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SUMMARY:The (De)Colonial Legacy of the 1932 Cairo Congress
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion with Kamilya Jubran\, Hazem Jamjoum\, Tarek Beshir and Gülçin Özkişi\nThe panel brings together musicians\, scholars and archivists to reflect on the legacy of the 1932 Cairo Congress from a contemporary MENA perspective\, as part of Beyond 1932. Moderated by Rim Irscheid\, panelists Kamilya Jubran\, Hazem Jamjoum\, Tarik Beshir and Gülcin Özkişi discuss how the Congress continues to shape ideas of authenticity\, notation\, preservation\, and musical modernity today. \nDrawing on creative practice and research\, the panel will explore the political\, colonial\, and archival dimensions of this historic gathering and its ongoing impact on music-making and knowledge production in the region. \nThe panel takes place on Thursday 9 April\, 4–5.30pm in the Pyramid Room at King’s College London (War Studies Department)\, followed by a drinks reception. \nThe event is free and open to all\, registration is required. \nCounterpoints has been partnering with the Beyond 1932 \, helping to connect events and podcasts with our networks.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-decolonial-legacy-of-the-1932-cairo-congress/
LOCATION:KCL\, Pyramid Room\, King's Building\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning,Music
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SUMMARY:Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler
DESCRIPTION:Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler unravel a musical universe of possibilities; “a unison of timbres\, cultures complementing\, the complicity of verses\, and modes and languages confronting each other” in the duo’s own way of communicating respective origins and contemporaneity. Lyrical\, within a sound full of contrast and ornamentation\, they pursue an expansion of their repertoire with imaginative interpretation and improvisation. \nHinging on a practice of interrogating their hearing and their expression\, their research and their desire\, Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler draw a universe where everything seems possible. It is a unison of stamps\, cultures completing each other\, sentences colliding with each other\, modes and languages meeting each other. It’s a way of communicating their respective roots and presents. Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler let us gradually see the tenants and secrets of their artistic conversation. The alchemy of their exchange unveils a voyage into a unique\, unheard sound. \nAs part of Kamilya Jubran’s Beyond 1932 Residency at King’s College London\, the duo will perform و WA (Arabic for ‘and’)\, their third album (2019 Everest Records er_093 ). \nThe performance will be followed by a short Q&A with the artists. \nFull details and booking \nCounterpoints has been working with the Beyond 1932 project\, sharing events with our networks.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/kamilya-jubran-and-werner-hasler/
LOCATION:Cafe Oto\, 18-22 Ashwin St\, London\, E8 3DL
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T123000
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SUMMARY:Roots & Rhythm: An Afro-Jazz and Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:62 Gladstone Street present a workshop led by Oloyede Michael: participants will blend improvisation\, storytelling\, and performance to create original pieces that celebrate us!\nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025)\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nDiscover the powerful synergy of sound and word in Roots & Rhythm\, a vibrant workshop exploring the soulful world of Afro-Jazz and Poetry. This immersive experience invites musicians\, poets\, and curious creatives to explore the rhythm of African jazz traditions alongside the lyrical depth of spoken word. \nLed by Peterborough-based poet Oloyede Michael\, participants will blend improvisation\, storytelling\, and performance to create original pieces that celebrate identity\, heritage\, and self-expression. Whether you’re a budding poet or a seasoned saxophonist\, come ready to vibe\, write\, and jam. \nNo prior experience needed—just bring your voice and your rhythm. \nFull information and booking \nOloyede Michael Taiwo is a poet\, storyteller\, copywriter\, scriptwriter\, screen-writer spoken-word artiste\, playwright\, producer and philomath. Based in Peterborough\, the Lagos-born artist wrote and produced the play\, ‘Wrinkles\, dimples\, naira and bets’\, during the Lagos Theatre Festival\, 2020\, in partnership with the British council. He has performed in several literary events and one of the largest gospel concert in Lagos – Cross Concert. He curates diverse didactic and literary events\, such as: Learning with celebrities’ conference\, Lagos poetrython\, Fireflies & Bumblebees and the Lagospoetrython spoken word academy. He has been shortlisted for the Etisalat prize for Flash fiction and long listed for the Quramo writer’s prize for literature and was a Peterborough Poet Laureate finalist. \nAbout Platforma in Peterborough \nPlatforma 2025 in Peterborough is produced by 62 Gladstone Street\, a community-rooted arts space in the heart of Peterborough with a particular focus on supporting South Asian and MENA artists. Through exhibitions\, residencies\, and public programmes\, it provides a vital platform for underrepresented voices and fosters meaningful dialogue between artists and the wider community. \nPartners: Counterpoints Arts\, Landmark Theatres\, Peterborough Cultural Alliance\, Metal Peterborough\, Peterborough Presents\, Peterborough Museum\, HELP Charity & the Aziz Foundation \nDedication: “Our programme is dedicated to the innocent men\, women\, and children who have lost their lives\, those who have been displaced by war\, and all those seeking a safe place to call home.” \n62 Gladstone Street’s Platforma programme is supported by Arts Council England as and presented as part of the wider Platforma Festival across the East of England\, produced by Counterpoints Arts.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/roots-rhythm-an-afro-jazz-and-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery\, 51 Priestgate\, Peterborough\, PE1 1LF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Platforma
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SUMMARY:Think Tank: Music and Displacement
DESCRIPTION:Produced by Britten Pears Arts in partnership with Counterpoints Arts as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025). \nThis strategic ThinkTank is being convened to explore and address the intersections between music\, migration\, and displacement. This initiative brings together artists\, cultural leaders\, policy makers\, academics\, funders\, and grassroots organisations to collectively envision more inclusive\, sustainable\, and impactful ways to create opportunities for refugee and migrant musicians and foster meaningful musical participation among displaced communities. \nMigration is as old as humanity and as it continues to shape our society\, music emerges not only as a form of cultural expression and emotional survival but also as a tool for community-building\, advocacy\, and socio-economic inclusion. This ThinkTank aims to generate actionable insights\, identify structural barriers\, and propose frameworks for ethical\, long-term support\, career development\, and community engagement. \nThis is an invitation only curated Think Tank\, with learnings and outcomes to be shared as appropriate in due course.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/think-tank-music-and-displacement/
CATEGORIES:Music,Platforma
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SUMMARY:Our Heartbeats: Unity in Motion Residency
