CIFD Presents

No Passport Necessary - "London's Global Mixtape!"

4th May 2009 (Bank Holiday Monday)
The Roundhouse, London
3pm-11pm

London’s Roundhouse is being transformed into a one-off real life global mixtape! Including: an outdoor circus, an eclectic art exhibition, a chillout space + dj's, a big ol’ Barbeque on the terrace and of course an amazing line up of music across two stages from Hip Hop to Cuban Salsa via Indie to Reggae, Asian Electronic Beats and beyond. This is undoubtedly going to be the biggest party of the bank holiday weekend!

No Passport Necessary has been produced by CIFD a new generation of event and broadcast producers hailing from the UK’s first Creative Industries Foundation Degree in partnership with City University & The Roundhouse – www.city.ac.uk

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The Schedule

Doors Open 3pm

Music: Dr Martens FreeDM Studio
17:00 Queen’s English
17:40 Halagoogoo
18:20 Something Simple
19:00 Zoe Appleseed
19:40 Size Nine

Chill Out: ‘Nothing to Declare
Cafe Cairo will transform the Circle Bar into a chilled Moroccan den with downtempo tunes:
15:00 Cafe Cairo DJs
17:00 NightTrain (No Skool)
18:30 Cafe Cairo DJs
19:30 Hue Jah Fink? (Binary Feedback)

The Fundo Circus Company presents ‘Round The Clock’
16:30 - 17:30

Music: Main Space
18:00 North Of Ping Pong
18:30 Tippa Irie
19:00 Alex Wilson’s Salsa Con Soul Orchestra
20:20 Nathan “Flutebox” Lee + FULL LIVE BAND!
20:40 Lowkey (from Mongrel)
21:00 Swami
+ Main Space DJs throughout the night from La Bomba Soundsystem & DJ Jerome Hill

Art in the Café:
Exhibition open 30th April – 6th May
Open 15:00 - 21:00
Co-Motion: Co-Motion is a positive and thought provoking collection reflecting the world at large, the geography of our city and some very personal responses to cultural identity.

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Main Space Line Up

Lowkey
Lowkey is a Poet, Playwright, Political Activist and award winning Hip Hop Artist who has received airplay on numerous major radio stations including BBC Radio 1, Capital FM, Kiss FM, Choice FM and BBC 1Xtra and toured internationally performing to crowds everywhere from Glastonbury and Trafalgar Square to Germany and Amsterdam. He is also part of Mongrel featuring members from Arctic Monkeys and Reverend and The Makers!

Alex Wilson’s "Salsa Con Soul" Orchestra
http://www.alexwilson.net/
Somewhere between London and Havana, volcanic activity has triggered the emergence of a new tropical island – Salsa con Soul. This is the eruption fans of Alex Wilson – the UK top salsa/Latin jazz piano man and bandleader – have been waiting for. His sixth album, Salsa con Soul was the ultimate crossover dance music album of 2008!

La Bomba Soundsystem
http://www.la-bomba.co.uk/
We are pleased to announce that LA BOMBA will be bringing their unique Latin vibe to The Roundhouse on the 4th May!La Bomba is without a doubt the UKs biggest and best Latino party. Expect a collective of latin Dj's from Reaggeton to Afro-Latino Beats to rock the mainspace!

Swami
http://www.myspace.com/swamimusic
Swami, the critically acclaimed alternative Asian band hailing from the UK, fuse together traditional Asian music and western electronic beats creating a sound of the new British Asian generation. Having received continued support from Bobby Friction & Nihal of BBC Radio 1 and the BBC Asian Network, 2009 is set to be a big year for the band!

Tippa Irie
http://www.tippairie.com/
Anthony Henry - a.k.a. "Tippa Irie" - emerged from England's Saxon Sound International - the star-studded travelling sound system that has been at the forefront of the U.K. reggae dancehall scene for the past 25 years and helped launch the careers of artists such as Maxi Priest, Papa Levi and Smiley Culture. To this day, Tippa Irie remains one of the most requested Reggae entertainers internationally.

Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee LIVE feat. Hanif Khan (Tabla), Maquenzie (Keyboards), WanDan (Beatbox) & Skrein (Vocals).
www.myspace.com/nathanfluteboxlee

..." is fast becoming one of the hottest UK live acts. Beatboxing is no longer unique to Urban music thanks to Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee " - Songlines magazine

With his trademark live FLUTEBOXING [beatboxing and playing the flute at the same time] Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee’s explosive blend unites Hip Hop, Drum ‘n’ bass and Ragga beats with Indian classical, Jazz and Funk melodies. In his spellbinding live show he is joined by an astounding array of talented musicians from all parts of the globe who take you on a magic carpet ride through dusty Asian streets via New York block parties and grimy London clubs…WANDAN (human beatbox), HANIF KHAN (tabla), MAQUENZIE (keyboards) and rapper SKREIN.

