Check out our events picks for this weekend #somethingfortheweekend

21st February 2014 | Gabstamatic

Friday Forward Youth presents: X Takes A Stand

An even of music and spoken word around the issue of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). A night to make you think, feel inspired, dance and enjoy!

Saturday 9th Annual Huntley Conference: ‘When … Read More

[Thenublk] Kassandra Gordon: Spoken Word Artist and Founder of Grape Soup Jewellry

15th October 2012 | Gabstamatic

 

Introduce yourself

Kassandra Gordon, Jewellery Designer and Poet/Spoken Word Artist.  A child of Jamaican parents I was born in Stoke-On-Trent and having lived in various places in the UK now call East London home.

I have been writing and performing … Read More

[spoken word] Love Poem Preview by LD Henriquez

29th June 2011 | Gabstamatic

The ‘Love Poem Preview’ video was originally a lyric I had written to an instrumental. However, I felt more gravitated towards performing it as a poem as I believed the words were powerful enough to stand on their own. The … Read More

Things to see: Inua Ellams – Untitled

10th October 2010 | Gabstamatic

I caught up with the homie Mr Ellams at the Apple Store last month to make a video for Society HAE – he was speaking there about being Covent Garden’s Artist in Residence, spoken word, and his play which is … Read More

iamthenublack: Inua Ellams

23rd October 2008 | Gabstamatic

 

introduce yourself

My name is Inua Ellams and I am a poet, performer, graphic designer, illustrator, to tie it all together; a graphic and word artist.

 

fav lyric from a song

“Children of the night, only some will star … Read More