DESCRIPTION:Our HeartBeats\, spearheaded by Lead Artist and producer/DJ Kensaye alongside Counterpoints’ Senior Producer Dijana Rakovic\, is an initiative designed to empower individuals from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds. More than a DJ Crew\, Our HeartBeats is a movement. Rooted in the belief that music has the power to unite\, empower and challenge narratives\, Our HeartBeats creates spaces where culture\, migration and identity collide on the dance floor. \nChampioning DJs from displaced and underrepresented backgrounds\, the collective curates line-ups that transcend borders\, blending sounds from home with the sonic influences of London’s ever-evolving music scene. This summer\, the collective takes on a new residency at Southbank Centre\, Unity in Motion. With the Our HeartBeats DJs setting the tone each night\, join us for a journey through electronic music\, Amapiano\, Afrobeats\, dancehall\, and house music\, with headline DJs joining to amplify the energy. \nMore than just a party\, this residency is about reclaiming civic and cultural spaces\, building bridges and understanding about who we are\, shifting narratives and finding out ‘what makes us move’ – welcoming both music lovers and those looking to connect through culture. The collective will be performing at The Space Between\, a living\, breathing installation at Southbank Centre produced by creative practice Beyond the Box. \n\nDates & times\nThu 31 Jul 2025\, 6pm\nThu 7 Aug 2025\, 6pm\nThu 14 Aug 2025\, 6pm\nThu 21 Aug 2025\, 6pm \nRun time\n4 hours (approx) \nStandard entry\nFree – no ticket required \nHeadliners\nThu 31 Jul: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ornella Mutoni\nDJ\, radio host\, and an audio producer Gaby D’Annunzio has long been a key player in Berlin community music\, both as the co-founder of Open Music Lab and community organiser at Refuge Worldwide. Counterpoints’ Pop Culture Change Producer Ornella Mutoni is a documentary filmmaker & DJ\, with previous shows on Balalmii\, Voices Radio and lsslss radio. \nThu 7 Aug: Ivicore\nExplosive Venezuelan DJ Ivicore brings the heat with her spicy upbeat tunes inspired by the vibrant rhythms of LatinX Caribbean music. She meshes smash remixes\, timeless classics and the latest global hits into her own signature sound she calls ‘Elektro Afro Perreo’. Ivicore’s electrifying performances have graced the stages of major festivals including Glastonbury\, Boomtown and Mighty Hoopla. \nThu 14 Aug: Black Obsidian Sound System\nBlack Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S.) was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer\, trans and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art\, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn\, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. \n\nThu 21 Aug: Mina & Bryte\nMina & Bryte first met in Accra\, Ghana in 2017\, and instantly connected over their shared love of club music. Since then they have released many tracks\, and appeared at festivals including Glastonbury\, Nuites Sonores and Nyege Nyege Festival. Together they have an infectious energy\, with a sound that fuses together styles from the UK\, Ghana and around the world. \n  \nOur HeartBeats’ is led by Music Producer Kensaye\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. It is a partnership with Babylon Migrants Project and Compass Collective\, supported by the Southbank Centre and Roundhouse.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/unity-in-motion/
LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Music,Pop Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250629T153000
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SUMMARY:The Sound of Us: Building Community Through Music
DESCRIPTION:Come together to hear personal stories of the ways that music nurtures creativity\, builds connections and drives social change. \nThis session explores how music breaks down barriers and creates spaces of belonging\, reconnecting people with their cultural roots and strengthening the bonds that connect us all. \nThrough personal stories and reflections around different approaches and practices\, the artists demonstrate how music is a universal language of creative expression\, bringing communities together regardless of background. \nGaby D’Annunzio is a London-based community organiser and activist. She shares her journey as Co-Founder of Open Music Lab and her work at Refuge Worldwide\, highlighting how providing creative education and opportunities has built diverse and supportive communities within the music industry. \nIn partnership with Southbank Centre as part of Refugee Week 2025.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-sound-of-us-building-community-through-music/
LOCATION:Queen Elizabeth Foyer\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250622T203000
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SUMMARY:The Blessing: Power of Community - Hackney Empire and Counterpoints
DESCRIPTION:The Blessing is a spectacular celebration marking Windrush Day and Refugee Week 2025 that will bring together musicians\, artists and our local community.\nThe event will start with a Caribbean blessing for Hackney\, featuring drumming\, spoken word\, steel pan and singing. The show will finish with our massed choirs\, taking the stage alongside an exciting line up of musical headliners to fill the theatre with rhythm and joy.    \nA partnership between Hackney Empire\, Counterpoints Arts\, and Rising Tide\, The Blessing will be guided by conversations and creative collaboration between young people and their elders. We will celebrate the superpowers of Community and Welcome\, pay tribute to the contributions and experiences of refugee and Windrush generations\, and bring healing and solidarity to those that attend under the watchful eyes of Papa Bois\, a Caribbean folklore character.  \nAll ticket sales will go towards supporting Hackney Empire and Counterpoints’ wider engagement programmes. \nFunded by the Windrush Day Grant Scheme\, supported by Ministry of Housing Community and Local Government administered by Near Neighbours. \nThis project is supported by Hackney Council. \nPresented by Hackney Empire and Counterpoints Arts. \nTickets: \nPrice: £10 – £30 (plus £1.20 per ticket online\, £1.40 per ticket over the phone) \nBOOK HERE\n\nGenerations Together Tickets:\nYoung people can bring someone from an older generation for free – and vice versa. Whether it’s a grandparent and grandchild\, a mentor and mentee\, or just two friends from different eras\, The Blessing is all about sharing experiences across generations.\n• Young Person – Under 25\n• Middle Generation – 25-59\n• Older Generation – 60+ \nRunning time: Approximately 2 hours\, including a 20 minute interval \nContent warning: Contains the use of haze\, frequently changing lighting states and performers in the auditorium
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-blessing-power-of-community-hackney-empire-and-counterpoints/
LOCATION:Hackney Empire\, 291 Mare Street\, London\, E8 1EJ
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T210000
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SUMMARY:Roundhouse Refugee Week Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Roundhouse Refugee Week Open Mic  event! Join us on Wed 18 Jun 2025 for an evening filled with creative performances and showcases \nWith this year’s Refugee Week theme “Community as a Superpower” we are celebrating creativity with various performances by young people from Community organisations in collaboration with the Roundhouse and groups and organisations working with young people with refugee backgrounds – Babylon Migrant Project\, Compass Collective\, New Citizen Gateway\, Young Roots and Phosphorus Theatre. Project supported by Our HeartBeats DJ project. \nThe event is a celebration of diversity and unity and presents the perfect opportunity to come together as a community. \nLet’s make this evening memorable and show support for refugees through the power of creativity and expression. See you there! \nMore info HERE!
