Tse Tse Fly Middle East – Live In London

Tse Tse Fly Middle East hit South London with a night of live performance, short art films, and mini-documentaries and animations on socio-political themes. The evening will support five charities/organisations: Reprieve (international human rights), Womankind Worldwide (workers’ rights), FORWARD UK (FGM), Labour Behind the Label (garment workers’ rights) and Index On Censorship (freedom of expression). The Landor Space theatre is an intimate venue above the Landor pub and comes complete with licensed bar.

The performers:

Catherine Earnshaw & storywheel – Keith Clouston (storywheel) is a distinguished composer and musician whose collaborators range from Natacha Atlas to the Royal Shakespeare Company. Catherine Earnshaw is a vocalist struck from the same mould as Shirley Collins. Keith plays the oud while Catherine contributes haunting vocals on a project that melds traditional English folk songs with Middle Eastern music sensibilities.

Jenan Younis – Jenan is a London-based comedian of Palestinian and Iraqi descent whose keenly-observed comedy has been described as a slap in the face – so don’t sit within arm’s reach. Culturally inappropriate, politically unacceptable and explosively funny.

gooseberry – debut performance for the trio formed by Ligeti Quartet founder and violin virtuoso Mandhira de Saram. gooseberry feature Mandhira (violin), Klaus Bru (flute/saxophones/electronics) and Steve Beresford (electronics/objects) for a set from three of the best performers on the UK experimental music scene.