:
* My Therapist – http://www.myspace.com/mytherapist
And still more TBA…
With SPECIAL GUESTS:
ANTIC BANQUET – The Antic Banquet posse will be taking over the Ballroom at the festival, bringing you games, music and art galore!
On Stage:
* The Worm – http://www.myspace.com/wormfoodlondon
* QDOS – http://www.myspace.com/qdosmusic
* Resonators – http://www.myspace.com/resonatorsmusic
* DJs – Sketchy and Daddy Fe
Plus games & antics: Fruit Salad Toss, Pirate Gardening, The Planetarium and Corporate Crunching
ONETASTE FEATURES:
* Charlie Morley – Lucid Dreaming workshop: Learn the art of Lucid Dreaming
Charlie Morley has been studying Lucid Dream practices from both the Western Scientific and Tibetan Buddhist schools for over 6 years and was recently authorised by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche (the Abbot of the largest Buddhist temple in the West) to start teaching Lucid Dreaming. Charlie still retains his “day job” of running a performance collective called THROWDOWN and the last time he was on stage at One Taste was actually as a spoken word artist. The workshop will be focused on learning how to lucid dream and exploring the benefits of waking up within your dreams!
* Tim Freke - http://www.timothyfreke.com – Standup Philosophy – Lucid Living talk – come listen, experience and talk with one of the UK’s most acclaimed philosophers and his Big Love theory.
Tim is the author of over twenty books that have established his reputation as a groundbreaking scholar and original free-thinker. First known for his work in unearthing hypocrisies in religion, getting his booked banned in some countries, he is best known for his groundbreaking work on Christian Gnosticism with his close friend Peter Gandy, including The Jesus Mysteries, which was a top 10 best-seller in the UK and USA, and a ‘Book of the Year’ in the UK Daily Telegraph.
Tim is also an innovative ‘stand-up philosopher’ – a concept he developed from the ancient idea of a philosopher as a travelling ‘spiritual entertainer’ who transformed people’s consciousness. I highly recommend coming to hear him talk, to listen, be inspired, to challenge and debate with. It’s an excellent mind and soul experience work out! come see for yourself.
* 1 Giant Leap - http://www.1giantleap.tv – Film screening and Q&A with Jamie Catto – The most amazing documentary of music and life ever.
1 Giant Leap, a ground breaking film made by Duncan Bridgeman and Jamie Catto, marks the 6 year journey of 2 music producers going round the world collecting sounds and thoughts from many different countries and cultures. From A list celebrities, guru’s to villagers, this film manages to unite humanity and deal with the common issues that every human will face whilst on this earth.
1 Giant Leap will be shown throughout the day and night in the Tavistock Room as The OneTaste Festival.
* Folk in a Box – magical 1 on 1 folk performances brought to you by The Dispossessed crew. Featuring songs from Pepe Belmonte, Dom Coyote, Emily Barker, Frank Doody and more!
* Face Painting – http://www.bellafaces.co.uk – Magical designs painted anywhere on your body by Bella Faces
* Yogabeats – David Sye: http://www.yogabeats.com – Freak out Yoga classes where David teaches us all the meaning of letting it all hang out.
Seriously amazing. David is of Russian descent, the son of a scientist mother and artist father. He has been practicing Yoga for over 20 years and has taken his unorthodox methods to troops in the Bosnian war, Gaza, Meditation courses in Tenerife, Abbey Rd Community Centre and Youths at Risk in Easter House, Glasgow and South London. Come and see what Yoga, when you break all the rules, looks like.
* Live Story Writing – collective story writing with your OneTaste favourite poets.
* Bearded Kitten – silly games – http://www.myspace.com/beardedkitten
This crew, infamous for their Secret Garden Party silliness (remember the mud wrestling?), will be filling our experience with roaming antics and games. Watch out for them during the festival. You could be their next victim of silliness!
* Bondage For Freedom – photo booth – http://www.bondageforfreedom.com
Bondage for Freedom are a maverick bunch of creatives pooling their talents to rebel rouse the world into positive change. Led by Sam Roddick (Coco de Mer) and Jamie Catto (1 Giant Leap), BoF have become famous for their non-official arts protest marches in London. Never asking permission, teams of creative take to the streets filling London with creativity with an important humanitarian message at their core.
