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Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
11/09/2011
Event | Labsquared - True Hip-Hop and The Naked Soul (8th Sept 2011)
God knows how much I tweeted, wrote and posted information about this event; the last Labsquared showcase was at the end of July and I barely made a whisper about it. This time though, I made sure any and everyone knew about True Hip-Hop and The Naked Soul. That means that if you weren't there... it was your fault and not mine!
Anyway, enough of the blame game. Seeing as I'm a certified hip-hop junkie and a member of singing/songwriting collective Labsquared, there was no way that I was going to let this event be a flop. Despite only four weeks of planning and rehearsing, the whole night was a success! The Lab crew performed well-known hits, opening with a stellar medley that opened with Jay-Z's Public Service Announcement and streamed into The Pharcyde, Missy's One Minute Man, Blackstreet's No Diggity and Nas' Got Urself A Gun, finally closing out with Murder To Excellence, Gigg's If Your Talkin'... and 'Ye and Jay's Otis. And that was just the first performance. The remaining performances kept the standards high with the team covering songs by Erykah Badu, Floetry, Frank Ocean and Hi-Tek. Meanwhile our featured artists, which included rappers Rolo, Tinyman and Craze as well as poet Marion O. and Grammy nominee Trenyce literally tore the house down with their amazing performances; Trenyce's rendition of Beyoncé's Love On Top had me bouncing from the walls (she took the song one octave higher than King B? Dayum giiiirl). The Labsquared band certainly outdid themselves with Sam on the bass, Junior on drums, Danel on keys and Bayo on guitar. If not for the them the night wouldn't have been as successful as it was so they all get big wet kisses from me! *mwah* The crowd were kept entertained by the night's crazy but charismatic host, Mr Ralph Hardy and in house DJ and producer Warren set the airwaves alight spinning the best in soulful sounds and classic hip-hop during the break. As soon as he dropped Hip-Hop by Dead Prez, I was away with the fairies. Believe me, I was on a hiiiiiigh. No kush though - life keeps me high enough, obviously! Our open mic section was just as blazing as our set - poets, rappers and singers all took to the stage to showcase their talent. Aamir's little "unprepared" sing-song was definitely my favourite open mic performance... this guy can sing!
Video courtesy of Yes Another Blogger
Overall, the night was a beaut. I loved the good vibes, all the good people that came out to support the night and the good music that played. I had a great time and I'm sure the next Labsquared showcase (which will feature R'n'B and nu-jazz) will be as entertaining as this one. Yessir. Once all the photos and videos are up I'll be sure to post them. For those who wanted to know what songs the Labsquared team performed on the night... Here you go :)
The Lab True Hip-Hop and The Naked Soul setlist (does not include the songs that the featured artists performed)
1. The Lab - The "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop" Medley (songs featured: PSA - Jay-Z, Runnin' - The Pharcyde, One Minute Man - Missy Elliot, No Diggity - Blackstreet, Got Urself A Gun - Nas, Murder To Excellence - The Throne, If Ur Talkin... - Giggs, Otis - The Throne)
2. Sage - Let It Go - Hi-Tek
3. Cle-Mar- We All Try - Frank Ocean
4. Danel - Labsquared original
5. Gillian - Say Yes - Floetry
6. Yimmi Ray - Bag Lady - Erykah Badu
7. Cleo Starzz - To Zion
8. The Lab - Lost In The World medley (songs featured: Lost In The World - Kanye West, No Church In The Wild - The Throne f/ Frank Ocean, All of The Lights - Kanye West)
For more information about Labsquared and our future projects, visit www.labsquared.org and check out the team's Twitter feed @labsquared.
