Friday 15th May
Life of Grime #Homegrown
Generously supported by LCVS’ Community Impact Fund and the Violence Reduction Partnership, these artists have been tirelessly creating and writing innovative new work using grime, spoken word, lyrics and their own experiences and opinions to craft these quality and fresh pieces. Sit back, enjoy and be WoW-ed by the fire and passion of Liverpool’s young people.
Blue Saint is a Congolese and British, Liverpool-based rapper, singer-songwriter, designer, poet, spoken word artist and producer that blends hip–hop, RnB and electronic music. Winner of the SLAMbassadors Award at fourteen, a MOBO nominee at the age of fifteen and winner of Merseyrail Soundstation 2014; a prize celebrating breaking new talent in the Liverpool music scene. He's performed with Ed Sheeran, Plan B, Wretch 32, Akala, and Saul Williams.
Venue: Facebook
Time: 3pm
Tickets: Free
Check out the next generation of young spoken word artists, rappers, grime artists and lyricists breaking out through WoW’s Life of Grime Project. Mentored by award-winning rapper, producer, poet and performer Blue Saint, these young, exciting voices speak about the world with their unique and powerful perspectives, taking on topics such as friends, families, their dreams, living in a world of isolation, politics, activism and society.
Generously supported by LCVS’ Community Impact Fund and the Violence Reduction Partnership, these artists have been tirelessly creating and writing innovative new work using grime, spoken word, lyrics and their own experiences and opinions to craft these quality and fresh pieces. Sit back, enjoy and be WoW-ed by the fire and passion of Liverpool’s young people.Blue Saint is a Congolese and British, Liverpool-based rapper, singer-songwriter, designer, poet, spoken word artist and producer that blends hip–hop, RnB and electronic music. Winner of the SLAMbassadors Award at fourteen, a MOBO nominee at the age of fifteen and winner of Merseyrail Soundstation 2014; a prize celebrating breaking new talent in the Liverpool music scene. He's performed with Ed Sheeran, Plan B, Wretch 32, Akala, and Saul Williams.
All ticket donations from this event go to Fans Supporting Foodbanks, South Liverpool Domestic Abuse Services and WoW.
