London Show at The Bedford

Thanks to everyone who attended, it was an amazing night! Photos and videos of this are on the left – Dannii x

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Our next big London event will be at our OneTaste home venue, The Bedford, Balham.

As we put this night together we realised that it had a theme, original sounds. Each artist on the bill brings something new, challenging and beautiful to the ears.

Tickets are available now! And it’s bank holiday Monday the next day, so you can party later with us!

As if this that wasn’t enough, we’re proud that this event is also part of the Slow Down London festival. Slow Down London is a new project to inspire Londoners to improve their lives by slowing down to do things well, rather than as fast as possible. Sounds good to us!

MC Xander

London’s MC Xander has been described as a ‘sonic shaman’.

A Rapper and beatboxer, this innovative artist uses nothing more than a mic, a pedal controlled sampler, an FX box and his own vocal chords to record, loop and edit the beats, sounds and words emanating from his mouth.

The result is a combination of awesomely fat human beatbox, lush vocal harmonies and inspired rhymes.

Stranger Mag, after catching his Glastonbury performance reported that “His voice was a revelation” and The Sun newspaper called it “The best beatbox display I have ever seen”.

He has also played shows in Russia, Japan, Thailand, Eastern Europe, Australia, Norway, Spain, Holland, India and Germany.

Prepare to be entranced by this sonic shaman!

www.myspace.com/mcxander

Sankorfa

Led by four percussionists, Sankorfa’s performances are inspired by music from many different eras, cultures and traditions, ranging from cutting-edge recitals as a percussion quartet, to ambitious collaborations involving other instrumentalists and artists.

They perform throughout the United Kingdom in a variety of contemporary settings including recital halls, nightclubs and festivals. Their passion and enthusiasm generates thought-provoking and entertaining performances for everyone!

http://www.myspace.com/sankorfa

Laura J Martin

Laura played the last OneTaste West in Hammersmith and blew us all away. Funky, folkie, and flutey, we have asked Laura J Martin to bring her wonderfully unique and exciting styles to The Bedford on the 3rd May.

Mixing jazz, folk, electronic and eastern influences in her flute-playing and interjecting with beautiful vocals inspired by her time spent in Japan studying the countries folk music, Laura J Martin has a sound that is all her own.

Coming all the way from Leeds to play this set and fitting us into her busy schedule supporting the brilliant Kidkanevil and Alice Russell, we’re excited to have this lovely lady at OneTaste!

www.myspace.com/lalajmartin

Salena Godden

Salena is a London based poet, broadcaster & performer and the lead singer & lyricist for underground ska-punk-break-beatcha-wife duo SaltPeter with Peter Coyte.

This lady is a breath of fresh air to the poetry scene and London in general.

She featured on the two most recent Coldcut albums Let us Play and Let us Replay, hosted late night cultural debates for Channel 4 and a myriad of other TV, radio, poetry and music related projects.

Straight to the point, witty, sexy, downright dirty in places, Salena’s debut at OneTaste will be a memorable experience.

www.saltpeter.co.uk

Yap

A rousing no-nonsense poet that strikes straight at the heart of society and makes you pay attention.

Former front man of internationally renowned hardcore band One Minute Silence, Yap quit his rick career and turned to philosophy and poetry as his new creative outlet.

Yap is an electrifying performer with hard hitting truths coming through a charming and cheeky demeanor.

It’s been a while since this lovable cult figure has joined our stage and it is a pleasure to showcase his astonishing work again for audiences old and new.

www.myspace.com/pinkpunx