Anyway, enough of the blame game. Seeing as I'm a certified hip-hop junkie and a member of singing/songwriting collective Labsquared, there was no way that I was going to let this event be a flop. Despite only four weeks of planning and rehearsing, the whole night was a success! The Lab crew performed well-known hits, opening with a stellar medley that opened with Jay-Z's Public Service Announcement and streamed into The Pharcyde, Missy's One Minute Man, Blackstreet's No Diggity and Nas' Got Urself A Gun, finally closing out with Murder To Excellence, Gigg's If Your Talkin'... and 'Ye and Jay's Otis. And that was just the first performance. The remaining performances kept the standards high with the team covering songs by Erykah Badu, Floetry, Frank Ocean and Hi-Tek. Meanwhile our featured artists, which included rappers Rolo, Tinyman and Craze as well as poet Marion O. and Grammy nominee Trenyce literally tore the house down with their amazing performances; Trenyce's rendition of Beyoncé's Love On Top had me bouncing from the walls (she took the song one octave higher than King B? Dayum giiiirl). The Labsquared band certainly outdid themselves with Sam on the bass, Junior on drums, Danel on keys and Bayo on guitar. If not for the them the night wouldn't have been as successful as it was so they all get big wet kisses from me! *mwah* The crowd were kept entertained by the night's crazy but charismatic host, Mr Ralph Hardy and in house DJ and producer Warren set the airwaves alight spinning the best in soulful sounds and classic hip-hop during the break. As soon as he dropped Hip-Hop by Dead Prez, I was away with the fairies. Believe me, I was on a hiiiiiigh. No kush though - life keeps me high enough, obviously! Our open mic section was just as blazing as our set - poets, rappers and singers all took to the stage to showcase their talent. Aamir's little "unprepared" sing-song was definitely my favourite open mic performance... this guy can sing!
Video courtesy of Yes Another Blogger
Overall, the night was a beaut. I loved the good vibes, all the good people that came out to support the night and the good music that played. I had a great time and I'm sure the next Labsquared showcase (which will feature R'n'B and nu-jazz) will be as entertaining as this one. Yessir. Once all the photos and videos are up I'll be sure to post them. For those who wanted to know what songs the Labsquared team performed on the night... Here you go :)
The Lab True Hip-Hop and The Naked Soul setlist (does not include the songs that the featured artists performed)
1. The Lab - The "It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop" Medley (songs featured: PSA - Jay-Z, Runnin' - The Pharcyde, One Minute Man - Missy Elliot, No Diggity - Blackstreet, Got Urself A Gun - Nas, Murder To Excellence - The Throne, If Ur Talkin... - Giggs, Otis - The Throne)
2. Sage - Let It Go - Hi-Tek
3. Cle-Mar- We All Try - Frank Ocean
4. Danel - Labsquared original
5. Gillian - Say Yes - Floetry
6. Yimmi Ray - Bag Lady - Erykah Badu
7. Cleo Starzz - To Zion
8. The Lab - Lost In The World medley (songs featured: Lost In The World - Kanye West, No Church In The Wild - The Throne f/ Frank Ocean, All of The Lights - Kanye West)
For more information about Labsquared and our future projects, visit www.labsquared.org and check out the team's Twitter feed @labsquared.
14/08/2011
Random | ...Excuse My Barren Blog Guys
You'll have to excuse this blogging block I've had of late - so many things have cropped up and that's kinda taken me away from writing anything substantial but I promise more posts! If you're looking for any more of my scribbles you can find them on my Tumblr, on the LinkUp TV blog or on the Pardon My Music blog which I'll be updating every once and a while. While away, I've done quite a few interesting things - went to see Erykah Badu in concert; if you read my posts regularly you know she's my favourite singer ever, so the show was top notch! Not that I expect anything less. Speaking of Ms Badu, I performed a cover of her 1997 single On & On at the LabSquared: Music Is Art showcase - it was a great night if I do say so myself. The whole LabSquared team did a great job and I'm sure our next showcase LabSquared: True Hip-Hop and The Naked Soul will be as stellar as the last! You can find all the details on the Facebook event page.
That's all I have to say for now, this post was never gonna be a long one, just a lil something random to let my readers know I'm still alive! Smooches to you all.
That's all I have to say for now, this post was never gonna be a long one, just a lil something random to let my readers know I'm still alive! Smooches to you all.
14/04/2011
Event | Once Upon A Time In The 90's
R.O.T.A Entertainment Presents: Once Upon A Time In The 90's
"Once Upon A Time In The 90’s, written and devised by the uber talented Diane Ifode, is a compelling story that follows seven young people on a journey of discovery.
Set in the 90's, the play explores sensitive social issues which have affected the world in the past; although many of these issues are still present today. This piece makes political and social comment through comedy, humour, song and dance and will be an entertaining experience to all spectators."
I'm really excited to go and see this not only because I'm a 90's baby, but judging from the press release and what I've read about the play, it's due to be a big success! If you love the 90's, wanna learn something new or are just simply stuck for something to do this summer, I suggest you pull your finger out, book a ticket and come watch!
For more information on how to book your ticket visit their website HERE
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