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/roundhouse-refugee-week-open-mic/
LOCATION:Roundhouse\, Chalk Farm Road London NW1 8EH
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:We Are The Many Festival
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts presents: We Are The Many at EartH Hackney on Sunday 15 June – a festival kicking off London Refugee Week 2025 – curated around the theme of ‘Community as a Superpower’\, serving up music\, stories\, sustenance\, healing and resistance. \n\nHosted by Nigerian-born British poet and playwright Inua Ellams\, the event brings together artists\, architects\, chefs\, DJs and musicians in a programme framed around collective and community organising; and ideas for a more equitable and inclusive world. Join us and be part of the many! \n  \nBOOK HERE! \n  \nWorkshop / Food / Spoken Word (EartH Kitchen) \n3pm:\n A closed workshop for youth groups will be led by Linett Kamala – the first female DJ at Notting Hill Carnival – focusing on healing through sound where participants will experience the calming and restorative sonic effects of sound systems. \n5pm:\nEartH Kitchen will open up to the public with an interactive edible sculpture by gastro-architect duo Playte inspired by The Rice Theory of Culture about how rice farming contributes to more collectivistic cultures\, stronger social bonds and a greater emphasis on collective well-being. Alongside this sculpture\, rice dishes will be available by guest chefs –  Carol Puthussery\, Najeem Ebadi (In The Mix)\, Seeds of Wild and sisterwoman vegan\, celebrating diverse cultural heritage and local ingredients. \n5:30pm:\nThe spoken word segment of the programme will feature exciting multi-hyphenates such as writer/actor/filmmaker Chakira Alin\, DJ/poet DJ Kat the Kat-a-lyst\, MC/rapper Fedzilla\, poet/writer/musician/educator Samatar Elmi and artist/performer/writer Tara Fatehi\, who will share their personal stories\, impart lived wisdom and speak to the collective power of community. \nAll are welcome to stay on and connect with others till doors close at 10pm. \n  \nMusic (EartH Theatre) \nOur music programme brings together artists whose voices amplify collective healing\, friendship\, and community. This sonic experience is all about connections and collaborations that cross genres and invite you to celebrate the many. \nDoors 7pm:\nBefore heading to the EartH Theatre\, don’t forget to drop by EartH Kitchen to taste the nourishing rice dishes cooked by our guest chefs before they sell out! \nFrom 7:30pm:\nBlack Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S.) was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer\, trans and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art\, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn\, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. The black-led system\, based in London\, is available to use or rent by community groups and others with the purpose of amplifying and connecting them. \nFrench-Senegalese anaiis grew up between continents\, moving from Toulouse to Dublin and Dakar before settling in Oakland\, California. She studied at Tisch School of Arts in New York before relocating to London to pursue her music career. Her work is self-reflective and created in pursuit of a collective healing. Following her debut release ‘Nina’\, a liberation chant and reclamation of freedom\, she went on to release her transcendent project\, ‘Darkness at Play’ which reflects her observations of the world\, seeking hope amidst injustice\, and explorations of the divine feminine as a healing force. 2024 sees anaiis add to her extensive list of collaborations with a joint mini-album with Brazilian Group Grupo Cosmo\, including features from Luedji Luna\, and Sessa – before a stunning new solo album in Fall 2025.\n\nSouth London post-punk band Goat Girl are committed to grassroots music\, community engagement and addressing issues like gentrification\, climate change\, migration and social injustice. On their third album\, Below the Waste\, Goat Girl encourages the listener to imagine a world where oppressive structures are broken and stripped away. Beyond the ugliness of the unnatural and unnecessary\, the trio envision a society where collectivism\, community and friendship are celebrated. \n  \nAge: 18+ \nFor more information\, contact Dijana Rakovic\, dijana@counterpoints.org.uk \n  \n“We can begin the process of making community wherever we are. We can begin by sharing a smile\, a warm greeting\, a bit of conversation; by doing a kind deed or by acknowledging kindness offered to us.”- bell hooks
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/we-are-the-many-festival/
LOCATION:EartH Hackney\, 11-17 Stoke Newington Rd\, London N16 8BH
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week,Music,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:The Music of Asia Minor: Violin Legends Semsis & Ogdontakis
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Refugee Week London\, in the 2025 iteration of Rebetiko Carnival Festival\, violonist Kyriakos Gouventas and a group of brilliant musicians present the work of master violinists Dimitris Semsis (Salonikios) and Ioannis Dragatsis (Ogdontakis). Reviving the precious music of Santourovioli\, the combination of violin\, santur and guitar\, this evening will introduce you to the early rebetiko music of Asia Minor.  \nDuring the great population movement in the southern Balkans in the early 20th century\, seminal artists from Constantinople\, Smyrna and the coasts of Asia Minor settled on the Greek islands and ports. Among them\, great music masters such as Dimitris Semsis (Salonikios) and Ioannis Dragatsis (Ogdontakis) came to Greece\, bringing along their sound and becoming leading figures in the local music scene.   \nTheir captivating performances and recordings made them legendary figures in the history of world music. The main instruments in Early Rebetika are violin\, santur\, guitar\, kanun\, oud and tampoura. Santurovioli is a minimal combination of violin\, santur and guitar. These three form an impressively functional musical system where the microtonal use of the violin shines brightly in the rich harmonics of the santur over a solid bass-guitar rhythmical background. Today\, there are only a few grand masters in the genre and Kyriakos Gouventas is considered the leading figure worldwide. \n \n  \nTickets\n£16/12 concession or £20 at the door\nBooking via Ticket Tailor or 020 7487 5060 \n \n  \nCo–organised with The Hellenic Centre and Rebetiko Carnival Festival 2025.\nPart of London Refugee Week Festival 2025. \nCounterpoints Arts is proud to continue its collaboration with The Hellenic Centre and be part of the Rebetiko Carnival\, a community organisation dedicated to widening access to music and supporting people in need. \n  \nAdditional information \n\nKyriakos Gouventas\nKyriakos Gouventas records hundreds of performances from China to America\, Africa and Australia\, as well as collaborations with world famous artists from all over the world. Gouventas\, the “Genius of the violin” has been teaching modes and maqams to international top-class musicians creating a musical scene of his own and a great following worldwide.  \nHaving studied violin at the State Conservatory he then worked with the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki and in various chamber music ensembles. At the same time\, he was active in Greek music (dimotiko\, rebetiko\, smyrnaiko\, etc) and recently decided to turn his attentions entirely to traditional music. He is a member of the Ensemble of Traditional Music of the municipality of Thessaloniki. He has participated in over 100 recordings/CDs of traditional Greek music and modern ‘entechno’ (a genre of Greek music). He frequently collaborates with the most acknowledged traditional Greek dance groups\, such as the Lykeion Ellinidon\, and plays in regional traditional festivals all over Greece. He is a founding-member of the group Primavera en Salonico\, the group which since 1996 has played with the well-known Greek singer Savina Yannatou all over the world. He is the preferred violinist of the best Greek singers and musicians\, for concerts\, recordings and world tours. Last year seminars in Weimar\, Granada\, London (SOAS)\, Ydra rebetiko conference. He teaches in Thessaloniki at Macedonia University of Popular Music Department and in Athens\, at Athens Conservatoire.  \n  \n\n         \n \n\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-music-of-asia-minor-violin-legends-semsis-ogdontakis/
LOCATION:Hellenic Centre\, 16-18 Paddington Street\, London\, W1U 5AS
CATEGORIES:Music,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:So Many Ways To Move
DESCRIPTION:A powerful performance by poetry and electronic music duo chamæleon\, who explore the relationship between art and activism based on their digital platform An Artist’s Manual Against Apartheid. Co-commissioned and supported by Counterpoints\, this event takes place during Shubbak Festival 2025. \nWeaving together sound\, text and imagery\, this multi-media performance offers a journey inward—toward both the self and the collective—framed by the urgent realities of today. The performance reflects on resistance in its many forms\, confronting complicity in a call to recognise and harness our collective strength against oppressive systems. \nchamæleon is a poetry and electronic music duo formed by Palestinian poet Farah Chamma and Brazilian music producer LIEV\, exploring the intersections between spoken word and musical textures. chamæleon dives into the unknown\, the search for belonging\, and the discovery of one’s identity. \nThrough this performance\, Farah & Liev navigate the intersections of the personal and the political. In it they re-assert the power of art—not only to reflect the times but to move with them. They see art as a force of transformation\, a channel for resistance and renewal. \nTickets: \nPrice: £7 (£8.41 with service fee) \nBOOK HERE \nRunning time: 3 hours