At the festival, Bondage for Freedom are setting up a photobooth filled with cages, gimp suits, slogans, fancy dress and more. You can dress up, have photos taken in cages with giant guns, create powerful visual statements, and these will all be posted onto the BoF facebook group after the Festival. Create images that say no to war, no to oppression, yes to freedom for all and creative liberation.
* GROUND ZERO – dance crew – http://www.groundzerodance.org
AND MORE performances and spectacles to be announced soon…
The Bedford
77 Bedford Hill
Balham, SW12 9HD
£10 in adv or £12 on door
SO GO ON…BUY ADVANCED TICKETS HERE!
© Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions Ltd. and http://moneypennypromotions.wordpress.com, 2007-2009. Unathorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
It is FINALLY here!
OneTaste Compilation Vol. 1!
Available to download from:
iTunes
from 19th October!
Featuring the mastery of: Little Dragon, Portico Quartet, Polarbear, Stac & Bonobo, Nick Mulvey, Gideon Conn, Jono McCleery, Inua Ellams, The Moulettes, Laura J Martin, The Hat, Sound of Rum & Bridgette Amofah!
So to celebrate we are putting on a big PARTY
The FREE GUESTLIST IS NOW FULL AND CLOSED.
You can still turn up and pay £5 door entry.
PLEASE NOTE: People on guest list, your names will be on the door, this means you come for free, but this does not guarantee you entry. Get down there at 10pm as it is going to be very busy.
At this party we will have limited edition pre-release CDs, yes physical copies , of the compilation (primarily a digital download). So get down early if you want one!
This amazing launch night will feature special performances from:
STAC – Lush harmonies gallore and the odd gorgeously deliberate note clash thrown in for good measure. Stac writes jazzy, soulful and sometimes uncomprehendably intricate tunes that leave hear audience beaming.
http://www.myspace.com/stacca
NICK MULVEY – Nick Mulvey is ¼ of Portico Quartet. Nick draws on his interest in African stories and poetry composed to his own music to create quite a unique and wonderful show.
http://www.myspace.com/nickmulveymusic
SOUND OF RUM – Sound of Rum are a 3 piece, loop-based, beats and rhymes band. Archie Marsh plays guitar & bass, Ferry Lawrenson plays drums, & rising rapper & poet Kate Tempest does the words. Their catchy Hip hop debut EP ‘Balance’ was described by Scroobius Pip as ‘Genius.’
http://www.myspace.com/soundofrumband
GIDEON CONN – Alternative by nature, Gideon’s shows are breath-taking from start to finish. With a cheeky smile he makes the audience jump for joy, sigh with delight then leave asking what they have just seen and and when can I hear it again?
http://www.myspace.com/gideonconn
KATE TEMPEST – is a rapper, poet and playwright. Scroobius Pip says: “She has no right whatsoever to be as good as she is. It astounds me. Her writing is epic, her delivery piercing, and with the addition of her band Sound of Rum her potential is realised. Inspirational.”
http://www.myspace.com/katetempestwords
DJs DOM SERVINI & JOHN HENDICOTT – Prepare to ache the next morning from all the dancing!
http://www.myspace.com/servini
And DON’T FORGET… FREE if you email: stac@onetaste.co.uk
DEADLINE FOR GUESTLIST IS THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER – otherwise it’s £5 on the door!
See you there
© Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions Ltd. and http://moneypennypromotions.wordpress.com, 2007-2009. Unathorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Fuel presents Inua Ellams’ Award winning 14th Tale: “I’m from a long line of trouble makers, of ash skinned Africans, born with clenched fists and a natural thirst for battle, only quenched by breast milk.”
The 14th Tale is a free flowing mellifluous narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief growing from the clay streets of Nigeria to roof tops in Dublin, and finally to London. Inua vividly recreates the characters that punctuate his upbringing in deft and beautiful poetry, while challenging the audience’s expectations of what it is to be a young, black male in London today.
Inua Ellams is a Word & Graphic Artist currently residing in London. His work is known for its iconic imagery, unashamed beauty and attention to detail.
