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Michael Rapaport’s award winning film documenting the highs and lows of Hip Hop’s Golden Era’s most celebrated group A Tribe Called Quest, ‘Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest’, is premiering at KOKO. A must see for any hip-hop fan, the legendary Phife Dawg will also be dropping an exclusive live show with Spin Doctor. Big!
Get tickets now! Hit up Soundcrash or The Doctors Orders
Don’y miss Brainfeeder’s Taylor McFerrin playing live in London next Tuesday. Fuseing beatboxing, live instrumentation and a unique singing voice you really have to catch him live.
Tickets at Soundcrash
Don’t miss this electronic/ hip hop wizard. His form of live electronica using drum machines, keyboards, looping stations and on occasion a string section makes for a jaw dropping night of music.
For more info and tickets hit Soundcrash
Yes sir!
This Thursday (22nd September) at 9pm-1am
East Village, 89 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3HX
Info : www.thedoctorsorders.com
This looks good. Don’t miss Knew Knowledge tonight for a special launch for Island Records’ exciting new artist Josh Osho. Celebrating the release of his debut single, ‘Redemption Days’ featuring Ghostface Killah he will be supported by Bernadette Ryan. A young upcoming singer we have been supporting for some time. So make sure you’re there from 9pm to see her live.
More info on Josh Osho & Benadette Ryan
More Info on Knew Knowledge
Sound Tracks is a new multi-venue festival at 3 places connected by the East London Line across the Thames. With a fantastic lineup throughout, expect the party vibe at venues in New Cross, Shoreditch and Dalston.
A big highlight will be post-jazz street wizards Shabaka & the Sons of Kemet, who are also playing at Oto.
For those unaware, Sons of Kemet are made up of BBC new generation-artists Shabaka Hutchings, Seb Rochford (Polar Bear), Tom Skinner (Zero 7, Zed-u) on drums and Oren Marshall on tuba.
For more hit up the Sound Track website, or their Facbook page.
This looks goood! Headlined by Afro-soul sensation Dego, don’t miss rising star Tanya Auclair and of course instrumental genius Eric Lau.
This weekend music/art collectives Earnest Endeavours and Black Atlantic will be throwing an alternative Carnival party as their second summer BBQ jam.
Performing, will be special secret guests plus The Blessings (LuckyMe), Flako, Darkhouse Fam and Patchwork Pirates alongside Beatnik friends Eglo’s Alexander Nut and Fatima.

LIVE NATION presents RJD2 live at London’s Scala with very special guests on Sunday the 16th May. Don’t miss this super producer and DJ from Columbus, Ohio whos been making it happen since 1993 with a pair of turntables.
Blending hip-hop with trip-hop, load percussion and soulful touches, he is one of our favourite noise makers over here at Beatnik. Truly something special live, this is a rare chance to see a heavyweight in blisteringly good music.
Scala
Time: 7:30pm until 11pm
Admission: £12.50 in advance. 16+ show
Tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk 08444 771 000 or Scala box office between 10am and 6pm Mon-Fri for ticket purchase (not collection)
This looks so cool. Get yourself there on Friday
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On the 20th of May, the Red Bull Studios will be transformed into a mark making playground, where your body becomes the application and the room is your canvas.
Guests will get the chance to play with the installations and purchase 1 of the 30 extremely limited edition, black & gold, Stööki jewellery pieces.
This Friday is an oldskool-fest as Redux returns to their residency at Brixton Jam. Get ready to climb the walls and make a friend or two as serious high velocity jungle, golden garage and a spot of ragga inducing drum n bass is played out by special guest legends Kenny Ken & The Ragga Twins, Warrior Queen and DJ EZ. Hosted by our favourite crowd sweater Mr Man!
This Friday looks to get big and messy as two of London’s best party crews team up for a very special April Fools Ball at Brixton Jamm on Friday 1st April: GET LOW vs REDUX
LINE-UP
IRATION STEPPAS
MAN LIKE ME – Live
DJ DEREK
LIL SILVA (Night Slugs)
STICKY (Bashment Set)
SWINDLE (Butterz)
SAMPHA Live (Young Turks)
GET LOW CARTEL
D-RAIL
BINMAN
£7 Advance / £10 OTD
Advance tickets here
Red Gallery
3 Rivington Street
London EC2A 3DT
www.redgallerylondon.com
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Big night this Friday as Other Delights presents a night of 90’s hip hop, golden RnB and an oldskool garage set from the Yeah Maybe crew.
Free entry too!
Friday 25th March – 8pm till late
The Corner Shop (123 shoreditch high street)
For more info hit the facebook page.
Big line up on the 12th of March as DJ and turntablist supreme Kid Koala headlines Soundcrash’s music extravaganza!
On the night DJ Vadim will be launching his new album with new band The Electric and experimental Jazz outfit Polar Bear will be offering a special jazz/hip hop performance.
Details:
KOKO
March 12th
Tickets hit up Soundcrash