performance was upbeat and playful. She was a rapper singer/writer. On a couple tracks she mixed up her own lyrics with covers of current R’n’B/Hip-Hop tracks. Smart move with an unfamiliar audience. ‘Olivia Leisk’ – Her voice was beautiful, almost angelic and sounded perfectly polished. Although it seemed that her tunes were a little too similar and in need of some more variation.
Playtime
29th October 2010 333 Old Street
I walked into the venue at 9pm and all was pretty ‘chillaxed.’ People preparing on the upstairs rustic pub/bar where the after party was to be held and downstairs was almost empty. There was a cool vibe and you got the feeling that there was going to be some musical talent on show later. Slowly new arrivals appeared and a little later than
scheduled the performances began. It was rough round the edges but had character with a creative buzz. It was well suited to this kind of night – ‘up and coming’ artists who were raw with talent and performed from the heart but hadn’t broken into the next stage of their careers yet.
The night was set out with performances from 9:30pm to midnight and the after party 10pm to 3am (which began to liven up at 11pm). ‘June’ Act 1 – She had attitude in her style and the
‘Rufio Summers’ – Acoustic singer with his guitarist. They went up there and immediately gave energy to the stage with their chemistry and unique musical style from the previous acts. The songs were strong and catchy and the performance quality was professional. At times he sounded like ‘John Legend’. Rufio is unsigned from Gloucestershire and has been singing professionally for 3 years. ‘Ebru’ – Great audience interaction, buzzy performance and sang from the heart. Towards the end of her set she sang over the bands beat of ‘New York, New York’ (with her own lyrics). This livened the
place up and gave it more of a
‘show’ feel. ‘Rodney P’ – ‘UK Hip-Hop’legend to those that know. As soon as he got on the mic you recognised his voice and he was running things! More people arrived downstairs to watch and the audience became more attentive. He mixed up his London voice persona with reggae interludes. Bringing to the stage ‘London Hip-Hop Reggae,’ best of two styles creating rap that’s original and varying with unique authentic flava. The events name was ‘Playtime’ and the promoters had created a ‘kid like’ element to the night with fun hosting between the acts, balloons and pass the parcel – no one wanted to play but they got into it soon enough! Guess we’re all a bunch of big kids at heart.
The after party was playing old and current R’n’B, Hip-Hop, 80’s, Garage and House (for the ravers!). It was a good night … took a while to get going so wouldn’t advise getting there too early but had atmosphere and talent. I would definitely re-visit. Words by DJ Barbara Be Images by Adeyinka Adepitan
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