Party: Papa Rasta London Special at Passing Clouds!
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Papa Rasta are known as the Jools Holland of French reggae, showcasing the best of up and coming artists to a wide audience. They come to Clouds this Thursday the 16th to record a series of shows featuring some of the best reggae artists in London! The artists will perform a couple of songs, before being interviewed by the Papa Rasta crew.
The artists include members of the Passing Clouds family such as One Jah, Natty, Baba Adesose Wallace and Planetman, as well as the Soothsayers and Papa Mama Rasta themselves!
This filming is FREE and open to the public - we need you to come show some support for these amazing artists and show the world that Hackney is a centre of UK and European culture! Who knows, you might even end up on French TV!
Artist Info:
SOOTHSAYERS:
Soothsayers produce their own sonic reflection of a mashup of 24 carat dub, afro-beat, and deep-funk. As a live experience, fiery, soulful vocal chants, conquering horns, fat, heavy grooves and a line-up of astonishingly talented musicians producing a memorable, afro-inspired, dub-fuelled, dance-inducing experience. The West African root that drove Fela Kuti’s rebellion is filtered through the deeply seductive dub experimentation of Lee Perry, King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, to create a sound firmly lodged in London’s broader musical experience.
“Thrilling harmonies…seriously infectious dance-floor grooves…goose bump inducing vocals” The Guardian
PLANETMAN:
Planetman is a well known performer and DJ in the UK reggae scene, who organises the Little Blue Ball international parties at Passing Clouds and fronts Planetman & The Internationalz a East London nu-world reggae band formed in 2001. Singer, song-writer and guitarist, he burns with the desire to help establish a new identity, a higher identity, a planetary one. In his own words: “I’m a Planetman, a man of this planet, and all people are my people, and everywhere is my home land!”
"...Global Beats curator Planetman, whose band The Internationalz blend highlife guitars and reggae with earnest folk and brightly soulful vocals. The sounds are varied yet simply catchy; the spirit is infectiously upbeat.” Metro, London.
NATTY:
Hailing from North London, Natty grew up surrounded by an eclectic mix of sounds from Neil Young to Bob Marley. Although interested enough in music to write songs from an early age it was while working in Sphere Studios, Battersea that he really discovered his talent. By day he was engineering for some of the biggest names in pop music, and by night this gave him the inspiration to nurture his own sounds.
He soon garnered quite a following with the help of hits such as 'Bedroom Eyes' and with his night/record label Vibes and Pressure which showcases up and coming and underground UK reggae talent the first Friday of every month at Passing Clouds!
ONEJAH:
One Jah Music is a collection of human beings trying to behave with humanity towards other humans, who play music too! The OneJah family is huge and inclusive, it is about celebrating difference rather than being threatened by it. Their music reflects the rhythms and vibrations of earth embellished with word sound power. Together we are strong!
OneJah's Frontman Maurice's infectious positivity can lift any crowd's mood. Expect Nigerian tinged reggae with sunny vibes from this long time friend of Passing Clouds.
BABA ADESOSE WALLACE:
A master drummer, artist and elder statesman of African music both in Africa and the diaspora, Ade was born in Ilorin, Nigeria. As a teenager living in Sierra Leone, he started going to clubs where he first encountered The Heartbeats. One day in the early 1970s when their lead vocalist couldn't make a gig, Ade stood in for him and soon became a regular fixture of the band. Gradually he started to accompany himself with shekere (Nigerian maracas) and so began his career as a percussionist. In the following yeasrs Ade formed his own band 'Ibile' which means 'Children of the World'.
"In The Beginning", the first song Ade recorded as an artist in his own right, expresses his philosophy of life. In his own words, "I believe in people generally as human beings, and I don't believe in colour and all those sort of things. Everybody has one colour of blood, which is red. In the beginning of the world there was nothing like black or white"
PAPA MAMA RASTA:
These French reggae stars will wrap up the night, showing us how it's done en Francais!
FREE ENTRY - 7pm till 1am