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/so-many-ways-to-move/
LOCATION:Kunstraum\, 21 Roscoe Street\, London\, EC1Y 8PT
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Music,Performance & Dance
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T210000
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SUMMARY:Sounds Like Home Choir and friends
DESCRIPTION:The Sounds Like Home Choir warmly invites you to an evening of live music and discussion to celebrate ‘Creativity and Wellbeing Week\, Friday 23rd May at Centre 151\, 7pm – 9pm. \nThe evening will feature:\nThe Sounds Like Home Choir: An open-access community choir of international women\, sharing a variety of songs in acapella harmony that remind us of home. \nHilanderas: Chilean actors\, singers and creatives Stephi Prieto and Valentina Infante perform ‘Voices of the Earth’\, exploring the deep links between women’s subordination and the exploitation of the land. \nMahshid & Dario: Iranian musical duo play a selection of Persian\, Arabic and Hindi songs with voice and guitar\, transcending borders and celebrating cultural connection through music that is both nostalgic and refreshingly modern. \nPanel Discussion\nThe performances will be followed by a relaxed panel discussion to explore the connection between creativity and wellbeing\, featuring some of the performers and hosted by Counterpoints Arts. \nChats and Snacks\nWe will round off the evening with home cooked finger food\, lovingly prepared by members of the Sounds Like Home Choir. Please stick around and have a chat. \n  \nSounds Like Home Choir is currently funded by Arts Council England and is run by Ellen Muriel and Asha Wilson. \nIt was originally commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and has been supported by Old Street Community Pot and Hackney Council. \nMany thanks to Hoxton Hall for hosting weekly sessions and Centre 151 for this performance opportunity.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sounds-like-home-choir-and-friends/
LOCATION:Centre 151\, 151 Whiston Road\, London\, E2 8GU
CATEGORIES:Creativity & Wellbeing Week,Mental Health,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250114T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T233000
DTSTAMP:20260604T200725
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SUMMARY:Our HeartBeats: Empowering Through DJing and Mentorship
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to unveil the next chapter of our transformative initiative\, Our HeartBeats\, spearheaded by Lead Artist and producer/DJ Kensaye alongside Counterpoints’ Senior Producer Dijana Rakovic. Designed to empower individuals from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds\, the programme embarks on its next phase with a fresh curriculum that brings together creativity\, community and mental health support\, and of course DJing skills. \nWhat’s New in 2025\nBuilding on a year of achievements\, workshop & performances and expanding collaborations\, Our HeartBeats will welcome six participants to take part in a bespoke new curriculum. The programme combines DJ theory insights with practical experience\, equipping participants with the skills to carve out their DJ identity\, master technical proficiency\, explore mental health and wellbeing\, producing and the art of collaboration. \nAt its heart\, Our HeartBeats and the refreshed curriculum have been envisioned as a collaborative space. Here\, participants will not only learn but actively co-design the journey. The cohort will play an integral role in shaping decisions\, and working together to ensure the project reflects their voices\, needs\, and creativity. This cooperative approach is key to creating a truly inclusive and empowering experience. \nHighlights of the 2025 Programme\n\nJanuary: A thorough exploration of DJing fundamentals\, including creating unique playlists\, navigating music platforms\, and understanding contracts.\nFebruary: Hands-on workshops at Southbank Centre\, covering everything from beatmatching and playlist curation to crafting performance strategies.\nMarch: Advanced sessions focused on live performance techniques\, audience engagement\, and refining technical mastery.\nApril: A broadcast training session\, led by DJ and producer Gaby D’Annunzio\, guiding participants on delivering live sets and managing radio shows.\nApril: Performance.\nFrom April: TBC a residency at Southbank Centre.\n\nWe continue to collaborate with our partners at Compass Collective\, Babylon Project and Southbank Centre. We are also setting up new partnerships as we speak\, and look forward to working with previous collaborators such as DJ and Producer\, Mahnoor. \nLooking Further Ahead\nOur HeartBeats embodies a vision rooted in sustainability and long-term impact. Beyond equipping participants with DJing expertise\, the initiative aspires to nurture a supportive\, self-sustaining community of mentors. Each year\, programme alumni will have the chance to inspire and guide the next generation\, creating a ripple effect of creativity and empowerment. \nSpotlight on Kensaye\nAs the Lead Artist of Our HeartBeats\, Kensaye brings his extensive experience as a celebrated producer and DJ to the fore. Known for his signature blend of soulful beats and contemporary influences\, Kensaye’s artistry celebrates resilience and creative expression. His leadership offers participants a genuine and inspiring entry into the world of music. \nBe Part of the Journey\nWe invite you to follow the growth of Our HeartBeats as it develops over the coming months. Keep an eye out for updates on performances\, new collaborations\, and more as we continue to practice the transformative power of music\, and DJing. \nTogether\, with our talented cohort of new DJs and our growing audience\, we’re amplifying voices\, building creative and life skills\, and nurturing wellbeing through the universal language of music.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/our-heartbeats-empowering-through-djing-and-mentorship/
LOCATION:Counterpoints Arts\, Southbank Centre and Worldwide Radio
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T123000
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SUMMARY:Sounds Like Home Choir @ Hoxton Hall
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a relaxed performance by the Sounds Like Home Choir. \nWhere: Hoxton Hall\, 130 Hoxton St\, London N1 6SH \nWhen: 4th December\, 11.30am \nNo reservations required. \nSounds Like Home is an international women’s choir meeting weekly in Hoxton. The group was started in January 2024 at the Museum of the Home as a legacy project of Kadir Karababa’s One Song\, a video installation which was created and exhibited at the museum in 2022 that was co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. \nSet up by Ellen Muriel\, who also worked on One Song\, the Sounds Like Home Choir creates space for self-defining ‘international women’ of Hackney to exchange\, teach and sing songs they connect and associate with places they’ve called home. \nThe project was commissioned by Counterpoints and is currently supported by the Cultural Hackney Fund. \nRead more about the Sounds Like Home Choir \nIf you would like to speak  further about the Sounds Like Home Choir\, discuss booking the choir to perform at an event\, or have any ideas or information that would be helpful in securing future funding\, you can get in touch with: \nEllen Muriel\, choir leader\, at: Ellen.muriel6@gmail.com \nOr Asha Wilson\, project assistant\, at: Ashaesmewilson@yahoo.co.uk
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sounds-like-home-choir-hoxton-hall/
LOCATION:Hoxton Hall\, 130 Hoxton Street\, London\, N1 6SH
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240926T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240927T013000
DTSTAMP:20260604T200725
CREATED:20240923T155054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T074415Z
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SUMMARY:Wile Out and Counterpoints: Our Heart DJ night
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts & Wile Out are coming together for a special takeover\, raising funds for the incredible Our HeartBeats program\, which uplifts migrant and refugee communities through the power of sound! \nExpect a night of Global Sounds as we showcase emerging DJs alongside local community leaders\, spinning everything from Latin House\, UK Funky\, Baile Funk\, Amapiano\, Caribbean Club\, and more! \nDoors:\n7pm – 1:30am \nEntry:\n£5 or small donation (all proceeds go towards supporting Counterpoints Arts and their vital work) \nVenue:\nClub Makossa \nSet Times:\nDoors open: 19:00\nBuay: 19:45\nRuby: 20:30\nShahrorah: 21:15\nEmily Dust: 22:30\nMango Park: 23:30\nRyan Pacheco: 00:30 \nAs part of a newly developed initiative to provide an entry point into DJing for young sanctuary-seeking people\, DJ and music producer Kensaye is leading the project including DJ workshops and music events. Get ready to groove to their beats as the young DJs showcase their skills whilst helping us to raise funds to continue growing the programme!
