After the hugely successful
ONE MIC 2nd Anniversary Special last month,
We Plug GOOD Music and
One Mic UK are kicking off their Autumn/Winter live music season with
ONE MIC... The Autumn Sessions this Sunday (October 23) and it will all be taking place at
The Queen of Hoxton in Shoreditch.
The stellar line-up put together for this Sunday's showcase includes British Asian rapper/producer CYNIKAL - who has had an eventful Summer festival season which has seen him perform alongside legends such as Snoop Dogg and De La Soul as well as some of the UK's finest in Professor Green, Katy B and Ed Sheeran at Lovebox, the Underage Festival and Turning Point. Joining him on the amazing line-up is British R&B/Soul singer, songwriter and poet SHANAZ DORSETT - who set the entire interwebs alight late last year with her critically acclaimed debut EP titled Above The Clouds, as premiered on DJ Premier Blog, which saw her beautifully write and sing over classic DJ Premier productions from "So Ghetto" to "Nas Is Like" to "Boom" and garner massive support from tastemakers such as I Heart Dilla and Hustle GRL.
Completing the One Mic... Autumn Sessions line-up are Zimbabwean Poet and Writer Belinda Zhawi - a member of The Roundhouse's illustruous and exciting Poetry collective, Rubix Collective (alongside the likes of household names such as Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger) - after having performed at prestigious festivals and nights like Camp Bestival, The Big Chill, Jawdance, Writer's Block and Tongue Fu, Acoustic Soul/African Folk singer, songwriter and musician Lánre - who is also the weekly curator and host of seminal Singer/Songwriter live music showcase Portobello Acoustic Sessions and will also be blessing us with songs off of her newly released debut album titled Pen Voyage Chapter 1: Sing For Change - and emerging UK Hip-Hop artist 3REE-D off of his recent performance at I Luv Live and the release of his debut mixtape The Evolution of 3ree: Lights!!!
Read on for the full details....
