Grassroots Festival - Saturday 28th/ Sunday 29th August

GRASSROOTS CENTRAL QUEEN'S GARDENS SATURDAY 28th AUGUST

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The Mad Professor

Live Dub Show featuring special Ariwa guests. The Mad Professor has built a world-wide reputation for his own recordings as well as working with artists such as Massive Attack, Jamiroquai, UB40, Beastie Boys, The Orb, Lee "Scratch" Perry and many others. As part of a worldwide tour the Mad Professor arrives in Queens Gardens via Tokyo, Barcelona and Penzance to deliver a very special live 2 hour set featuring guest Ariwa label artists.

Baby Jinx

African guy lives in Hull ace rapper and got an album coming out on the Lowlife Records Label London

Full Flava Recordings

DJ Redlocz, leading light of the Hull hip-hop scene plus DJ Ian F and MC Pokes delivering an eclectic mix of hip hop, hip hop reggae and reggae dub with MC Clarky.

MC Reality

Real beats MC's at venues around Hull 4 Roadblock and Urban Takeover, and runs his own night, "Real Beats" and label in Hull.

D-rapper

African student living in Hull D-rapper performs live Swahili rap. Swahili hip hop comes to Grassroots for the first time.

Titanium Crew

New young, Hull based, hip-hop, R 'n' B band will be performing a live PA of their latest tracks with the Full Flava Sound System. A definite one for the R 'n' B hip-hop headz.

Kingston B-Boys

The local breakdance community will represent short performances and demo's with a body popping crew with live original human beat box and rapper.

Prince

'nuff said

GRASSROOTS, PEARSON PARK, SUNDAY 29th AUGUST 2004

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