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Anthony Joseph at Band On The Wall
Courtesy of Joshua French | Posted on February 17, 2017
Where
Band On The Wall
25 Swan Street
Manchester
Map
0161 813 2222
When
Sun, May 7, 2017
19:30
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Musicians
Anthony Joseph
poet / spoken wordAbout
Poet, novelist, musician and lecturer, Anthony Joseph creates a hypnotic blend of rapturous spoken word and groove fusing the rhythmic speech and music of the Caribbean to create the sounds and vibes that rock the islands of his cultural roots. Bursts of catchy rhythms and slow percussive riff progressions, incandescent voodoo funk and rhythmical high-speed frenzies shot through with free-jazz sax, all fall under Anthony Joseph’s guidance, as he spins his lyrical blend of Afro-futurism and surrealism on his latest album, ‘Caribbean Roots’.
‘Caribbean Roots’, released July 2016 via Heavenly Sweetness/Strut Records, attempts to unite the different islands in a single entity where the identity of each isn’t diluted by the mix, instead creating a richer and stronger alloy...