Ursula Rucker to perform in Brisbane as part of the 2005 Amnesty Freedom Festival

Ursula Rucker, the highly-regarded and dynamic performance poet and recording artist from Philadelphia, is to headline the inaugural Brisbane leg of Amnesty International’s annual  Freedom Festival. The Freedom Festival, which is in support of Amnesty International’s ’Stop Violence Against Women’ campaign, is a series of concerts that will be held around Australia over 20 days from 23 September to 9 October.

The Brisbane leg of this exciting national music event will be held at the Globe (Fortitude Valley) on September 30th, and will feature a mix of bands, DJs and VJs. The style of music will be a mix of funk/groove/dance/soul/hip hop/reggae/breakbeat & spoken word. Three international touring artists have been secured to perform, as well as some of Brisbane’s best local talent.

The concerts will be headlined around the country by Ursula Rucker, dynamic performance poet and recording artist from Philadelphia (!K7 Records), Ben Mono, a broken beat DJ from Munich (Compost Records), and MC Blaquereign from New Zealand (Sugarlicks Records). In Brisbane, these artists will be supported by a local bands F.A.Q., Elation and The Informants, and DJs and VJs who will be showcasing their talents in support of this year’s campaign message: ‘Stop Violence Against Women’.

The full current lineup for the Brisbane event is Ursula Rucker (Philadelphia, USA), Ben Mono (Munich, Ger), Jah’licious (Auckland, New Zealand), Elation (Brisbane, Aus), F.A.Q. (Brisbane, Aus), The Informants (Brisbane, Aus), Statler & Waldorf, DJ Paprika (Cutucada), DJ Ravi (Sunnysideup), DJ Bluesabelle, DJ Nick 1 (The Serenity), The Scratch Foundation (Matty Blades and Stoned Groove) and DJ Tequinox.

More information on the 2005 Freedom Festival can be found on the official website, www.amnesty.org.au/freedom, or in the ITM Whats On guide: 

http://www.inthemix.com.au/whatson/show/23871/ 

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