The single launch by the renowned spoken word poet, songstress, actress, director and song writer saw performances by various luminaries of the Spoken word and hip hop scene.
The show was hosted by JonziD and kicked off with a moving performance by Nigerian/British hip hop/ spoken word performer LyricL entitled ‘Daddy Does’.
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| Best Kept Secret Collective |
Each performed a spoken word piece ending up with Oneness making her first appearance on stage also dressed in white at the end of Tuggs.t.a.r’s contribution, where she gave an interesting interpretation of Angie Stone’s ‘Brotha’ sharing her love for her poetic bretheren.
JonziD then introduced the legendary UK hip hop performer Ty, the former Mercury prize nominee didn’t disappoint launching into a hilarious story that most Nigerian kids can relate to of his stern fathers' attempt at giving them a colour television, suffice to say as a typical Nigerian father his solutions were not quite what you’d think.
He then launched into an acapella rap on that touched on the immigrant experience with all the verve one would expect.
The interval was characterised not just by frenetic selling by the various stall holders but also by a game where people went around sticking ‘Like’ stickers ala Facebook, taking photos and emailing them in.
A humorous interlude spoof with a faux Skype conversation was alongside a lovely hymn to her home island of Grenada.
The gig was characterised of by several brilliant interpretations of standards, such as Bob Marleys ‘No Woman No Cry’,with Trenchtown becoming Tottenham!
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| Oneness with Geniyo, wonder what the girls kept screaming about? |
the warmth seeking lothario in the first place, attempting to involve the ladies in the audience in the decision making process. As most of the women seemed to cheer spontaneously every time Geniyo sang, methinks there was an element of hypocrisy in them telling her to go home!
A Colon and a Bracket is available here
