A night of live music poetry, dance and comedy with your Compere Robbie Gee.
Featuring Comedians Slim and Quincy, YolanDa Brown Saxophonist and winner of Mobo Urban Awards, Poetry by FLOetic Lara and Jason Nwansi, and a pecial guest appearance by Vivian Jones.
Compere - Robbie Gee
Actor Is best known in the UK and well loved for his "Desmonds" character Lee and for appearing in Guy Ritchies crime caper movie Snatch and Mean Machine playing Trojan he has also been a regular on the BBC's The Real McCoy.
Comedian Danny 'SLIM' Grey
First Black UK comic to perform at the world famous Hollywood Comedy Store in February 2005. After winning the Best Male Stand-Up category at the 2004 UK Black Entertainment Comedy Awards, Slim was then voted in 2005 by other black British comics as their favorite comedian.
Comedian Quincy
A stand-up, presenter, writer, actor and compere with broadcast credits that include Paramount's Comedy Blue and BBC Radio 1Xtra. He is a TV warm-up (BBC’s Blouse and Skirts) and his live comedy work takes him as far afield as Dubai and Singapore.
As well as performing comedy at all the major UK comedy clubs, Quincy also tours in large-scale venues all over the UK as a stand-up and in sketch shows including United Colours of Comedy at the Hackney Empire and Big Sister at The Oval Theatre. He has performed in large-scale venues around the country with John Simmit and Jocelyn Gee and is currently working on a sitcom.
FLOetic Lara
Experience passionate poetry delivered with FLO's unique sound and captivating prescence.
Jason Nwansi
Poet, author of 'What It Means to be Black'
Yolanda Brown
Now considered one of the World's leading saxophonists.Yolanda created history by winning the 'Best Jazz Act' at the 2008 and 2009 MOBO awards. She combines jazz with various genres from soul to Latin, R&B to gospel and creates a unique diverse sound.
YolanDa has performed at prestigious jazz events around the world, including the Rotterdam Carnival, Frankfurt Auto Show and at Spain's Isla Vuelta's Festival. She has played before the High Commission and at the Ocho Rios Festival in Jamaica.
She has shared the stage with some of music’s legends, including Alexander O'Neal, The Temptations, Mica Paris, Omar, Soweto Kinch and Sway.
Vivian Jones
A Jamaican born British reggae singer who performed with several bands in the 1970`s before recording as a solo artist from 1980 with "Good Morning" which topped the UK reggae charts. A prolific songwriter and producer , his distinctive voacals possess a warmth and familarity that makes his audience beliveve he's singing directly to them, rather than the world at large.
Tickets prices
Adult- £8 under 16s £4.50
Family ticket £22.00
For tickets telephone 020 8496 3585/3587 between 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday or tickets are available at:
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WHEN: Friday 21st October 2011
WHERE: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Forest Road, London E17
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