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Haji-Mike

Contains 14 performances.

Mike Hajimichael, London Cypriot dub poet. Enjoyed cult acclaim on the back of the singles 'Stavroulla' and 'Vrakaman' (1993 & '94), which focus on the Cypriot diaspora experience. Now Associate Professor of Digital Media and Communications at the University of Nicosia.

  • 5th Annual Jazz-Poetry Festival - (Perf 2)

    5th Annual Jazz-Poetry Festival - (Perf 2)

    01 February 1992 at 
    Tabernacle (7)
    This was quite early in Trevor Nelson’s career, which started in 1985 with KISS radio, then a pirate station.; and now he is a popular household name.
  • Brother Resistance & The Network Rapso Riddum Band, Levi Tafari, Haji-Mike & Sugar, Sister Netifa

    Brother Resistance & The Network Rapso Riddum Band, Levi Tafari, Haji-Mike & Sugar, Sister Netifa

    15 May 1992 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1992)

    Midsummer Poetry Festival (1992)

    21 June 1992 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
    This performance was in partnership with Alternative Arts
  • 10th Birthday Celebration (and Anthology Launch)

    10th Birthday Celebration (and Anthology Launch)

    12 September 1992 at 
    Hackney Empire (2)
    A decade is a very, very long time in performance poetry, so this was a well-earned celebration. However, one despatch to Time Out’s letters page (24 Sep) found the show to be ‘a sickened, weakened thing’, thanks to ‘pollution by PCAs (politically correct attitudes)’. Proof that you can’t please all ...
  • Chris Bowsher, Haji-Mike, Levi Tafari, Sister Netifa

    Chris Bowsher, Haji-Mike, Levi Tafari, Sister Netifa

    02 October 1992 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • 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)
  • Rap, Rhythm and Rhyme

    Rap, Rhythm and Rhyme

    22 October 1993 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
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