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/wile-out-and-counterpoints-our-heart-dj-night/
LOCATION:Club Makossa\, 113 Kingsland High Street\, London\, London\, E8 2PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240809T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240809T220000
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SUMMARY:Counterpoints Arts: Our HeartBeats at Southbank centre
DESCRIPTION:Feel the community beat at a free outdoor event bringing together emerging and established DJs with young refugee DJs\, in collaboration with DJ Kensaye. \nOur HeartBeats is a community club night produced in collaboration with DJ Kensaye\, with a focus on art\, heart and community – and dancing! \nEmerging and established DJs and performers take to the stage alongside a group of young refugees perfecting their DJing skills. Five of the Our HeartBeats project DJs are performing along Kensaye and Cal Jader. \nKensaye is a Paris-born\, London-based music producer\, percussionist and DJ\, with Haitian and American roots. He has a broad musical style\, ranging from Afrobeats\, pop\, dancehall\, reggaeton\, global bass\, hip-hop and neo soul\, and blends those influences to create unique pieces that are both progressive and radio-friendly. \nKensaye produces for major and independent artists around the world\, creating originals and remixes for acclaimed musicians such as Falz\, M.anifest\, Speech Debelle and Homeboy Sandman. \nHe also composes music for cinema and TV\, with placements in a BAFTA-winning feature film\, documentaries\, adverts and a Netflix series. \nCounterpoints is producing Our Heartbeats in collaboration with a number of artists and organisations in our network\, including Compass Collective\, Mahnoor Hussain\, Gabriella D’Annunzio\, also Roundhouse\, Play for Progress and Babylon Project. We have been holding regular workshops with a group of six young DJs\, exploring DJing as an artform\, as well as reflecting on the ideas of collaboration and wellbeing. \nThis summer\, Southbank Centre is collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Stage in response to the theme of our season\, You Belong Here\, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong at the Southbank Centre.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/counterpoints-arts-our-heartbeats-at-southbank-centre/
LOCATION:Riverside Terrace\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XZ\, Southbank Centre\, London\, SE1 8XZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240806T210000
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SUMMARY:Mixed Hour on Foundation FM - Our HeartBeats DJs with DJ Mahnoor
DESCRIPTION:Tune into Our HeartBeats DJs\, Shaden and Maria\, doing their first ever radio mix\, on Foundation FM. They are speaking with Mahnoor Hussain (@140bpmahns) about our upcoming event at Southbank Centre\, about the Our HeartBeats workshops and they share their ‘favourite radio snack’. \nOur HeartBeats is a new project\, led by Kensaye\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. It is supported by a number of partners\, including Compass Collective\, Babylon Project and Play for Progress\, DJs Mahnoor and Gabrilla D’Annunzio\, institutions Roundhouse and Southbank Centre. The current group of six young DJs have been working with Kensaye\, supported by Mahnoor and Gabriella\, in regular workshops at Roundhouse and Southbank Centre\, learning DJ skills\, collaboration\, performance and strategies for self-care. \nListen on Foundation.fm\, from 8pm. \nFoundation FM is a broadcasting platform\, with a mission to showcase the hottest emerging talent in the underground music.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/mixed-hour-on-foundation-fm-our-heartbeats-djs-with-dj-mahnoor/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T220000
DTSTAMP:20260604T200725
CREATED:20240604T063320Z
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SUMMARY:Bosla Arts' Open-Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Come and join Bosla Arts for an evening of music\, poetry\, and more based on the theme of solidarity to celebrate London Refugee Week. Open to all! They want to hear a song\, poem\, spoken word\, stand up comedy\, or anything else the audience feels like sharing. And if the audience just wants to listen that’s fine too! \nBosla Arts is an arts platform focused on sharing and supporting art-activists worldwide\, while drawing on their work to raise awareness to the public. They do this through an art residency\, events\, art magazine\, and art podcast – bringing together artists\, activists\, and social change makers from all over the world. \nBook your tickets HERE. \nImage credit: Paul Gilbey \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bosla-arts-open-mic-night-solidarity-sessions/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,London Refugee Week,Music,Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T200725
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SUMMARY:Sounds Like Home Choir performance
DESCRIPTION:Free event – no booking required. \nJoin the Migration Museum and the Sounds Like Home Choir for a special Refugee Week event\, featuring an international women’s choir sharing songs from the places we call home. \nEnjoy a free performance\, including songs in Yoruba\, Turkish\, Spanish\, Zulu and English. \nSounds Like Home is a community choir project for women living in Hackney. They consist of women of all backgrounds\, ages\, and abilities\, exploring the origins\, language\, and musical genres of the songs that have shaped who they are and where they’re from. Sounds Like Home is supported by Counterpoints. \nFull details here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sounds-like-home-choir-performance/
LOCATION:Migration Museum\, Lewisham Shopping Centre\, London\, SE13 7HB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T233000
DTSTAMP:20260604T200725
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SUMMARY:OUR HEARTBEATS: A club night for Refugee Week
DESCRIPTION:Join Counterpoints Arts for a new club night\, as we showcase our new DJs and fundraise for our newly formed DJ programme. \nJoin us at The Jago Dalston for a night of music and dancing brought to you by the Counterpoints Arts DJ Workshop Graduates as part of this year’s Refugee Week celebrations alongside guest DJ sets from special guests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the workshops: \nAs part of a newly developed long term initiative to provide an entry point into DJing for young sanctuary seeking people\, DJs Kensaye and Mahnoor have been hosting DJ workshops at The Roundhouse for musically curious young individuals\, bringing electronic music development to Refugee Week for the first time ever. \nIn line with this year’s Refugee Week theme\, ‘Our Home’\, participants have been invited to fuse and blend together global and local sounds that signify home to them. \nNow get ready to groove to their beats as they showcase their skills whilst helping us raise funds to continue growing the programme and produce even more workshops. \n———————— \nEarly Bird Tickets: £5 \nGeneral Release: £7.50 \nOn the Door: £10 \nBuy tickets HERE! \n———————— \nLine up (full line up TBC): \nOur new DJ graduates \nKensaye \nMahnoor \nNOUR \n————————- \nDon’t miss out on this special event as we kickstart Refugee Week 2024 celebrations – get your tickets now now now! \n\nAbout artists: \nKensaye is a Paris-born\, London-based music producer\, percussionist and DJ\, with Haitian and American roots. He has a broad musical style\, ranging from Afrobeats\, pop\, dancehall\, reggaeton\, global bass\, hip-hop and neo soul\, and blends those influences to create unique pieces that are both progressive and radio-friendly. \nKensaye produces for major and independent artists around the world\, creating originals and remixes for acclaimed musicians such as Falz\, M.anifest\, Speech Debelle and Homeboy Sandman. \nHe also composes music for cinema and TV\, with placements in a BAFTA-winning feature film\, documentaries\, adverts and a Netflix series. Kensaye’s approach to collaboration is of support and synergy. He helps independent artists beyond just ‘making a beat’\, but provide solutions to problems they encounter throughout their music journeys. \nKnown for her blend of percussive grooves and dark rhythms\, Mahnoor is a DJ\, BBC radio presenter & founder of refugee supper club SUP? Supper Club. Drawing from her British Pakistani heritage\, from global diasporic sounds and grime beats that she grew up with in London\, to the rave sounds she explored in her late teens living in France\, her eclectic style is characterised by the murkier ends of the UK bass spectrum with South Asian influences that move the dancefloor and bring it together\, like she did at Dour\, and at Le Fil\, Saint\nEtienne.