Paigey Cakey, ShezAr, Rukus and Macca are among the urban artists taking part in Punch Records UK tour celebrating Martin Luther King.
We Live #The_Dream is a specially commissioned six date tour organised by Birmingham development agency Punch.
Kicking off on 26 September in Leicester, the touring acts will showcase a selection of songs and compositions written in response to King’s powerful speech.
Ammo Talwar, chief executive officer at Punch, said: ‘Punch wanted to mark this immortal speech by introducing new work with contemporary artists across the whole of the UK.’
Rukus, said: ‘Expect to see something a little more than a regular music show or a concert, this tour is a special in the fact it is a creative, conceptual, collaboration and will be something that takes you on a journey from start to finish.’
The acts on the tour have already written and recorded the each piece of music expected to be performed on the UK tour.
www.punch-records.co.uk
The full list of dates is below:
26 September - The Exchange, Leicester
27 September - The Drum Arts Centre, Birmingham
11 October - Malcolm X Community Centre, Bristol
12 October - Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool
13 October - Rich Mix Arts Centre, London
14 October - Band on the Wall, Manchester
We Live #The_Dream is a specially commissioned six date tour organised by Birmingham development agency Punch.
Kicking off on 26 September in Leicester, the touring acts will showcase a selection of songs and compositions written in response to King’s powerful speech.
Ammo Talwar, chief executive officer at Punch, said: ‘Punch wanted to mark this immortal speech by introducing new work with contemporary artists across the whole of the UK.’
Rukus, said: ‘Expect to see something a little more than a regular music show or a concert, this tour is a special in the fact it is a creative, conceptual, collaboration and will be something that takes you on a journey from start to finish.’
The acts on the tour have already written and recorded the each piece of music expected to be performed on the UK tour.
www.punch-records.co.uk
The full list of dates is below:
26 September - The Exchange, Leicester
27 September - The Drum Arts Centre, Birmingham
11 October - Malcolm X Community Centre, Bristol
12 October - Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool
13 October - Rich Mix Arts Centre, London
14 October - Band on the Wall, Manchester