Autumn tour schedule:
1st October:
ARC, Dovecot Street, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1LL
7.45pm
www.arconline.co.uk | 01642 525199
2nd & 3rd October:
Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA
7.30pm
BSL interpreted performance on 3rd Oct
www.contact-theatre.org | 0161 274 0600
15th October:
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PF
7.30pm
www.nordenfarm.org | 01628 788997
16th & 17th October:
Ustinov @ Theatre Royal Bath, Monmouth Street, Bath, BA1 1ET
8pm
www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ustinov | 01225 448844
19th – 31st October (exc 25th):
BAC, Lavender Hill, London, Sw11 5TN
8.30pm
www.bac.org.uk | 020 7223 2223
4th November:
The Drum, 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU
7.30pm
www.the-drum.org.uk | 0121 333 2444
5th & 6th November:
the Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG
7.30pm
www.thealbany.org.uk | 0208692 4446
25th November:
Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET
7.30pm
www.croydonclocktower.org.uk | 020 8253 1030
27th November:
Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
7.45pm
www.merlintheatre.co.uk | 01373 465949
A BAC Scratch Commission with Apples & Snakes. A London Word Festival Commission. Funded by Arts Council England.
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OneTaste is back at The Bedford after their summer break with a beautiful line up. Join them for lush music and spoken word. And with the new discounted price it’s hard to refuse! Featuring:
Liam Bailey
Alex Gwyther
Miss Jo Williams
Inua Ellams
Mechanical Bride
Line-up:
Liam Bailey – Liam Bailey writes raw acoustic blues and soul music with spirit. Hailing from Nottingham, he has a particular knack for writing addictive tunes that refuse to let you out of their grasp and force you to embrace them back.
Possessing the melodies and vocals of a wise soul, Liam will be capturing us with material taken from his debut album, soon to be released on Polydor Records.
http://www.myspace.com/liambaileyuk
Alex Gwyther – Surrey based wordsmith and aspiring children’s writer Alex Gwyther’s Hip Hop influenced poetical prose covers short stories and poems about everyday life … and the little bits in between.
A graduate in Creative Writing and Drama and a proud owner of a 2,000m swimming badge, he loves a row on the weekend in SW6, can’t wait to draw Milwall in the cup and is buzzing about making his debut performance for ‘OneTaste’.
“When someone has raw skill and a self awareness that makes it natural you can’t really touch them. Alex has two big bags of both. Ace’ – Polarbear
http://www.myspace.com/thebestofthebiro
Miss Jo Williams – She feels fabulous when she’s singing her everything out.
She performs solo with her nylon string guitar as Miss Jo Williams, telling personal and often comical stories of her life.
Influenced by many varied and brilliant artists such as Dolly Parton, Harry Belafonte, Suzanne Vega, Bjork Jonny Cash etc… She’s toured across the country and plays often in London and you may recognise this lovely lady as the singer in David Goo’s variety band!
http://www.myspace.com/missjowilliamsmusic
Inua Ellams – Inua Ellams is a Word & Graphic Artist currently residing in London. Born in Nigeria, ‘84, he quickly fell in love with visual art and worked solely in this field until he started writing in ‘02.
Constantly striving to merge the disciplines, his work in both fields is known for its unashamed beauty and attention to detail.
http://www.myspace.com/phaze05
Mechanical Bride – Mechanical Bride is the beautiful work of artist Lauren Doss, a young girl from surburbia, buried deep in the perversion of music, all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small… delicately experimental, folk/electro that is at once haunting, yet charged with beauty.
First spotted singing with Larrikin Love, Transgressive Records signed her after just hearing one 80 second a cappella called Chapel. Mechanical Bride will be making her debut at OneTaste this October.
http://www.myspace.com/mechanicalbride
Buy advance discounted tickets HERE
The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, SW12 9HD,
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £7 adv/£9 door
To reserve a table email: tablebookings@onetaste.co.uk
————————————————————————————————————————————————-© Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions Ltd. and http://moneypennypromotions.wordpress.com, 2007-2009. Unathorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jessica Fleming, Moneypenny Promotions with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
