Here is the line-up of all those who performed/spoke at our history making inaugural Slavery Remembrance Memorial Service in London’s Trafalgar Square on 21/08/16.
Our hosts were the powerful couple – Nat Nye and Stella
Ras Asheber & the Kuumba100 Artists Bloc – Performed the opening & Libation
Akala – Founder of The HipHop Shakespeare Company – Performed ‘Maangamizi‘
Toyin Agbetu – Founder of Ligali
Jonzi D – Founder of Breakin Convention – Performed ‘Fish & Chips’ and ‘MBE’
Kush – Performed ‘Remember‘ by Kae and his own poem ‘I’m So Confused’ (Kush is also our founders son)
Lara Lee – Performed ‘Lioness Chant – Remix’, ‘The Next Legend’- spoken word
Jacqueline Walker – Vice Chair of Momentum
Kevin Titterton – ‘Stephen Lawrence‘ (his poem is at 4:13s in the linked video. Travelled all the way from Sheffield to be with us)
Afrikan Boy – Performed ‘Made in Afrika‘, ‘Mr Kunta Kinte‘
Michael Groce – Son of Cherry Groce – Performed ‘Collect, Preserve, Celebrate‘
Mosi Conde – Performed with the Kora
Louis from House of Hippies – Peforming ‘PAPS‘
Mizan the Poet – Performed ‘Lost Son‘
Zita Holbourne – Co-Chair of BARAC (Black Activists Rising Against Cuts) – performed some of her poems
Roy Merchant – Performed ‘The Black Man’s Song’
Pamela Sakyi – Performed ‘Please Brother Can You Repeat’ also wrote, produced and directed – ‘British Ghanaians Lost in Translation‘
Kwaku – Founder of BBM (British Black Music)
Sister Toyah – Reparations Movement