Can a song be stark and slinky at the same time? You Took Your Time makes a good case for it with Mount Kimbie's expert playing with spaces and King Krule's tone moving from achingly casual to growls. This collaboration manages to be seductive, intense and a little scary all ...
Shakara
Origins: Nigerian
Meaning: Showing off
This video brought a very big smile to our faces today. That is all. Oh and it sounds dope too, but that's a given from the one woman production and vocals beast that is Bagel Project. Watch our live session with her below and download Shakara here ...
There's a lot of overly slick attempts at Alt R&B floating around the blogosphere at the moment, to the extent where as hardcore R&B experts or just people who really miss Aaliyah and such you would be right in your complaint that a lot of people are just lazily pastiching ...
You may have recently been introduced to US poet Aja Monet through Inua Ellam's R.A.P Party at The Southbank Centre (a Women of the World Festival event) but Aja Monet is a poet we, and many other spoken word obsessives in the UK, have loved from afar for a good ...
Sunday Times "Breaking Act" Sivu gets dark with this fantastic Cloud Boat remix of another pensive yet catchy Charlie Andrew produced (Alt-J) track from this rapidly ascending artist.
We've considered writing a 'Do's and Don'ts for sending work off to poetry magazines for consideration' post, if only to better inform the very ambitious but ultimately clueless-at-social-media folk out there to continue to enrage us before they've even got a look-in (Don't ask a magazine on twitter you don't ...
For Poejazzi To Kill A King's track Funeral rivals our favourite anthem position with one of their previous game changing singles, Howl. Funeral has a lot of heart, a lot of stomping, fist pumping, emotional capacity and its remix takes this passion to a logical conclusion where you can dance ...
Two brilliant slices of new wave R&B from Bravestation (both free downloads) in preparation for the release of new album IV. We love how this outfit combine the pop breeziness of Peter Gabriel with seriously rhythmic grooves. The album IV is available from May 14th and by the sounds of ...
Poejazzi has an expanding blog network that includes some of the best poetry commentators and poets in the UK. We also collaborate with up and coming visual directors to create interview series with spoken word artists and musicians we think you’ll love.
Poejazzi on the Go
Spoken word is an experience not just a genre and we think publishing should reflect that and be accessible to everyone at all times (cue revolutionary fist pump) That is why we are focusing our efforts on producing poetry collections on beautiful and functional iPhone and Android apps.
Events
We have run ‘London’s premier spoken word night’ (The Southbank Centre) for five years. Poejazzi has received five-star reviews at The Edinburgh Festival, been named Time Out Critic’s Choice, and included in its ultimate guide of 101 Things To Do Around London.
Innovative
Poejazzi is one of the few music and spoken word organisations that manages to combine top quality live performances with innovative ideas and writing. Gareth Lewis - Tall Lighthouse
Diverse
One of the UK's most important outposts for the future of the spoken word. Passionate, open to new talent, diverse, and above all authentically interested in substance rather than style, it's a London treasure.
Tom Chatfield - Prospect Magazine
Supportive
Poejazzi has supported and nurtured a wide range of artists in London and nationally. Sarah Ellis - The Royal Shakespeare Company