A spectacular line-up of national and international musicians and DJs will be performing at Art Eat in Ipswich on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September 2019. The music will provide an uplifting urban soundscape for the free two-day visual art and street food festival, taking place on Ipswich Waterfront.
Contemporary Worldwide Beats
Art Eat, which celebrates all things creative and delicious, will be the perfect place for local music fans and culture vultures to feast on enriching international sounds. The live sessions will include americana, bossa nova, grime, spoken word, hip hop fusion, salsa and electroswing.
Festival Co-Director, Iona Hodgson, says: “We have worked hard to create a non stop line-up of music to surprise, delight and elevate our festival goers. Predominately we are platforming musicians based in and around East Anglia, but we also have artists from London and beyond. Many of our musicians hail from countries the world over, bringing a truly international feel to the musical landscape.”
“The eclectic musical programme will offer music ranging from contemporary electronica and DJs spinning upbeat dance music to live Brazilian samba bands. We urge people to bring their dancing shoes to the festival.”
“The Art Eat music line-up is designed to compliment and enhance visitors experience of the festival, it’s a showcase of local and international talent. Our focus has been on quality, and we have tried to bring together an eclectic medley of musical talent and styles from around the world. Catering for an array of musical tastes and including new discoveries for a local crowd, from chill ambient vocals to energising big beats.”
It’s also an important event because of the inspiration it gives people all ages to get involved in music whatever form it may be. It encourages them to explore their talents and pursue their dreams. It’s lucky that in this day and age, people have access to music apps like garageband, especially as they can get a garageband windows download for their PC not just their phones and tablets, enabling them to play around with their talents and make music themselves. Hopefully, it will kickstart more people to get into the music industry and more festivals like this to go ahead.
Four Zones of Live Acts
The back-to-back music programme will run over both days across four zones along the Waterfront:
· Mill Square, behind Jerwood Dance House, will become a venue for live acts and bands, creating a wonderful ambience for eating and making art.
· Customs House will provide a theatrical backdrop to the dance floor where to groove to DJs will play hip-hop, soul, reggae, worldbeat, electronica and more.
· High energy big bands, acoustic groups, music & drumming workshops, samba bands and choirs will be based at The University of Suffolk Plaza.
· The Global Village stage, provided by Ipswich Community Media and BBC Radio Suffolk, will host local performers outside the Cult Cafe.
A taste of Art Eat performers
Every performer will bring their own musical magic to Art Eat, but here is a taster of the eclectic line-up:
Suffolk resident Tallula Goodtimes – an electroswing DJ, producer and singer – has played in a wealth of locations such as Ibiza, France, Sicily, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Jordan, India and Dubai. She’s shared the stage with big names including the Brand New Heavies, Orbital, Paul Oakenfold, Erick Morillo, Sister Bliss, and many more.
Ugly are a Canadian / Australian electronic music duo from London. Following their recent album release they’ll be performing their music, influenced by hip-hop, electronica, punk, folk-songwriting synthesised through drum machines, wavy synths, and soulful vocals.
Mexican-born DJ Claudia Ortiz – aka Drastic Shuffle – has been a promoter and music journalist, as well as a performer and recorded artist. Her music is a selection of some of the most innovative music from the UK and around the world.
Bhebhe is a Zimbabwean-born and London-raised rapper / producer. He made a name for himself in Ipswich, where he has shut down open mic nights, local festivals and sold out local events. Also lead vocalist of the Hip Hop Fusion band IMPILO, he has taken the front stage at BBC Introducing events and the Sundown Festival.
Hailing from Argentina, award-winning Latino vocalist and songwriter, Corina Piatti, is based in London. She’ll be performing songs from her album, Calma, which includes bossa nova, tango and well-known Latin American songs.
DJ Daniel Lee Harvey is a huge lover of music which shows every time he plays out to the public. He will be bringing a rich hand-picked selection of Afro Beat, Funk, Reggae & Latin records to the Customs House for you all to enjoy at Art Eat Festival.
Sefo Kanuteh and his exquisite versatile skills spanning the kora, balafon and singing are creating waves among the UK’s vibrant Mande music scene; stemming from the Mande heartland of West Africa.He plays the kora, a sweet sounding African harp and also a xylophone called the balafon. Both instruments are core sounds of Mande griot music along with the ngoni. Sefo’s skills and experience certainly place him in his own unique category as he explores sounds such as Latin, reggae, jazz and blues.
Lastly, not a musician but a performance poet Piers Harrison-Reid fresh from supporting Benjamin Zephaniah in May, releasing a newly commissioned EP for the Warm and Toasty Club, and a Viral Video for Norwich, he’s trying to figure out what to do next. His intensely personal performance pieces are inspired by the wordplay and flow of hip-hop, and the passion of punk.
To stay up to date on Art Eat news and updates, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using @arteatfestival. Or visit www.arteatfestival.com. If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering for the festival, please sign up via the website.
