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Spartacus R

Contains 8 performances.

Grenada-born poet, best known as bassist and founder of UK Afro-pop band Osibisa. Died 2010.

  • Kevin Coyne, Owen O'Neill, Spartacus R, Sheri Laizer

    Kevin Coyne, Owen O'Neill, Spartacus R, Sheri Laizer

    6 Nov 1982 at 
    Adams Arms (London - Camden) (16)
    Apparently a memorable night, thanks to a typically frenetic performance by Kevin Coyne.
  • Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Alèv, Sister Sharon, D Ranks

    Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Alèv, Sister Sharon, D Ranks

    5 March 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Jenny Lecoat, John Hegley

    Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Jenny Lecoat, John Hegley

    11 June 1983 at 
    Clockhouse Community Centre (5)
  • The Old Reptilians’ Dance and No Dinner 2

    The Old Reptilians’ Dance and No Dinner 2

    02 July 1983 at 
    Surrey Banqueting Suite (London - Oval) (2)
    Part two of a two-day celebration marking the end of A&S’s first ‘year’ (if we regard these as running concurrently with the academic year).
  • Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Belinda Blanchard

    Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Belinda Blanchard

    24 November 1983 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (503)
  • Apples & Snakes Book Benefit

    Apples & Snakes Book Benefit

    10 February 1984 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (503)
    In which Apples and Snakes rather cutely solicit funds for the publication of their first anthology.
  • Book launch & cabaret

    Book launch & cabaret

    20 April 1984 at 
    Drill Hall (3)
  • GLC Giroshow

    GLC Giroshow

    29 March 1985 at 
    Walthamstow Assembly Hall (1)
    Topping this bill were Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters and Steve Marshall’s World Service. The latter were a ‘rock, funk, jazz, soul and blues’ band who occasionally backed Perry on his forays into non-reggae territory. Marshall was the lead guitarist. See People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee ‘Scratch’ ...
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