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"THE BEAT" - BENIN CITY (Music)
BCIC - 003
Tags:Outkast, James Brown, funk-word, spoken word, hip-hop, Joshua Idehen, Musa Okwonga, Poejazzi, Rap and Hip-Hop, Rap and Hip-Hop, Music
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The Beat, a track about the love of music, is song 002 from Benin City s Invisible Cake EP... ABOUT BENIN CITY: "Woah nelly...incredible!...they make me want to be young again!" - Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2 A six-piece outfit consisting of two vocalists, drums (Theo Buckingham), electric cello (Jon Cottle), trombone (Faye Treacy) and saxophone (Tom Leaper), they are fronted by two of the UK s finest spoken word artists, Joshua Idehen and Musa Okwonga, who also are co-founders of TimeOut nominated PoeJazzi, hailed by The Southbank Centre as "London s premier spoken word night". Their work has been featured and published by The Times, The Sunday Times, Channel4.com, Serpent s Tail and Prospect magazines. Their breathtaking live performances, at venues such as the E4 Udderbelly and the BBC Radio Theatre, have led many, including Xfm s John Kennedy and BBC Music s Craig Charles to tip them as a band to watch - if not THE band to watch. Produced by Stuart McLean with Stewart George Mixed by Stuart McLean, Stewart George, Theo Buckingham, Jon Cottle & Joshua Idehen Engineered by Stuart McLean (website: www.stuartmcleansound.com) Assistant Engineer on Drum Sessions: Jack Elphick Recorded and Mixed at SMS Studios Mastered at Ray Staff AIR Studios Boogieman: Tej Agheda, Malcolm Hunt: Backing Vocals. Stuart McLean: Trumpet, Backing Vocals & Programming The Beat: Duncan Hamilton: Trombone. Stuart McLean: Trumpet & Programming Work: Duncan Hamilton: Trombone Stuart McLean: Trumpet & Programming Snake Pit: Tej Agheda, Malcolm Hunt: Backing Vocals. Stuart McLean: Guitar, Backing Vocals & Programming Get it off Your Chest: Stuart McLean: Programming
"I love this band!...They re tearing the roof off!" - Craig Charles, BBC6 Music
"Benin City mash up experience, fun and wisdom...Will make you laugh and cry while shaking your booty...Have dazzled as guests on my Xfm X-Posure show." - John Kennedy, Xfm
"London s hottest spoken-word talent" - The Times
Benin City ("Outkast meets James Brown") are one of the UK s outstanding new bands, whose sound has already been hailed by various leading radio stations and television programmes. "Work", the lead single from their "Invisible Cake" EP, was named Xfm X-posure s Single of the Week in February 2010, and was played by Sky TV s SoccerAm as part of their highlight package; the launch of their EP was filmed by Reuters for their Africa Daily programme. They have supported, among others, dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, Kid British, Lack of Afro, Razorlight and Supergrass.
