2009 Performers
Denise Pearson
| Singer-songwriter Denise Pearson is best known for her acrobatic soprano, and was the lead vocalist with the succesfull pop/R&B group Five Star ('All Fall Down', 'Rain Or Shine', 'The Slightest Touch' and many more) since she and her four siblings formed the group in 1983. The Brit Award-winner made her West End debut in Thriller - Live, the spectacular, high-octane show specially created to celebrate the career of the world's greatest entertainer and undisputed King of Pop, Michael Jackson. |
Frixion
| FRIXION are the latest male RnB/Pop group to emerge from the UK with an exceptional amount of talent, flair and style. Currently recording for their debut album, Frixion are preparing to unleash their unique vocal style and heart moving songs to the music world! |
Angie Brown
| Hi there! I'm Angie Brown, originally of RAMONA 55 but best known for my days with BIZARRE INC. when I was lucky enough to go to a session for a track called 'I'm Gonna Get You' which went on to reach No.2 in the charts and launched me worldwide and I've never really looked back! That was in 1992 and now more recently,in 2006, I re-worked and re-recorded that tune for a new audience and you can hear it at www.wgic.co.uk Since 1992 I've not stopped working, singing live across the world and recording with the very cream of talented recording artistes, from THE HAPPY MONDAYS to THE STEREOPHONICS, from HEAVEN 17 to KATE BUSH, from THE SOUL AVENGERZ to GABRIELLE and everyone in between, including THE ROLLING STONES, MARK MORRISON (female vocals on 'Return of the Mack') HED KANDI, FAT BOY SLIM, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, CHAKA KHAN, THE SPICE GIRLS, COURTNEY PINE, TONY HADLEY, KENNY THOMAS, BOY GEORGE and LISA STANSFIELD to name just a few. Angie will be performing in Minehead on the same day as the festival so she will be on stage at 5pm, BE THERE. |
Akil Wingate
| Akil Wingate is the singer/songwriter/producer/composer musician behind numerous chart hits. You may recognize him and his voice from the hits 'Give Love (w/Tristan Garner/The Muttonheads)', 'Save My Soul (W/Logic/David Guetta F*ck Me I'm Famous)', 'Scandalous (W/Greg Access)' or his numerous other collaborations with Fred Falke, Foncerelli, Claude Njoya and Richard Bahericz, and many more. Akil is based in Paris and will be performing exclusively at the Outburst UK Festival. |
Jackae Baker
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See this fabulous diva do a Grace Jones number and you'll holler for more. Jackae Baker is one of Toronto's top drag performers and will be coming over to perform at the festival. More info on Ms Baker coming soon. |
SandraGrant | From the growlin' on the Tenor Sax, to the smooth and sweetness in her Flute performances, she will knock your socks off right from the start! It's not hard to see why the audience at Sandra G's gigs push forward to see and listen to her; whether it's her raw and powerful improvisations on the Tenor Saxophone, the wild natured tones on the Alto Saxophone, or the organic sounding sweetness on the Flute...she WILL Blow Your Mind!!!!! Probably the most amazing thing about this lady, is how she can cover any style of music ; (Jazz, Latin, Blues, R&B, Soul, Reggae, Calypso, Rock, Pop Asian, Irish, Gospel, Classical...)with such comfort and ease and then take it to the next level. She has appeared on television too, including Top of the Pops, Terry Wogan, Blue Peter and was also the resident soloist on Channel 5's Club Class! Amongst that, Sandra has toured all over the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Holland, Denmark, Hungary, the Caribbean and the USA (including a series of concerts in New York). She has performed and recorded with The Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra, The Kushite Jazz Quartet and The Brainwash, (Hungarian band, which she was co-writer and lead vocalist). www.sandragrantladysaxophonist.com |
Host - Trevor Blackman
| Trevor Blackman - Working as an artistic director is just one of many ways that Trevor Blackman keeps himself busy. He is also a radio producer, a youth and community manager and a fundraiser. He is the Artistic and Company Director of Ape Media, a Not for Profit community media training and events management company based in Stratford, London. Originally from Leicester and now living in London, he has worked in radio and television and as a youth consultant and a play/youth strategic manager. He once said when asked if he had any wise words for someone who wants to be where he's at now: Do not take no for an answer. If you believe in something, don’t worry about how you are going to get there, just move in the first direction that makes sense and keep on going. Everything else will work itself out! |
Host - Efe Ezekiel
| Efe Ezekiel is looking to do amazing things in the Entertainment, Acting and modelling world. she is fun, hardworking and has a passion for life. As a dancer she was trained at The Pineapple Dance Studio and Danceworks. |
Gift
| Singing with Michael Jackson at the World Music Awards in 2006 and making the top three of Hugo Boss’ Urban Music Awards are just some of the highlights from Gift’s musical career. Gift Dankwah's alluring music never fails to enthrall. Her sound combines RnB with a unique edge, she's an unforeseeable force of talent that is set to raise the musical level that much higher. Slow Down (selected by Pulse Rated radio one of the hot tracks of the week) incorporates the nostalgic sound of an era when music had substance. Do Your Thing (selected as a KillaKut by Wayne C. McDonald, Galaxy FM) reflects current British urban culture. Vital sources that she injects into her explosive tracks. Let her captivate you with her thought-provoking lyrics, attention stealing performances and breathtaking vocals. Her talent is immeasurable... |
Miss B.L.U.
