Ever entered a strange room filled with familiar faces that
do not hesitate to smile and share their space with you?
Well, this is exactly how it felt entering the doors of the
Cape Diamond Hotel (Saturday 27 July) and conveniently falling into the
light of the One Love venue. A small space filled with talent, love, spirit and
art. With the lovely portraits of Soul Sista Tilo covering the walls, blessed
with quotes from artists and activists, from Bob Marley to Erykah Badu and even
some inspiring words from Soul Sista herself made it hard to not feel
comfortably at home and easily blend into the artistic gap that is freely felt
by every person there.
Boldly including
the thought provoking and distinctive art on exhibition, as well as sick apparel
from Dutch Like This and BAAS, the surrounding air urges you into feeling that
you’re in for an eventful, chilled yet holistic night.
Sitting comfortably on a floor draped with blankets and
pillows, you and a couple of beautifully free-spirited people bob your heads to
the soothing sounds of Soul Sista Tilo and her good friend the Juke Box (a
ridiculously astounding beat boxer and drummer who is as well involved in the I.AMovement) as she sings and raps her truth while sanctifying the floor with
some old jams and also a few of her very own uniquely booming songs.
Joined by artists such as Blaq Slim, Chris Gaudy and A.D.I
who are from a very prominent hip hop movement called I AM Movement (who charm
the mic with pure hip hop underground elegance), they are by far an extremely
determined and genuine group of young rapper.
With the blessing of having artists such as Supreme Soul
whose rhymes are so good he freestyles the room into a total hip hop frenzy and
more amazingly talented creatives such as Lyrically Inclined, Blaze Ryders,
Ryan Adams, Cicatrixx (a mad writer and owner of Regime Records with artists
such as Soul Sista Tilo under his label)
and a vibrant emcee known as Just Macmillan,
you can’t help but notice that you’re sharing a room with such great and
authentic souls, it is almost too hard not to try and keep up with them as they
spit their verses and create a family all moving in unison to the sounds of
untainted and wholesome skills.
Imagine the excitement when hearing that this event will
surely be a monthly occurrence with different groups of originals (people such
as you and me) joining together forming a family of artists and thinkers who
are ready to take a stand and keep art to its truest and purest form.
And most importantly, before you go on and press that play
button, be sure to check out Soul Sista Tilo’s and Chris Gaudy’s new track –
Sugar Man.
And if you're interested, please do check out:
One Love.
Artists:
-Soul SistA Tilo - @soulsistatilo
-Regime Records - @regimerecords
-I A.M Movement - @i_amovement
-Cicatrixx - @thecica
-Supreme Soul - @its_supremesoul
- Blaze Ryders - @blazeryders
Emcee:
-Just MacMillian - @just_macmillian
Local wear:
-Dutch Like This - @dutchlikethis
-BAAS - @baasclothing
Support local talent.
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