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 Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs hit the big-time in the 1990s with Brit Awards and massive hits including Connected and Elevate My Mind. Hailing from Brixton, this group of musicians with boundless talent give their all in live shows and are responsible for turning a generation onto the pleasures of beats and rhymes. Catch the Stereo MCs in the run-up to the release of their sixth album.
www.stereomcs.com
 Speed Caravan
Joyous rock’n’roll meets urban culture as Speed Caravan blend the musical soul of cities such as Istanbul, London, Algiers, New York and Paris. With his frenetic playing, Mehdi Haddab has transformed the image of the oud (a Middle-Eastern lute) to fit into the modern metropolis. This is a group with a truly unique sound and an unstoppable beat.
www.myspace.com/mehdihaddabthespeedcaravan
 Finley Quaye
Finley is a maverick musician with a multi-ethnic catalogue that mashes together pure pop with the sound of the underground. His masterpieces such as Even After All demonstrate his influences from The Breeders and
The Zombies to the jazz influence of his godfather Duke Ellington. With two new albums due out this year Finley Quaye is a restless musical rebel with electrifying live talent.
www.myspace.com/finleyquayeuk
 Joji Hirota & The Taiko Drummers
As seen at Live Earth in Wembley Stadium, Joji Hirota and his five-strong team of Japanese Taiko drummers offer a stunning performance to get your hips shaking. Joji has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, been awarded the Ambassadors’ Commendation Award for his musical activity outside Japan and brings to Croydon one of the best Taiko drumming groups in the world.
www.jojihirota.com
MC/DJ Gerry Lyseight
DJ, radio presenter, music journalist, album compiler and founder of Deep South Records,
Gerry has appeared at Glastonbury, T in the Park and Womad.
www.gerrylyseight.com
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 Abdullah Chhadeh & Nara
With a remarkable career as a master of the traditional Arabic stringed instrument, the qanun, Abdullah Chhadeh has established himself as a relentless musical adventurer. His high-profile collaborations include working with Sinead O’Connor and Natacha Atlas. Now touring with his ensemble, Nara, he has managed to create a beautiful synthesis between traditional Arabic sounds, jazz and western percussion.
www.abdullahchhadeh.com
 Cellar Door
Winners of Croydon’s best unsigned act competition Testing 1,2,3, this acoustic-rock duo are the fresh face of Croydon’s music scene. Cellar Door has formed a spellbinding sonic partnership blending Mike Brown’s enticing guitar techniques with the haunting vocals of Aimee Grinter.
www.myspace.com/cellardoorduo
Paprika Balkanicus
Described as the ‘masters of good atmosphere’, Paprika Balkanicus are one of the hottest newcomers in world music with a brilliant violinist and a loyal following. Hailing from Romania, Serbia and Slovenia their sound is a fiery blend of traditional and gypsy music which mirrors the longing, passion and joy of their homelands.
www.paprikabalkanicus.com
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 Massukos
Mozambique’s most successful band travel to Croydon to play an uplifting blend of traditional African sounds. By day Massukos are known for their extensive humanitarian work, by night band member Feliciano dos Santos is known as ‘the Elton John of Mozambique’. This is musical sunshine at it’s hottest.
www.massukos.com
 Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee
With his trademark fluteboxing (beatboxing and playing the flute together) Nathan Lee unites hip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, ragga beats, Indian classical, jazz and funk melodies. A true 21st century musical pioneer, he takes acoustic performance to the next level and urban music into uncharted waters.
Lyanna Austin
Accompanied by her funky eight-piece band, this former choir-girl had everyone dancing in the aisles at Croydon’s Testing 1,2,3 competition. With inspirational original material and unique renditions of classic tracks this group are guaranteed to get the party going.
www.myspace.com/lyannaaustin
MC/DJs Le Vagabond Boogaloo Club
DJs Spindrift and Nelson Dilation, resident turntable vagabonds from Le Vagabond Boogaloo Club play a unique mix of gypsy licks and Latin kicks! From the elegant sway of gypsy swing and nu-fangled tango, thru flamenco beats, ska, cumbias and Mexican hip-hop, to floor-shakin, roots-driven Balkan breaks and Latino funk - 'drinkin’, dancin’, fightin’, lovin’, crying music' for the 21st century!
www.continentaldrifts.co.uk/music/Le_Vagabond_Boogaloo_Club.htm
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Croydon’s aspiring musicians, dancers and performers will show off their skills in a nonstop programme of entertainment over the weekend. Get there early as this marquee is known for being packed to the rafters all day long. |
 Croydon gets a Sneak Preview! - Step inside Movieplex's giant film contraption to be ushered around a curious collection of memorabilia from pioneering film maker Shanta Rao Dutt's travels. Then watch his newly unearthed film gems in the mini cinema.
Commissioned by The Liverpool Culture Company Ltd as part of the 2008 European Capital of Culture Funded by ACE with support from Brouhaha, MFV, Winchester Hat Fair and the Royal National Theatre.
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