\nShe is also fast becoming a respected curator as part of her Mahnoor Presents shows\, showcasing the best of global British Underground at iconic London venues like Cafe Koko and Ministry of Sound.\nThrough this blend Mahnoor keeps crowds engaged and on their toes\, delivering sets for Wavey Garms and New Balance & Nike too as well as being a regular guest presenter and selector on Rinse and playing across key London venues including Colour Factory\, Phonox & more.\nMahnoor returns to the French music scene delivering one of the most energetic sets at Dour Festival as part of the Daytimers takeover.\nAlongside her BBC Asian Network residency\, appearances also included Paris’ Mahalla\, Rinse FM UK & Rinse France covers\, NTS special and guest mixes across BBC Asian Network\, Worldwide FM\, Reprezent & more. \nNour’s never-ending quest for sounds that resonate with how she expresses herself as an artist is found in between differing genres. As a native Palestinian\, her taste in music is fueled by both inner and outer influences of her culture and her own perceptions of her heritage. NOUR emerged onto the musical playing fields in another exotic land hat was Tulum\, Mexico where she earned the title as a resident DJ at Papaya Playa Project\, the offspring of the veterans of Bar 25\, now Kater Holzig. In this paradise\, NOUR played her unique sounds for 3 seasons\, from 2012 until 2015. \nHer talented mixing reached the ears of the international crowds and in 2015 she ventured off to Scorpios\, a beach club on the island of Mykonos. There she also became a resident Dj for 4 seasons. In Mexico she’s played some of the top festivals in Central America like Akamba\, Tropico\, and Bravo. A true nomadic force of music\, NOUR has played at events like Gardens of Babylon Amsterdam\, Woomoon Ibiza\, Storytellers Ibiza\, Dystopia\, and Acid Sundays. She is also a regular at KaterBlau in Berlin. \nIn 2017\, NOUR’s career blossomed as she ventured on a sonic journey into the field of production\, music anthropology\, sound therapy and crisscross creativity. A collaborative union with Lamat Uuc resulted in her her first EP imprinted on Talavera Records containing a number of original tracks and remixes. This summer she released an EP on the prominent well-known record label Sol Selectas. \nNOUR’S trademark sound- strategically woven with elements of her Oriental roots and cut with edgier beats\, is a refreshing experience to ears on the dancefloor searching to hear something truly unique.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/our-heartbeats-a-club-night-for-refugee-week/
LOCATION:The Jago\, 440 Kingsland Rd\, London E8 4AA\, 440 Kingsland Rd\, London\, London\, E8 4AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Orchestra of Samples by Addictive TV (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Orchestra of Samples by Addictive TV present an audiovisual global music show with guest Alphonse Daudet Touna. \nThis is a delayed event from the June 2023 Bristol Refugee Festival. \nEthno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV bring their global music project Orchestra of Samples to Bristol. Described as “ingenious and compelling” by The Times\, the acclaimed live performance is a unique musical journey without borders\, taking in Senegal\, Kazakhstan\, Indonesia\, Colombia\, Brazil\, India and many more\, connecting cultures and bringing together instruments\, from traditional and rare to the newly invented. \nWith their project\, Addictive TV filmed recording sessions around the world\, for over a decade\, with hundreds of musicians improvising; then sampled them all\, splicing instruments together to create new music of extraordinary fusions. Joining on stage live\, will be Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist Alphonse Daudet Touna from Cameroon. \nImmerse yourself in mesmerising rhythmic dialogues and discover instruments you never knew existed! \n“A glimpse into the very essence of music” – Cultured Vultures\n“Addictive TV create the perfect integration of audio and visual technologies in their thrilling live show” – HuffPost \nSupport act is the Bristol Griot (David Mowat and Moussa Kouyate)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/p/The-Bristol-Griot-100069058014190/ \nIf you are an asylum seeker\, and would like to come\, please email info@bristolrefugeefestival.org for guest list places. \nAny profits made from the show will go to Bristol Refugee Festival\, so we can keep putting on wonderful events like these\, and supporting refugees and asylum seekers in our communities. \nPresented in association with LARA and Platforma Festival/Counterpoints Arts
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/orchestra-of-samples-by-addictive-tv-bristol/
LOCATION:Strange Brew\, 10-12 Fairfax St\, Bristol\, BS1 3DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T190000
DTSTAMP:20260604T200725
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SUMMARY:Re-imagine Community Practice: Cooperation Disco + Arty Farty Karaoke (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:What is the migrant arts community?\nA cluster network under specific labels? The act of solidarity over trauma? Or can we take a different approach?\nJoin Bristol-based performance artist Howl Yuan on this social gathering\, featuring friendship\, celebration and joy-making practices. \nDate: Saturday 4th November 2023\nTime: 2-7PM\nVenue: Mill Room\, St. Anne’s House\, St Anne’s Rd\, Brislington\, Bristol\, BS4 4AB \nIn Cooperation Disco\, the group will engage with map making\, games and celebratory dances to build connections and solidarity across people and places in the UK. It’s a seemingly mighty task that we’ll face together with creativity and playfulness! Here everyone has a place. \nArty-Farty Karaoke is a multilingual karaoke practice. It embraces the act of ‘singing along’ and ‘singing with’ as the collective cheerful connection-making method. \nHowl invites migrant artists\, performance makers\, cultural producers and their allies to come and share your need\, support\, voice and joy. \nBook your FREE place by emailing Platforma producer Tasnim Siddiqa Amin at tasnim@counterpoints.org.uk with your name\, your link with Bristol and South West and whether you identify as a migrant performance practitioner (including artists\, producers\, advocators\, thinkers). \nThis event is co-facilitated with Ania Varez. \nLight refreshments will be provided.\nTimings:\n2PM – Welcome\n2.30PM – 4.30PM Cooperation Disco\n4.30 – 5PM Break\n5 – 7PM Arty-Farty Karaoke \nAnia Varez (they/them) is a Venezuelan dance artist and community worker based in Bristol. They graduated with honors from the London Contemporary Dance School. Ania makes experimental and collaborative performances\, working with other dancers\, artists of other disciplines and with people who don’t identify as artists yet. They have worked with Lisa May Thomas\, Laila Diallo\, Terrestrial\, Fair Play Productions and Shotput Theatre. Their own work has toured internationally (Taiwan and South Korea) as well as in the UK\, including SPILL Festival. They are a member of Interval\, an artist support network in Bristol. \nHowl Yuan\, or Yuan Cheng-Po\, is a Taiwanese performance maker/writer/curator/researcher. His interests cross cultural identity\, mobility\, site/place/space and decolonised narratives. His works span different formats but are primarily performance-based\, and are presented in theatres\, galleries\, festivals\, beaches or gardens. \nImage credit: Howl Yuan \nThis event is co-commissioned by Counterpoint Arts and performingborders \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/re-imagine-community-practice/
