For four weeks in May (6th - 31st) the Eastern Electronic Festival brings some of the best British Asian talent to Birmingham with a wonderfully
eclectic mix of events, exhibitions and gigs (a wallet/purse pleasing number of
which are FREE!). Highlights include a showcase with rising star Swaati (May 8th,
5.30pm at the Symphony Hall Cafe Bar), an exhibition celebrating 20 years of
Asian Dub Foundation (good grief that makes me feel old...12th-31st
May at The Drum), a canal boat trip in the company of spoken word poet Amerah Saleh, and singer songwriters Alisha Yasmin Kadir and Raju Mali plus a
whole night stuffed full of live music (Oobleck/Alfie Birds 17th May
9pm until the cock crows) featuring the wonderful Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee...simply
one of the most extraordinary performers I’ve ever seen and possibly the only dude on planet earth (or anywhere else for that matter) to beatbox WHILST playing the flute. Trust me, it'll twist your melon. For full details...and
there’s a heck of a lot going on...head over to the festival website.
Here’s a selection of vids to give you a bit of a
flavour...
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