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Benjamin Zephaniah

Born and raised in Birmingham, UK, Benjamin couldn't remember a time that he was not creating poetry of some sort. But this had nothing to do with school where poetry meant very little to him.

He had finished education at the age of thirteen.

His poetry was strongly influenced by the music of Jamaica and what he called ‘street politics’.

Capital 'X' Punishment

Serving nearly a third of his life behind bars, Capital 'X' says that he has no regrets for the road he has travelled in life, because it has made him who he is today.

Using his past experiences behind bars, and his life on the streets, Capital 'X' constructs rhymes that make one to ponder.

INJUSTICE CD

Produced by Migrant Media, The album contains 16 angry responses to injustice following deaths and killings in state custody.

These range from Ebele’s spoken piece condemning Channel 4 for failing to show the film, through roots reggae from Yaz Alexander, the driving emotion of Princess Emmanuelle and the hymn like Justice from Violet Corlis.

The Tribunes

Hailing from Salford, Bradford, London and Derby via Kinshasa… The Tribunes are a fiercely political group combining music with spoken words to create what band member, Gary Duke, often describes as "a head-on collision between the Streets and John Coltrane".

Their philosophy is to stand with the oppressed against the oppressor. “…no nation that oppresses another can itself be free.” Suggested Marx.

The Welfare Poets

The Welfare Poets are a collective of grassroots activists, educators, and artists that have been working together since 1990.

Through teaching residencies and workshops, activism around community struggles and through sharp-edged performances of music incorporating Hip Hop, Bomba y Plena, Latin Jazz and other rhythms, The Welfare Poets bring information and inspiration to those facing oppression and fighting for liberation.

Tippa Naphtali

Born and raised in Birmingham UK, Tippa has been active in the community ever since 1978 after leaving secondary school. 

Along with a group of his peers, at just 18 years old he helped to develop and co-lead the Negus Youth Collective, a pioneering youth-led arts and culture project in Handsworth, Birmingham, and is the founder of 4WardEverUK and the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund.

See more here:

• Anti-Pollution Dance Video >
• Other recorded and demo tracks >

What Shape Are You In - UnityFM

Listen to Tippa Naphtali (joined by Ken Fero & Michelle Kelly) UnityFM 93.5 FM (www.unityfm.net) aired on 28 October 2020.

Talking about the National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund, the Ultraviolence film, and counselling/wellbeing services.

For more visit:

www.memorialfamilyfund.org.uk

www.ultraviolencefilm.com | www.afcscic.org

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