Party at Stroud Brewery in Balcony bar 7:30-11pm
Organised by: SAR, a grassroots group working to challenge racism and build an inclusive community in Stroud will partner with BAM, a community media collective amplifying Black voices, culture and creativity to bring us this celebration as part of Black History Month.
DJ/ Robbie Duncan 7:30-8 Dance Spoken word/Jussara 8:10-8:40 Rapping duo/GRYZBY 8:45-9:30 DJ/ Robbie Duncan 9:30-10:45
Robbie Duncan Robbie Duncan is a Stroud-born DJ, producer and music curator whose sets explore the connections between soul, jazz, funk, disco, house, broken beat and global grooves, combining deep musical knowledge with an instinct for creating atmosphere and connection. Through his long-running ElecSoul project and Ngoma live music sessions, Robbie champions adventurous, soulful sounds and the meeting point between DJs, live musicians and communities. He has performed at some iconic venues including the Royal Opera House, Camden Roundhouse, and Ronnie Scott’s, as well as festivals and cultural events across the UK.
Jussara Jussara Nazaré is a Portuguese multidisciplinary artist based in Gloucester with a focus on joyful community art and performance. Her work is often full of colour, patterns and life as it blooms in many forms. Often creating work from themes such as cultural exploration, the beauty of nature, sustainability, queerness,magical abstract portraiture or landscapes. Jussara is considered a mixed media performer, creating her own costumes, poetry, music and themed events, providing safe spaces for queer communities to creatively explore their identities. This show will be an ode to Mother Nature encapsulated by dance/performance and spoken word in collaboration with Ronnie McGrath. A special moment to personify our beautiful planet as a lover, inviting the audience to participate in a ceremony of self expression.
GRYZBY When you combine two of the most forward thinking artists in the south west you end up with nothing but GRYZBY! This new power duo see’s Griz-O and Rygby join forces to blend grime, dubstep and everything in between in a way like you’ve never heard before. This year we will explore how commoning can support belonging, mutual care, resilience and shared power in the face of societal division, polarisation, inequality, isolation and exclusion.
Free
