Bass Festival 2008

Bass Festival returns to the city... or should i say 5 cities this June! (Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Derby and Manchester!)

A month long celebration of British arts and street sounds.

Bass aims to put the midlands slap bang in the centre of the music map this summer!

Now even bigger, Bass will feature 40 events in over 35 venues across Birmingham and the East Midlands!!!

Breaking down barriers, this years theme is 'The elements'- celebrating the best that Hip-Hop has to offer including djing, mcing, graffiti and break dancing.

Punch with their partners- 2 funky, baby j and natasha foster have put together a seriously stong line up for the festival featuring leading artists in grime, dnb, hip hop, future jazz, reggae, broken beat, NY disco and gospel.

leading artisits include-

Lord Finesse, Ursula Rucker, Rodney P, Foreign Beggers, Black Thought, Omekongo, Napo Masheane, the Decypher Collective, Zena Edwards, Faith 47, Rich Medina, TY and many more!!!

Go to Bass Festival myspace page to find out more information-

www.myspace.com/bassmusicfestival

This is a festival like no other! Not only do you get to watch your favourite underground artists but you also get the chance to get involved!

• Come and watch Hedz limited create a one off 50ft aerosol murial live, for free!
• Watch the first ever Hip Hop film to be released staring the legends that are the godfathers of hip hop- fab 5 freddy, the Rock Steady crew, The Cold Crush Brothers and Grandmaster Flash.
• Something for the ladies who love to DJ- Masterclasses with DJ Kayper- learn how she made it to and internationally renowned artist!
• Come and bring your music to The Bull's Head to hear it played through one of the finest sound systems in Birmingham.
• Are you a B-boy, B-girl or a street dancer, or would you like to learn? We have masterclasses going on with Strictly Dance Fever winner Joseph Hall aka Flytt, Flawless and Steady!
• There are also several graffiti events, including mastclasses, where you can learn how to produce art like no other!

If you've never come across any of these artists before then maybe its about time you learnt about the history of Hip Hop and jump at the chance of learning more about underground music which wouldn't normally be available to you!

If i'm being honest, i hadn't heard of half of the artists who are coming to the Bass Festival... but that made me interested and determined to find out more.

After listening to the artists on their myspace pages and looking at their art and all who are coming to the Bass Festival- this is one not to be missed!!!

Keep checking for more updates or leave a comment if you need any more information! :)