My final assignment for the Bass Festival this year.. here are the highlights from the set.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
The press blurb reads.. “Hip hop artist Rudi Goblen assumes the role of Acey Sickley, fighting for air in the insanity of modern America. Expect rhymes, B-boy moves and live music.” I guess that’s how I’d sum it up too but really for me this is my highlight of the Bass Festival 2010. I’m not…
As part of my commission for the organisers of the Bass Festival I was asked to shoot the Khadijatou Doyneh show at The Rep in Birmingham and yes you may have never heard of her before, but you should check her and the band out… very entertaining indeed. Check out a few images from the…
Birmingham artist Kokumo, who featured in last years 3 month exhbition at the Drum, put on his dub poetry theatre production as part of this years Bass Festival. The show features great music, spoken word, dance and good vibes with a real backbone. Definitely worth checking out. It took place at The Rep (Birmingham Repertory…
As part of the Bass Festival 2010, Beyond the Ballroom celebrated UK Jazz Dance heritage and it’s impact on club culture. To be fair, I knew a little about some of the main players like Dick Jewell who screened his film ‘The Jazz Room’ and Mark ‘Snowboy’ Cotgrove, who was also signing his new book…
