Friday 25 September 2015
Rough Trade Nottingham
6.30pm - 11pm
Free Entry
Cafe Bar / Yard
What is World Street Music?
From the streets of Cairo, Chicago, paris to Brazil, Africa, India and the Middle East Truth and Lies take a look at what street music means in different cultures.
Street Music is music that is performed on the streets, comes from the streets and speaks of the streets.
Short fIlms on street music
from 6.30pm - 1 hour
A curated selection of short films that provide a humorous and powerful insight into the global definition of street music. Introduction by Joff Casciani - Truth and Lies Music
Here’s a taster:
The Phenomenon of Street Music - By World Street Music
A series of performances and interviews with street performers from around the world. World Street Music have collated a fascinating collection of HD videos of street performers from around the world and was the original inspiration for this event.
Electro Chaabi
In the slums of Cairo the Electo Chaabi Scene blends folk, hectic electronic beans and freestyle rap to preach the message of the ‘poorer than poor’.
Street Battle by Yak FIlms
An incredible hip hop based street dance battle filmed in Paris.
Plus shorts from the Chicago ‘Footwork’ scene, Shangaan Electro from South Africa, New Orleans street brass bands and electronic street music from Congo, plus more on the night!
Live Music (Participatory)
Papa Roux - Two Piece Mardigra Blues Ensemble
Mark Evans one of the UK’s best drummers and Stickman Higgins percussionist, artist, performance bring voodoo inflected street beats that one and all can join in with.
DJ’S
Hemulen Soundz
An Especially curated DJ set of African street music, one of the cities finest selectors digs deep to bring us Balani Music from Mali, Angolan Kudros and Senegalese Hip Hop.
Joff - (Truth and Lies Music)
Joff will be digging deep for street music from Brazil, Haiti, Columbia and the caribbean connecting rhythms from different cultures in the southern hemisphere.
Street Photography by James Gardiner & David Severn
Top British photographer James Gardiner brings his international eye to the event with a selection of personal work of street scenes from around the world.
James's regular globe trotting for international clients has led to a fascinating collection personal work capturing street scenes and urban locations form
Europe, Asia USA and Africa.
One of the UK’s best young photographer David Severn brings together a collection of street photography that is a compelling and often humerous. David has had his work feature in top publications like the New York Times, Monocle and FT.
Street Photography by David Severn
One of the UK’s best young photographer David Severn brings together a collection of street photography that is a compelling and often humerous. David has had his work feature in top publications like the New York Times, Monocle and FT.