North Of Ping Pong
http://www.northofpingpong.com
Dub, Reggae, Ska outfit from London Town!

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Dr Martens FreeDM Studio Line Up

Zoe Appleseed
http://www.myspace.com/zoeappleseed

This 5-piece band formed in early 2008 crossing genre barriers to bring a unique blend of sounds to the scene. Mixing hip-hop with rock and reggae with punk and a live vibe that has to be seen to be believed.

Halagoogoo
www.myspace.com/halagoogoo
Halagoogoo are a three piece that play a concoction of dirty bluesy funky rock n' roll with tons of energy. Halagoogoo have supported; INXS, Scouting for Girls, Friendly Fires, Focus, The Beat, Geno Washington etc. Also not forgetting a comprehensive tour in 2007, that included festival dates at Glastonbury and the Isle of Wight Festival.

Size Nine
www.myspace.com/sizenine
SIZE NINE are an 8-piece band playing a mixture of deep fried, funk, soul, latin, ska and boogaloo. Fronted by South London's songtress Breezy known for her gritty lyrics and original melodies. Size Nine perform an energetic stage spectacular, for music lovers everywhere. The revolution approaches! Be sure not to miss the show!

Queens English
www.myspace.com/queensenglish
In your face UK Hip-hop meets punk band hailing from gritty South london

Something Simple
www.myspace.com/somethingsimple
Something Simple are an 8-piece musical explosion, every member born and bred in and around London, and between them boasting an impressive mix of musical blood from all over the world. The band compose and play their own hybrid funk brew - based firmly in all styles of dance music from the 60s to the present day – funk, reggae, hip-hop, drum&bass and more, always played live, and always infused with strong melodies and satisfying and interesting harmonic ideas.

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Circus on The Terrace

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The Fundo company presents ‘Round The Clock’ a specially commissioned outdoor contemporary circus cabaret act, exclusively for ‘No Passport Necessary’.

"Meet Doret, a young girl, a by-product of the immigration generation. London has turned out to not be what she imagined, she want’s to leave! Doret make’s her way to the train station to find her train has just left….leaving her to wait for the next one. The station then begins to come to life, it know’s what she is feeling. She encounter’s a series of events which begin to influence, and mould her thoughts …the next train arrives….she stands up and……."

FunDo Circus Cast:
Francesca Martello: Director, Clown, Object Manipulator
Simone Romano: Clown, Hand Balancer and Acrobat
Matt Burk: Acrobat, Rigger
Hugo Oliveira: Acrobat, Dance, Juggling
Nektarios Papadopoulos: Chinese Pole Artist, Juggler
Kaveh Rahnama / Lauren Hendry: So & So Circus Theatre Group /Acro-balance
Hoop La La Group:
Jessie Rose / Tiina Tumisto / Craig Reid: Acro-balance, Dance, Hand Balancing, Contortion with Hula-hooping.

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Art

Co-Motion: a specially curated exhibition of twelve completely different and unrelated artists, with the theme of. ‘London's Global Mixtape!’ bringing them together. The name comes from the commotion we often find in London; a conglomeration, a community, a collaboration, a constant mash-up of individuals telling their own stories, whilst walking the same streets, taking the same journeys.

Expect architecture, stereotypes, politics and children – the future of all our cities, Co-Motion is a positive and thought provoking collection consisting of original commissions as well as established pieces.

Running from Weds 29th April to Weds 6th May, the show will peak on 4th May 2009 during ‘No Passport Necessary’ as one day installations, video pieces and performance fill the venue along with the great line-up of bands!

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Chill

Nothing To Declare: Cafe Cairo will transform the Circle Bar into a Moroccan den of relaxing comfort for the day as chilled and down tempo DJ's while away the hours. The perfect place to unwind before the main space erupts!

DJs:
Jerome Hill (tbc) [Don't Recordings, Groove Asylum]
Hue Jah Fink [Binary Feedback, Unsound]
Night Train [No Skool]
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Tickets

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The Roundhouse,
Chalk Farm Road,
London
NW1 8EH,

Box Office: 0844 482 8008
Website: www.roundhouse.org.uk

Tickets: £15

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Supporters / Partners

www.londonsalsascene.co.uk
The UK's only independent Latin Lifestyle Magazine

www.city.ac.uk
City University London

www.makeamixa.com
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