And Still I Rise
Midlands Tour
And Still I Rise Midlands Tour!
Over Black History Month, we visited Derby, Leicester, Birmingham and Nottingham presenting an amazing showcase tour!
This tour explored and celebrated the vibrancy of Black history & culture and featured performances from 12 phenomenal artists.
Each showcase displayed breathtaking performances in poetry, dance, singing and rapping.
Artists part of this project were:
- Ashlee Paris-Jabang
- Carolina Blu
- Edy Muuya Samuels
- Hil The Poet
- I.B
- Michella Mother Hubbard
- Nola Muu
- Kelc Lo
- Richella Mcpherson
- Steven Agho
- Ty-rone Haughton
- G3nna
Hosted by Rukus & DJ Paul Lewis
‘It’s extremely important that we provide an empowering spotlight for Black artists, as well as an opportunity to celebrate resilience and unity’.
-Vijay Mistry, 2Funky Arts Director
Project Partners – Radio2Funky, Punch & Baby People.
And Still I Rise is managed by 2Funky Arts and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
