Come for a spin with the word warriors of Apples and Snakes, including Joseph Coelho, as they share a fun-filled performance with raps, poems and stories.
Featuring performers Jan Blake, Joseph Coelho and Belinda Zhawi. Hosted by Kenny Baraka, backed by DJ extraordinaire DJ D’Vo AKA Tilé Gichigi-Lepere.
Presented in collaboration with Southbank Centre as part of London Literature Festival.
fEATURING:
Jospeh coelho
Joseph is a best-selling, multi-award winning children’s playwright and author of over 45 books. He writes across several mediums for children including stage plays, picture books, non-fiction and middle grade. Joseph was the Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate 2022 – 2024.
Jan Blake
Jan is an internationally renowned storyteller, consultant, mentor & plenary speaker who has been performing world-wide since 1986, specialising in folktales and myths from the Caribbean, West Africa, North Africa, and the Arab regions.
Belinda Zhawi
Belinda is a literary & sound artist based in London, author of Small Inheritances (ignitionpress, 2018) & experiments with sound/text performance as MA.MOYO.
Kenny Baraka
Kenny is a journeyman griot: born in Eritrea, raised in New York and residing in the UK, his work is a fusion of rap, poetry and storytelling.
Tilé Gichigi-Lepere
Tilé is a producer and sound engineer based in South East London. He’s been studio mixing records for clients and live sound engineering for over 5 years. His live sound work has had me work in prestigious venues like like London’s “Omeara” and festivals like Summer by the river (The Scoop).