H.O.P.E Remembering Sandra Escoffery 26 Years on an extraordinary sister

H.O.P.E is a conscious shared space for creative and like-minded individuals. September's event is a tribute to the late Sandra Escoffery. A wonderful sister and creative story creator, a poet turned formidable songwriter.

To honour her Kindred Spirit was co-founded by Marcia, now (Muna)Escoffery, to bring creatives together, as Sandra was a phenomenal example of this.

KINDRED SPIRIT was a live night, attracting up-and-coming artists as well as established ones. From Jamaica Blue, to The Bug Bar Brixton, WKD Camden, to The Ryhtm Factory White Chapel.

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An accomplished music professional of over 30 years composer, arranger, choir director, sound designer, educator, and Musical director, was dedicated as the MD of Kindred Spirit for 6 years, out of the 9 years where it originally ran across London Venues.

Muna went on to create and host (FEED YOUR SOUL), guiding former students as the house band, bringing young up-and-coming and established artists alike to showcase. This ran for 5 years in South London. Then came H.O.P.E., a platform for conscious creators, launched in July 2024, marking the 5th co-creation, where the audience is encouraged to get involved through call-and-response, singing, and sound. move and dance all in the moment.

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The founder and Curator is Muna Escoffery, accompanied by Jayesh Vadukul, an integral part of the musical foundation who plays tabla, adding the ancient sounds of classical Indian instrumentation, weaving spontaneous rhythms, and creating magic throughout the evening.

Special guests in September are Listening Stone, a duo who share (Reflections of life, its beauty, sorrow, ecstasy, and creation from experience, resonance, and humanity that transcibes reality. Jamie and Miranda

We are also joined by Phil Hendrix, a wonderful singer-songwriter, singing circle leader, and space holder.

Spoken word and storytelling, this month, we are blessed to have my Usu'Ra Rose, a Shamanic Storyteller.

Princess Emmanuelle a.k.a. EmpresS *1 (الامبراطورة الأولى), is the Founding Artistic Director of Kamitan Arts C.I.C., a British Egyptian bi-lingual rap-poetess, choreographer, and creative healing facilitator who rose to prominence in the UK poetry scene over two decades ago. Known for her international tours, during which she has collaborated with and opened up for prominent Reggae and Hip-Hop artists across the UK, Egypt, and Brazil, she was recognised in the early 2000s by Egypt Today as ‘Egypt’s sole female rapper'.C.I.C.

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HOPE is a live conscious share evening to (Honour, Our, Planet, Earth), bringing hope to mankind, through heart-centered creativity, songs, sounds, poems, and bringing collective hope for our time.