Artists:

Josh Caffé

Josh Caffé has spent the last decade on a breathless trip through the fringes of London’s shifting house and techno continuum. As a DJ, vocalist, producer and activist of British-Ugandan descent, Caffé’s influence has been felt everywhere from institutions such as Dalston Superstore and Adonis to his own Love Child party, curated at Fabric, where Caffé holds an influential residency. Collaborating with international icons of dance music and fashion such as Honey Dijon, he has become an even more visible and respected presence in recent years.

Ama

Some people may know her as an artist who has blown up over the past few years, but really, Ama has been perfecting her craft as a D&B and Jungle DJ for over a decade. Playing shows as far as North America and South Africa, and as big as the BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage at Reading & Leeds Festival, Ama is without doubt a talent on many radars. Alongside being a wicked selector who draws for everything from soulful liquid to heavy rollers, what makes Ama so special is her positive energy behind the decks.

Mr. Redley

Mr. Redley is a purveyor of Black Electronic music, with both his radio show and his DJ sets melding the eclectic rhythms of the UK’s electronic dance scene with the deep and soulful history of America’s House and industrial Techno Movements. He presents his ‘Black Wine Club’ show every Monday on Rinse FM. Mr. Redley’s love of music came from studying music at a young age. During his time studying in Manchester, he honed his DJing on the club scene which helped his musical stylings become further refined. He has played shows worldwide, from Belgium and Croatia, all the way over to South Korea. His love and commitment to the black musical community is furthered and backed by his venture Black Wine Club, where he aims to open up wine to new audiences via music.

Kaylee Kay

Kaylee Kay is a London based international DJ with a passion and flair for mixing and blending tunes to entertain audiences across numerous spaces. She has an organic love for Grime and Garage music and is addicted to heavy basslines. She is affiliated with the renowned Girls of Grime platform which aims to represent female artists in male dominated spaces. She has appeared on various radio stations such as BBC 1Xtra and Rinse and graced the decks in some of your favourite London venues such as Ministry of Sound and Egg.

Photographers:

Normski

Norman Anderson, better known as Normski, is a leading authority on urban and contemporary culture, and has had a prolific career in the fields of music, television, photography, fashion and journalism adding Author to his credits with his new book “Normski: Man With The Golden Shutter” The book includes Normski’s often previously unseen photographs of Public Enemy, N.W.A., Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Goldie, Ice-T, Run DMC, Wu-Tang Clan and many others, alongside the photographer’s stories and anecdotes from the centre of what would become a hugely influential cultural movement.

Eddie Otchere

Eddie Otchere is best known for his photographs of the seminal rappers and DJs of the mid-1990s and early 2000s. His celebrated works include portraits of Biggie Smalls, Blackstar (Mos Def & Thalib Kweli) So Solid Crew, Est’elle, Goldie, Omar and many others, as well as his official coverage of the Metalheadz: Blue Note sessions 1994 -1996. He has also worked with major brands, including Apple, Converse, Casio G-Shock, Leica and Spotify. Since 1993 Otchere’s photographs have been exhibited and published worldwide, including on the covers of major international magazines such as Urb, Lodown and Mixmag and on the covers of some of rap music’s seminal albums. He is the co-author of the cult classic novel Junglist (1995, reissued 2019).

Georgina Cook

Georgina Cook is a multidisciplinary artist, photographer and facilitator whose work is rooted in community, culture, environment and identity. She is renowned for documenting and collaborating with London's music scenes, particularly through her project Drumz of the South which explores the rise of dubstep in her native South London. Georgina's more recent practice explores her personal experiences as a woman and new mother. As a sought-after speaker and facilitator, Georgina frequently collaborates with esteemed institutions such as the Tate Modern, V&A and Museum of Youth Culture, as well as colleges across the UK. She produces and leads workshops, lectures and talks on photography and culture with organisations like Turf Projects.

Dave Swindells

Dave Swindells documented a wide variety of subcultures and club scenes from warehouse parties to Leigh Bowery’s Taboo before the explosion of acid house and rave began in the late 1980s. Swindells wrote about the clubs each week as Nightlife Editor at Time Out and also photographed the events for i-D, The Observer and The Face. His era-defining images set the scene for the spirit of the time, focusing on the ravers themselves and immersing viewers in the clubs, disused factories, rural locations and festivals as rave expanded in the 1990s.

*Special thanks to Jasmine Kent-Smith and Farsight Collective

*Drinks provided by Something & Nothing

*Sound provided by Drew

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