CM Sounds, the live music promotion side of CM, London’s leading community music project, presents two live music nights at East London’s finest venue 93 Feet East, showcasing the hottest ‘about to blow’ Asian acts including: world renowned and Sony Award winning DJ Bobby Friction; Bangladeshi pop sensation Mumzy; pioneers of the electronic scene, the Nasha Experience; 19 year old global ‘genius of bass’ Dub-step producer Sukh Knight; as well as leaders of the Bangladeshi music scene, Deshi Movement and Alpha Movement. All money collected on the nights will go to the DEC’s Haiti Relief.
DETAILS:
Date| Acts: 16.03.10 | Mumzy, Nasha, Deshi Movement & Alpha Omega
25.03.10 | Bobby Friction, Nasha, & Sukh Knight
Venue: 93 Feet East, 150 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Ticket Price: Free before 8.30PM, £3 thereafter. All ticket money donated to the DEC Haiti Relief
Time: 8.00pm – late
Dress Code: Anything Goes
Bobby Friction explains why he is involved with the project, “Nearly 20 years ago, the Asian Dub Foundation spawned out of the CM project. Now in 2010, the same project offers us a chance to hear the next generation of Asian electronic musicians”.
Bobby Friction | www.bobbyfriction.com
DJ, Presenter, Journalist, Broadcaster, & Jedi Knight of Desi Music.
For 20 years, Bobby has been in the eye of the storm of South Asian music, playing the role of Chairman Of the Board, Cheerleader & Fan Boy rolled into one. Winner of 3 Sony Radio Awards, he’s played a pivotal role in the emergence of Desi Music worldwide.
Mumzy Stranger | www.myspace.com/mumzystranger
Is the latest pop sensation to hit the music circuit; he springs onto the scene with an exciting new sound that
has already got industry insiders touting Mumzy to be one of the year’s hottest new artists. Produced by Rishi Rich, Mumzy at 25-year-old is the first person of Bengali descent to create such excitement.
The Nasha Experience | www.nasha.com
The Nasha Experience is a collective of musicians who have worked in collaboration with each other including Ges-E and Osmani Soundz. Their sounds have been described as polyrythmic nastiness meets wonderfully terrifying bass and “the most subtle and successful infusion of East and West the scene has come up with yet! By iDJ Magazine
Sukh Knight | www.myspace.com/sukhknight
East London producer Knight is a pioneer of the new school of Dubstep, Grime and his list of supporters reads like a who’s who of electronic music's royalty - Sinden, Hatcha, N-Type, Mary Anne Hobbs, Ras Kwame and many more.
The gigs are culmination of a series of events promoted by CM and supported by the London Development agency and Arts Council England to encourage new local Asian artists and music entrepreneurs through two months of master classes, workshops, seminars and showcases.