Category Archives: Artist

Hitting a High in the Capital

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Jo Ivie

Home turf. Home venue. Home crowd. Easy game, right? It’s becoming well known that people are watching the pennies at the moment, and holding off until the last minute before committing even small amounts of cash or time. The Spoken … Continue reading →

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Packing a sonic punch

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Graham Henderson

What about this music and spoken word thing? Does it really work combining the two in a show like Spoken Word All Stars. ‘Everyone has ideas about what they want musically,’ says Jason Yarde, the acclaimed Jazz musician, ‘the individual … Continue reading →

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Crisis? What crisis?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Graham Henderson

One of the most prolific and lyrical of the poets in the Spoken Word All Stars line-up is El Crisis. He has been in creative overdrive during rehearsals, and producing fantastic original work. He has developed a piece called ‘Soul … Continue reading →

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The Kat’s got a tongue

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Graham Henderson

Kat Francois is one of the most experienced poets forming part of Spoken Word All Stars line up. With a great energy and vibrancy to her work she is also more than likely to appear looking extremely sporty is running … Continue reading →

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Prospero’s Gold

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Graham Henderson

The Spoken Word All Stars show brings together some of the greatest performance poets and spoken word artists in the UK. One of the most distinctive and talented of these is Kate Tempest, who is carving out a great reputation … Continue reading →

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My Boy Lollipop

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Graham Henderson

The Spoken Word All Stars show launching at Latitude this week was inspired by a number of great ‘All Stars’ show from the past. I grew up in the 1970s and used to be a great fan of the Harlem … Continue reading →

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Oneness by name, Oneness by nature

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Graham Henderson

I dropped into Kings Place, the arts venue near King’s Cross, yesterday for the final rehearsal day for the Spoken Word All Stars show, which is launching at Latitude on Friday. Everyone is quite nervous of what is going to … Continue reading →

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