LOCATION:St. Anne’s House\, St Anne's Rd\, Bristol\, BS4 4AB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning,Music,Performance & Dance,Platforma
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T200725
CREATED:20230724T173747Z
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SUMMARY:Sudafest: Hope and Healing (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Sudafest will make a return for Platforma on 22 October! Alongside some old favourites including drumming\, basket weaving and creative writing workshops and youth theatre performance\, Sudafest will spotlight the current turbulent situation in Sudan using storytelling\, live performances and music. No need to book\, just turn up. \nCome along to watch Malkat Aldar\, a show performed by young women telling the story of a Sudanese self-taught novelist and women’s rights activist Malkat Aldar Mohamed. There will also be some lovely traditional Sudanese food available to attendees\, all vegan. Full programme and timings to be published soon. \nA taste of what you can expect here\, Sudafest Evening with Ebo Krdum & Mustafa Khogaliand in the video below: \n \nSudafest: Hope and Healing will take place on Sunday 22nd October\, 12-6PM at the Faithspace Community Redcliff\, Prewett St\, Redcliffe\, Bristol BS1 6PB. \nFor more info contact Hiba at info@sudafest.org and check out the Sudafest website here: sudafest.org \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sudafest-hope-and-healing/
LOCATION:Faithspace\, Prewett St\, Bristol\, BS1 6PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Craft & Design,Music,Platforma,Theatre
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SUMMARY:CORE by Abigail Reynolds (Cornwall)
DESCRIPTION:As part of Flamm by Creative Kernow (21-22nd October 2023)\nOur relationship with the Earth is changing. \nWe must attune ourselves to the Earth and each other by listening\, responding\, and moving together. Core explores these themes in a quarry\, a scar of past extraction. Once a test site for dynamite drills\, Holman quarry has been silent for decades. Core invites us to dance to new rhythms and sounds in this carved landscape. The lost rhythms of percussive drills are replaced by electronic beats made entirely from quarry recordings. These unique sounds\, mixed by acclaimed producers during workshops\, let us reconnect to the rhythms of the Earth. \nDate: Saturday 21st October 2023 \nTime:\nFirst performance 6.30PM-8.30pm\nSecond performance 8.30PM-10.30PM \nLocation: Holman Quarry\, Lanner\, Redruth TR16 5HG. The event will be accessible via minibuses. \nBooking is essential but free to attend\, cash donations are welcome. More info on how to book to come. Keep an eye out on Flamm website and socials. Facebook\, Instagram and Twitter. \nAbout Abigail Reynolds\nAbigail uses montage techniques of layering and folding to destabilise singular ideas of cultural and political ecologies. She often works in dialogue with disciplines and places outside the art world; a silver band\, geologists\, libraries. She works across sculpture\, print and film as well as creating ephemeral events to bring disparate things into conversation. She works with a strong awareness of plurality; keeping a space complex and unreconciled.\n\n“The pages and images she excavates\, now dislocated from their original context\, become more like artifacts or archaeological remnants – more enigmatic\, more mutable\, and open to more complex meaning and association.” (Martin Clark)\n\nAbigail is noted for her work in collage\, using dynamic forms of assembly to release the latent possibilities in book plates by cutting and folding. To fold or layer historic images or events brings into focus our relation to time\, making it possible to discern things that are almost completely lost. Another medium she often uses is glass – using it  metaphorically to focus the act of looking and to suggest alternative modes of perception as well as simply to focus the light. \nCORE is being presented as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/core-by-abigail-reynolds-cornwall/
LOCATION:Holman Quarry\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR16 5HG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Humanity Hotel: Feasting (Winford)
DESCRIPTION:Bringing together asylum seekers\, refugees and local residents to celebrate the diversity of our cultures by sharing a meal\, listening to great music and exchanging stories that help us see the world through someone else’s eyes. \nBrought to you by Trigger as part of their wider ongoing project Humanity Hotel supporting the wellbeing of asylum seekers housed in hotels across North Somerset through arts\, culture and creativity. \nFood will be cooked and prepared by the incredible Loves Café. \nBook tickets via Eventbrite \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/humanity-hotel-feasting/
LOCATION:Winford Village Hall\, Felton Ln\, Winford\, Bristol\, BS40 8AD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music,Platforma
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T180000
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SUMMARY:Gwyrdh Glas by Sovay Berriman (Cornwall)
DESCRIPTION:As part of Flamm by Creative Kernow (21-22nd October 2023)\nGwyrdh Glas (tr. Green Green)\, sits within Berriman’s ongoing project MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh (tr. Mussel Gathering | Precious Fragments) 2022-24\, a multi-platform artwork that uses sculpture and conversation to explore contemporary Kernewek (Cornish) cultural identity and its relationship with heritage\, land\, and extraction industries\, including tourism and mining. \nMESKLA offers space for play in making and for conversation around questions of cultural heritage and belonging. \nDates/Times: \n\nSaturday 21st October 2023\, 11AM-11PM\nSunday 22nd October 2023\, 11AM-6PM\n\nLocation: Market Hall\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR15 2AU \nNo booking required. \nAbout Sovay Berriman\nSovay Berriman’s work is rooted in their experience of being Cornish\, their culture’s shifting identity\, and the mutability yet power of a sense of place. \nPerformance platforms and dance floors\, the politics of responsibility\, identity and waste\, as well as a fascination with the natural environment’s evolution and its domestic and industrial use\, inform the abstract and semi-fantastical sculptural structures and events Sovay builds. \nThe artworks Sovay creates manifest out of multiple elements. Printed or drawn symbols and forms repeat and layer; components of found material\, acrylic or clay man lean\, prop or balance; live or recorded conversations may be presented upon stages of timber and reclaimed copper\, or made accessible through online platforms. All of these fragments work together through drawing\, text/audio\, moving image\, sculpture & installation to create a whole of shared stories and supportive structures. \nSovay uses visual art as a framework and prompt for action and discussion\, and is committed to questioning balances of power. Sovay is excited by the possibility of the collective\, supple and subtle boundaries\, edges and moments of change. Sovay invites contributors into the work at significant times to collaborate\, test and participate. \nSovay has exhibited & worked with organisations & galleries\, such as MIRROR – Plymouth\, Contemporary Art Society\, Spike Island – Bristol\, Exeter Phoenix\, The Harris – Preston\, Pi-ArtWorks – London/Istanbul\, & Robin Gibson – Sydney. \nGwyrdh Glas is being presented as part of Flam\, a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/gwyrdh-glas-by-sovay-berriman-cornwall/
