DON'T FEED THE POETS (in association with YDS and CCDN) present free rap and performance workshops for young people in Hastings, from one of the UK's foremost Hip-hop artists.
THE ARTIST
Breis is a hip hop renaissance man. Emcee, beat maker, writer and workshop facilitator. Since winning the Mean Fiddler Competition in 1997, he has been performing for crowds all over the UK, Europe, Africa, New York and LA. Raised on artists such as EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Biggie, Ella Fitzgerald, Ottis Redding, Guy, Madness, King Sunny Ade, Stevie Wonder and Fela Kuti, his lyrics focus on music, love, personal experiences and the African experience in a European environment. Full of witty punchlines, humour and wordplay, he also fuses English and Yoruba in verse. His first single, "Sounds So Fresh" was released on Uprock recordings in 2001 to critical acclaim and 2004 he released a mix-cd, entitled "Your favourite MC".
BREIS engages people of all ages through rhyme and song, poems and short stories. His work encourages participation and inspires the imagination. This is a one-off opportunity for young people in Hastings (13-25) to work with a world-class rapper, writer and entertainer as part of Don't Feed The Poets' "Street Opera Project", funded by Global Grants.
THE WORK
Right Here in Front of You...............(copyright Breis 2002)
we deliver gems from the River Thames to The River Nile
with a smile e je kin ba yin soro (let me talk to you) for a while
BREIS - electrify, Ty, - intensify
putting sleep to sleep like a tse tse fly
let me stretch the sky, etch my eye
in your vision with precision when I testify
the heros in the song unsung by the GALLON
BREIS - raised on the drums of Tony Allen
ha so e be when you check de way I set am
spies falling from skies self, no go get am
mummy travelled over 3,000 miles
to turn 3,00 tears into 3,000 smiles
3,000 files - family and friends
invited to dinner so I happily attend
and then I send this one back home
it's BREIS on the microphone..............
THE DATES
THURSDAY 6TH APRIL
12 - 2 Rap/Performance Workshop with members of The Seaview Centre, St.Leonards
6 -8 Rap/Performance workshop with young people at the Hollington Youth Centre
FRIDAY 7TH APRIL
11 - 1 Join Breis at the Creative Media Centre, Hastings Town Centre, for a two hour rap/performance workshop with an opportunity to record your own lyrics onto CD
2 - 4 More hot performance tips from Breis at The Xtrax Centre, Hastings, followed by (3.30) a special showcase of work from Hastings young people and Breis himself.
(it is recommended that you bring a packed lunch and attend both sessions)
With thanks to Awards For All, YDS, CCDN, The Xtrax Centre, The Seaview Centre and Global Grants.
For more information and to confirm your place on the Friday workshops call Justin on 0781 6151957.
