Lol Gellor of NCC joins hands with JOIN HANDS Youth Association and finds out what there up to, especially their upcoming event on June 20th6pm -11.30pm at the DidsburyCentre in East Ham.
With the sterling support of the Wombles– Newham Community Recycling.
Join Hands meets every Friday evening for the benefit of local young interested in music, dance and homework – yes homework.
Lol interviews three members of the team, including one of the youth members, to find out all about this fine example of a charitable initiative in the local community. What’s the link with the Gambia – listen here and find out. Better still get on down to the Didsbury Centre Saturday 20th June 2009 for a fundraising event for this laudable project – music,dance, drama and some African and English food.
Mary Wust - NCC’s American Intern hosted her first live music guest, Newham resident - Daryl Holley of Branded No.1 fame, who it has to be said may have been a little, as they say euphemistically in the media, tired and emotional - though he was actually quite lively and jolly - if not always entirely coherent.
So a good test for Mary who passes with flying colours, and a warning to all young ladies who come into contact with musicians with a taste for the devils brew.
That said Daryl gives quite a nice performance of a song in part one and part two - prior to his new album launch on April 15th
Mary Wust - NCC’s American Intern hosted her first live music guest, Newham resident - Daryl Holley of Branded No.1 fame, who it has to be said may have been a little, as they say euphemistically in the media, tired and emotional - though he was actually quite lively and jolly - if not always entirely coherent.
So a good test for Mary who passes with flying colours, and a warning to all young ladies who come into contact with musicians with a taste for the devils brew.
That said Daryl gives quite a nice performance of a song in part one and part two - prior to his new album launch on April 15th
Gorgeous Sound Radio reportersAmy and Susan were back with our friends at the Commonwealth Secretariat at the stunning Marlborough House in London, allegedly on the pretext of endorsing celebrations for “60 years of Human Rights”.It is also fair to say their enthusiasm for the mission was clearly enhanced at the promise of close proximity to fit men and women in grass skirts. Yes those wonderful Polynesian dancers our friends from a previous Sound Radio visit, were amongst a diverse and wonderful array of talent from all corners of the globe.
In amongst the interviews with artistes and commonwealth representatives catch Amy and Susan – almost speechless (almost!) as some young ladies clearly impress our dynamic duo with their grasp and respect for the progress of Human Rights over the last sixty years.
At Sound Radio we’ve said it before - it’s not all guns and knives when it comes to young people in London- well done Amy and Susan forcapturing a really rather touching moment -and well done for behaving yourselves with the Polynesian dancers (no complaints at time of going to press).
Kebab eating, Dick Van Dyke impersonation and a range of other lesser known events were on show at a companion event to the slightly larger budget Beijing Olympics. To let the world fully appreciate just how the arty set roll in Hackney Wick and as a prelude to London 2012 we give you the opportunity for careful consideration of proposed new events.
With tongue ever so slightly in cheek, Pete Day, Gold Medal Sound Radio reporter, got to grips with the opening ceremony and the controversy surrounding use of unsanctioned umbrellas ‘ella ‘ella.- sorry
It may not be sport as we know it – but if we want to be serious contenders in the medal table - who knows Spirograph may just be our secret weapon.
Amy gives those really rather splendid Canadians the once over
After a trip to Vancouver, London girl Amy meets Canadian rockers at this years Canada Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square. Did the London Canadians turn out to be as nice as the real ones??
The running theme was me telling them how nice they all were!
And do you know what - they were!
It was actually a bit scary, they were too nice. Are there any nasty Canadians?
“Sound Radio reporter and wannabe hip hop dancer Amy Redmond went along to ‘Local International’ at Stratford Circus to talk to the performers, organizers and the crowd - to find out what all the fuss is about with the East London dance scene. Boy did she find out, the place was steamin at the windows!”
No it’s not a Chuck D named artist in a singular manifestation it is a singing competition for 11-19 year olds in Newham .
Whilst most young seem to be perpetually characterised as feral, knife wielding, hooded, ganged up thugs – the latest addition to the post code inclusive Sound Radio love posse – Amy Redmond and Susan Okereke (rolling as hardcore street persona “Amy and Susan”)- report from Heat One of this positive youth competition.
Both feared and respected on the streets ahem! these broadcast broads “Mucho Respect –Amy and Susan” (T shirts coming soon) will also be actingas judges at the final – The Mayors Town Show on 12 July 3pm at the Music and Dance Stage.
So fix up and look sharp you at the back! – get on down to the final - who knows you may be witness to the future of music as we know it- at least in Newham!
Hooray! It’s now June, which means festival season is upon us. And what better way to kick it off than with one of Europe’s leading arts festivals – Lift!
This year Lift presents an interactive concoction of international and national performances and experiences being held across the summer at Stratford and The South Bank.
There’s also something rather special that’s taking place. At the heart of this year’s Lift festival, we’ll see the launch of The Lift, which is a spectacular mobile arts venue that will host performances and hold discussions working with local communities.
Of course as the slowly burgeoning epicentre of all things community – no prizes for guessing where some of the Lift crew have been preparing a distinctly recycled aspect of the festival – “Trashcatchers” – well yes of course the Number One Centre in East Ham.
Sound Radio reporter Emma Marvin went long to the headquarters of Lift and spoke to Nicky Petto, who is one of the festival’s producers and Erica Campayne, a participation producer. Emma first asked Nicky to tell us more about what Lift is.
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