| The beautiful and inspiring Ms B.L.U. is a poet and also the founder of Organik B.L.U – the hugely successful social networking website based on spirituality. She is also a key worker, working with socially excluded children who basically need love and attention. She loves teaching people about who they are and bringing out the beauty in them. |
Michael Ashanti
| The man is back, you asked for him and he said yes. There are a select, few recording artists who can transcend numerous boundaries through music. The debut release from Michael Ashanti entitled 'All Of Me' highlights the ability of this highly talented and well-rounded artist to use a R&B-Crossover influence to create a cohesive songwriting and vocal styling that effortlessly blends fusions of soul, dance, jazz, and pop. Born in New York to parents of Jamaican heritage, Michael's sensibilities towards an international mindset were established early on. The greatest factor to shape Michael's diversity as an artist began when his father enlisted in the military which resulted in the relocation of his family every 1 to 3 years throughout the world. During and shortly after his college years, Michael began to achieve humble exposure by performing background vocals or opening up for various recording artists, competing at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, singing the national anthem for a NBA game at the Madison Square Garden and performing as a featured artist for New York City's LGBT Pride 2008 celebration. Michael's thirst to become a well-rounded business and creative force prompted him to combine his formal business education, international influences and passions for music into the manifestation of his debut CD project entitled 'All Of Me' which has already garnered support on general and LGBT-specific formats of radio and video outlets throughout the Americas, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany, and Spain. On stage, Michael exemplifies the spirit of diversity and inclusion and confides "I hope that my presence at the Outburst UK Black Pride Festival will enable me to realize my vision of uniting present and emerging cultures through music". |
4Flava | You saw them last year and loved them, well, they are back again this year. The group 4FLAVA are Afu aka Coco, Simone aka Honey, Dee-Nice aka Cinnamon and Chantel aka Karamel. They are a marketing dream, they are 4 talented, beautiful, sexy sisters who believe in being ambitious and focused, they know where they want to go and what they want to achieve. The girls are known for their awesome live performances with banging live vocals…which some cannot decipher between the actual track & the live vocals such is the clarity…. The formulae of having 4 gorgeous ladies who can sing & are UK born & bred based is what we believe can make 4FLAVA into an international sensation!! The girls have been recording in NEW YORK with the legendary producer/writer...LIONEL JOB and his mega talented son…TREVOR JUPITOR JOB...whose recent credits include ..TYRESE.... Multi-Platinum selling album..by Tyrese...the results are some heartfelt quality songs for your listening pleasure...songs that everyone…whatever their FLAVA can relate to. Read their individual bios here. |
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Nia-Nubian | Nia Queen confronts today's RnB mould with a collection of songs that speaks to the social conscience of today's materialist and self centered world. Nia draws on an eclectic repertoire of black music that transcends genres and eras. Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige, Ella and Erica Badu are just a few of the influences which helped to shape Nia's musical presence today. The themes explored includes simplicity of life, justice and the experience of 'urban life' in the 'concrete jungle'. Nia shows us there is more to musical subject content than falling in and out of love, there is a whole range of emotional and political experiences that shape our lives and thankfully Nia documents these with a smooth, passionate, melodic vocal presence. Nia-Nubian is a women of substance, her lyrics allows you to think about what is going in the world around you on a grass roots level. Her music has been called urban, powerful, thought provoking and conscious. Nia-Nubian, born Denise Blake in the inner city of North West London, or as her nephew from BMD says "Northweeezee", was brought up into a household full of music, politics,and black consciousness. Nia has been influenced by many artist, which includes the great Stevie Wonder, Phylls Hyman, Bobby Womack, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Bob Andy, Miles Davis, Curtis Mayfield and Nas, Barry White, Antony Hamilton, Musiq Soulchild, Terry Callier, Hill St Soul, Indie Arie, Nina Simone, Mary J Blige, The Re-birth, Sunshine Anderson, and Lauren Hill, to name but a few. All these people have sung songs with a socially conscious message; this is what has influenced Nia. |
DNA | The freshest in Hip Hop and R'n'B - straight out of the UK. The only way to describe their style of music is versatile. The type of versatility that reaches all the elements of a flawless track such as the music production, the concept of rhymes, the flow, the swagger, the mood and social awareness. They are currently on tour with Luminar Nightclubs but have taken time out to support the festival with their current single "Never Wanna Lose You". |
Chewy
| Chewy is a Rapper, Songwriter and trained actor. After graduating from drama school in 2004, Chewy began working on his passion for making music. From the early age of 12 Chewy has always had a keen ear for music and has always aspired to do something creative. Whether it be acting, songwriting, rapping etc. He's looking to work with......errrrrrrrrr EVERYBODY, POSSSIBLY. Who says there are no black gay rappers? Interview on OutInHipHop. |
Sykes
| Sykes (Zara) is female Songwriter/Entertainer from Birmingham UK. Zara has been writing and spitting since the age of 10, Young yes, but after hearing rappers delight by Sugar Hill gang, and Salt n Pepper this was all she dreamt of doing. Music and writing became her form of expression. Zara started to take her music serious at the age of 18, and was named Psycho. This name was given to her by her closest friends , because she's just a bit random and nutts. The first talent show Zara did she was brought on stage in a straight Jacket, and that was the trademark for psycho for a while. The name Psycho seemed a bit to hardcore, and could be misconstrued, we made the name shorter that's where Sykes came from. Sykes has been on The channel U tour with Estelle, Nathan and Keisha white, also one of the opening act for Soul sensation Mario Winas, and Jamaica's Reggae Sensation Buju Banton. Sykes also perform at Birmingham's Biggest Music Festival, Arts Fest two years running, and gigbeth, just to name a few. |
Kory McLeod
| Kory Mcleod is an R+B singer and songwriter with a real passion for music and writing lyrics. He enjoys music of all styles and draws inspiration from pop, r+b, ska, rock or anything with good energy and vibes. He has been funding his own recordings and has a good collection of unique sounding tracks that represent his own style and where he intends to take his music. Kory will be performing with his backing dancers at this year's festival. |
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