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Sista Culcha

Contains 10 performances.

Aka Donna Halley-Moore, DJ and toaster. Founded female sound system Culcha Posse, a rarity in a male-dominated scene.

For further info on Sista Culcha and the rise of female toasting, read Cut 'n' Mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music by Dick Hebdige (Routledge, 1987).

  • Hope Augustus, Sista Culture & Burning Illusion, Cynthia Roomes

    Hope Augustus, Sista Culture & Burning Illusion, Cynthia Roomes

    16 May 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (52)
  • Sista Culcha, Daddy Culcha, 'and...friends'

    Sista Culcha, Daddy Culcha, 'and...friends'

    01 July 1987 at 
    Broadway Studio (Ealing) (5)
  • Sista Culcha & Burning Illusion, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Lemn Sissay, Fred D'Aguiar

    Sista Culcha & Burning Illusion, Merle Collins, Pitika Ntuli, Lemn Sissay, Fred D'Aguiar

    17 October 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
  • Lambeth Amenity Services

    Lambeth Amenity Services

    11 March 1989 at 
    Abeng Community Centre (London - Lambeth) (1)
  • Benjamin Zephaniah, Sister Netifa, Brother Resistance, Sista Culcha

    Benjamin Zephaniah, Sister Netifa, Brother Resistance, Sista Culcha

    27 October 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The 3rd Jazz-Poetry Festival: Jazz 'n' Women

    The 3rd Jazz-Poetry Festival: Jazz 'n' Women

    25 January 1990 at 
    Tabernacle (7)
    The first of three performances over consecutive nights. Gail Thompson
  • London Rape Crisis Centre benefit

    London Rape Crisis Centre benefit

    09 September 1990 at 
    Hackney Empire (2)
    Sister Netifa & Parminder
  • Sister Netifa & The Woman Determined Band, Lioness Chant, Patience Agbabi, Sista Culcha

    Sister Netifa & The Woman Determined Band, Lioness Chant, Patience Agbabi, Sista Culcha

    22 March 1991 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
       
  • The Culcha Posse

    The Culcha Posse

    01 July 1992 at 
    Catford Broadway Studio (2)
    Billed as ‘An Evening of Reggae –  Rapping and Poets!’  
  • International Black Women's Liberation Day

    International Black Women's Liberation Day

    26 November 1993 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
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