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Brother Niyi

Contains 38 performances.

Brother Niyi was a personable poet and compere often accompanying fellow artist El Crises on drums.

  • Popular Front of Contemporary Poetry Tour - (Book Reading)

    Popular Front of Contemporary Poetry Tour - (Book Reading)

    08 October 1992 at 
    Dillons Bookshop (1)
    This was a Book Reading at Dillons Bookshop.
  • Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 6)

    Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 6)

    ?? 1993 at 
    Round House Youth Centre (High Wycombe) (1)
    Needs more research, individual flyers no longer exist. Who performed where and what other artists?
  • Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 1)

    Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 1)

    17 March 1993 at 
    CAVE Arts Centre (Birmingham) (3)
  • Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 2)

    Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 2)

    21 March 1993 at 
    Coventry University (1)
  • Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 3)

    Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 3)

    27 March 1993 at 
    Hereford Art College (Hereford) (1)
  • Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - ( Perf 4)

    Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - ( Perf 4)

    27 March 1993 at 
    Moseley Dance Centre (Birmingham) (1)
    No individual flyers, so need to research which artists performed where and any new names.
  • Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 5)

    Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 5)

    31 March 1993 at 
    Band on the Wall (Manchester) (3)
    Who performed where needs refining and further research, no individual flyers exist.
  • Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 7)

    Rapoetry - Ninth National Poetry Tour - (Perf 7)

    8th April 1993 at 
    Toxteth Library (Liverpool) (4)
    Needs more research no individual flyers for shows and other artists.
  • Apples & Snakes Relaunch Party

    Apples & Snakes Relaunch Party

    10 September 1993 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • New Voices

    New Voices

    8 October 1993 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The Popular Front of Contemporary Poetry 1994 - (Perf 3)

    The Popular Front of Contemporary Poetry 1994 - (Perf 3)

    16 February 1994 at 
    Chats Palace (2)
  • Rhythm & Rhyme

    Rhythm & Rhyme

    8 September 1994 at 
    133 Upper Street (London - Islington) (1)
    Rap poetry competition. We don’t know the names of any of the competitors. If you were one, drop us a line.
  • Da-Da-Drum!

    Da-Da-Drum!

    27 January 1995 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • New Shoots

    New Shoots

    17 January 2003 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
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