Radikal Queen performing at International Migrants Day 2019, Matt Pickering
international migrants day 2019
A night of reflection and celebration of the contribution migration makes to our city at the Star and Shadow Cinema. Performer Hamzeh Al-Hussein previewed a new one man show, Penguin, directed by Amy Golding from Curious Monkey Theatre. An autobiographical account of Hamzeh’s life from his village in Syria, to his flat in Gateshead and the moments in between, Hamzeh’s humour and positivity shines through his experiences, some of which he shares in this work in progress.
Also performing was Hip Hop artist Kay Greyson, a twenty one year old musician from the North East of England. Since releasing her debut mixtape 'Morning After Music' in 2016 she has performed all across the UK including opening for Akala, KRS One, Pharoahe Monch, Lil Eazy E and DJ Yella. She takes strong inspiration from her influences Chance the rapper and Childish Gambino and she incorporates their fun and interactive performance style into her own. Kay Greyson leads with her personality, telling personal and sometimes dark stories in her lyrics but delivering them with youthful joy and enthusiasm.
Poet, musician and activist Radikal Queen helped us celebrate with her unique mix of beat poetry meets blues, funk and soul. Radikal Queen was created to fill a need for outrageous and unlicensed self expression. For women whose sexy isn’t standardised, for children whose school lessons aren’t enough to clarify, for anyone who has been marginalised. As a poet and musician, she speaks the blues to music, she has learned how to fuse the beauty of Black music with the grassroots fight for planetary liberation. Her influences include Gil-Scott Heron, Betty Davis, Maya Angelou and Nina Simone.
Artist Henna Asikainen and Ali Iravani presented Common Ground, their personal reflections on shared journeys across landscapes and the migration and propagation of plants, before we danced along to the world music of the Crossings Band.
Special thanks to our volunteers, supported by the West End Refugee Service’s skillsmatch programme.
Below you can watch some of the night's performances: Missing Histories by Radikal Queen, Paris by Kay Greyson and Penguin by Hamzeh Al Hussein produced by Curious Monkey.
Also performing was Hip Hop artist Kay Greyson, a twenty one year old musician from the North East of England. Since releasing her debut mixtape 'Morning After Music' in 2016 she has performed all across the UK including opening for Akala, KRS One, Pharoahe Monch, Lil Eazy E and DJ Yella. She takes strong inspiration from her influences Chance the rapper and Childish Gambino and she incorporates their fun and interactive performance style into her own. Kay Greyson leads with her personality, telling personal and sometimes dark stories in her lyrics but delivering them with youthful joy and enthusiasm.
Poet, musician and activist Radikal Queen helped us celebrate with her unique mix of beat poetry meets blues, funk and soul. Radikal Queen was created to fill a need for outrageous and unlicensed self expression. For women whose sexy isn’t standardised, for children whose school lessons aren’t enough to clarify, for anyone who has been marginalised. As a poet and musician, she speaks the blues to music, she has learned how to fuse the beauty of Black music with the grassroots fight for planetary liberation. Her influences include Gil-Scott Heron, Betty Davis, Maya Angelou and Nina Simone.
Artist Henna Asikainen and Ali Iravani presented Common Ground, their personal reflections on shared journeys across landscapes and the migration and propagation of plants, before we danced along to the world music of the Crossings Band.
Special thanks to our volunteers, supported by the West End Refugee Service’s skillsmatch programme.
Below you can watch some of the night's performances: Missing Histories by Radikal Queen, Paris by Kay Greyson and Penguin by Hamzeh Al Hussein produced by Curious Monkey.
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