The venue for this show will be, Portsmouths "Wedgewood Rooms"
Address - 147b Albert Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO40JW, Hampshire, UK.
Date - Tuesday Dec 22nd
Time 7-30 till late.
Price is £10.00 but concessions are available.
Even without concessions, it's worth bearing in mind that this ten pound price can go a long way to making someones quality of life significantly better. As, to the African disabled, - having a wheelchair can make all the difference between being a functioning member of society and having to live life as an ostracised outcast.
In Gambia (where the main impetus of the concert and project organisers work is being directed) the disabled are often inadequately catered for - in fact in many instances they're not catered for at all - and it's not unusual to find disabled people desperately in need of help , having been abandoned completely and left immobile - reliant on begging in the streets to survive.
It is to these people, the artists and charity making up the Wheels-4-Africa project are trying to address their efforts .
So please help by attending if you can - and contribute to the giving of very special Christmas gift, the enabling of the disabled - by providing independance through mobility.
Inner City Units Judge Trev will also appear in the line-up of this specially formed one-off headline African Benefit band, - together with members of Whimwise (Nick May and Will Hughes -guitar/synth and bass ) , Jaki Windmill and of course the aforementioned headliners Nik Turner and ex Ozrics John "Champignon" Egan . The line up will be completed by a very important additional guest - African percussionist Sidi who comes from Gambia himself.
This genre busting line-up will play a mixture of Hawkwind songs African rhythms, electronics, avant gard experimentalism, freeform improvisation , full on space rock, plus of course a bit of the inevitable "who knows what"? :-) guaranteeing an unusual and memorable night.
Before this, there will be a set from the usual lineup of Whimwise and preceeding that, local bands such as Platform 13 will open the show.
African drum circles will be interspersed, throughout the proceedings, giving renditions of traditional African percussion music in between the main acts. There will also be a raffle - and traditional African food will be on supply too, making this considerably more than just the usual gig!
So please do come along, have an - off the wall kind of an African Christmas party and contribute to a good cause at the same time.