LOCATION:Market Hall\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR15 2AU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Flamm (Redruth)
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be partnering with Creative Kernow to present commissions by artists Abigail Reynolds and Sovay Berriman as part of a new pilot initiative Flamm in Redruth\, Cornwall on 21-22 October. Both projects address issues of heritage\, language and migration in ways that add new dimensions to our Platforma 2023 programme. \nAbigail Reynolds will present CORE\, a collaborative sound installation rooted in place\, from the quarry on Carn Marth to explore socio-economic change caused by mine closures and ideological hydro feminist change in our extractive relationship with the environment. More information on this event and booking details here. \nGwyrdh Glas (tr. Green Green) by Sovay Berriman uses sculpture and conversation to explore contemporary Kernewek (Cornish) identity in relation to themes of heritage\, land and extraction industries. Sovay will deliver a public workshop series and an audiovisual film and a rock sculpture on the themes of Kernewek (Cornish) identity\, land and language. More information on this event here. \nThe artworks will be presented at Flamm in Redruth\, Cornwall on 21-22 October as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; European Structural and Investment\, Cornwall Council and Arts Council England. You can read more about Flamm and the two artists proposals at flamm.creativekernow.org.uk \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Abigail Reynolds\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Sovay Berriman
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/flamm/
CATEGORIES:Audio,Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:SDA Launches 'The Green Room' (Stroud)
DESCRIPTION:Join Soumik Datta Arts (SDA) on Friday 13 October for a special concert celebrating the launch of a new programme for migrant and refugee musicians: The Green Room\n\nAga Khan Music Award winner\, Soumik Datta will perform an evening of contemporary Indian music to address refugee issues\,  together with SDA associate artists\, Gurdain Singh on tabla and Preetha Narayanan on violin. \nThe concert will be followed by the launch of the Green Room – SDA’s new residency programme to deliver professional development opportunities for global south refugee and migrant musicians. Find out who the Green Room Artists are and take part in an informal Q&A. \nOver three residential weeks at Hawkwood Centre\, seven Green Room artists will undergo a series of workshops\, rehearsals and recording to co-create authentic and collective work in a safe\, welcoming and nurturing space. Read more about it in the call out here. \nThe event will be followed by a networking opportunity for local artists and organisations. \nThis is a seated event. \nPhoto by Daniel Dittus. \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sda-launches-the-green-room/
LOCATION:Hawkwood Centre\, Painswick Old Rd\, Stroud\, GL6 7QW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Platforma
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SUMMARY:Come We Grow (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Come We Grow\nA sharing event celebrating the end of the Hip Hop Gardens programme by May Project Gardens. \nUsing Hip Hop and permaculture values Hip Hop Gardens supports and empowers a group of young people with refugee backgrounds\, residing in Bristol. \nOver a series of workshops in September the programme will focus on five key modules: Wellbeing\, Food Growing & Cooking\, Enterprise and Employability\, Event Management and lastly Hip Hop\, Social Movement and Green Structures. This programme methodology incorporates environmentalism & Hip Hop through song writing\, music production and performances.  \nAbout the Co-Founders of May Project Gardens\nMohammed Yahya (MoYah) is MPGs HHGN ambassador and co-facilitated Bristol´s first HHGN programme in 2022/23 alongside Ian. He is the co-founder of the Afro-Caribbean duo Native Sun\, an established artist\, poet\, educator and event organiser. He uses rap and spoken word to promote equality\, social justice and environmental change. Born in Mozambique during a 16-year war\, MoYah was forced to flee his country as a political refugee at a young age. He has first hand experience of the impact that both access to nature and access to music can have on inclusion\, expression and success. \nKMT (Ian)\, is a highly experienced and dedicated artist who has spent over two decades using the medium of hip-hop to inspire positive social change and bring attention to a wide range of important social issues. His unwavering passion for environmental conservation and preservation is just one aspect of his advocacy work. Since designing the community-led food growing space May Project Gardens\, using permaculture principles\, KMT mentors young people\, nurturing ideas and fueling passions through music and a connection to the environment\, through a 6 month leadership programme called Hip Hop Gardens. \nMay Project Gardens is an award-winning\, London and Bristol-based grassroots organisation. They empower marginalised groups to address poverty\, disempowerment and access to resources and influence. MPG provide practical\, affordable\, and collective solutions for people to live sustainably and challenge power structures that don’t serve their interests. They do this using what they consider universally connecting tools – nature\, food and creative arts – to foster people’s personal transformation\, which collectively leads to social change. \n  \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/come-we-grow-bristol/
LOCATION:Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Platforma
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SUMMARY:Core: Electronic Music Workshops (Cornwall)
DESCRIPTION:Core: Electronic Music Workshops\nAS PART OF FLAMM BY CREATIVE KERNOW\nMake dance music for the mix at Abigail Reynolds’ Core in a quarry on the edge of Redruth. \nCore is an invitation to dance to the rhythms and sounds of a quarry which has been drilled with hundreds of deep holes. The quarry was a test site for the drills used to set dynamite deep inside the stone\, but has been silent for decades. The lost rhythm of the percussive drills will be replaced by loud electronic beats created entirely from recordings made in the quarry. For Core\, sounds from the quarry will mixed by an impressive list of music producers\, solo\, in collaboration\, and through workshops. \nThe workshops are for all levels\, from curious young people and beginners who want to learn how to mix a dance track\, through to experienced music producers. Tracks made in these sessions will be included in the final mix performed in the quarry on October 21st. Three beginners workshops for up to 12 people will be led by Stuart Blackmore and Toby Sadgrove. The workshops are free to attend\, with a suggested donation of £10. \nSat 30 Sept \n12pm-2.30pm                workshop 12+ years \n3pm-5.30pm                  workshop 16+ years \nSun 1 Oct \n1pm-3.30pm                  workshop 18+ years \nLocation: Krowji\, West Park\, Redruth\, Cornwall TR15 3GE \nBook here for the workshops! \n  \nFor Music Producers\nCore is looking for dance tracks\, made from sound samples recorded in the quarry. On Sunday 1st October 4-7pm\, there will also be a share session for music producers led by Martin Pease. This is a masterclass for music producers who have already downloaded the quarry recordings and made a start with their own kit. If you work with music/sound and are interested in creating a track for Core and attend the masterclass. Email coresubmissions2023@gmail.com for information and a link. \n  \nCORE is being presented as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/core-electronic-music-workshops/
LOCATION:Krowji\, West Park\, Cornwall\, TR15 3GE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning,Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma
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