Saturday 30 July
Inner City Grit Presents:
A Punky Reggae Tribute To ARI UP
Featuring friends and special guests playing out some of Ari’s favourite music including;
The Slits DJ Set (Reggae/Dub/Dancehall) -Tessa Pollitt + Hollie Cook
Adrian Sherwood (ONU Sound)
Viso<>Nero (Special old school Dub set)
+ more acts and special guests to be confirmed Exclusive play back of The Slits last L.P Trapped Animal
Screening of the Slits Last Video Lazy Slam
Special video presentation ‘A Tribute To Ari’ (featuring rare and unseen stills and video)
This is a very special event for both fans and friends, join us in celebrating the life and times of vocalist Ari Up (Ariane Forster, step-daughter of John Lydon) of the legendary 70′s Punk band, The Slits, and Jamaican Dance-Hall reggae fame as Madussa. The Slits came to prominence in the first wave of the UK Punk movement through their unusual feminine approach to punk rock. Their début L.P. ‘Cut’ was produced by Dennis Bovell, (Janet Kay/The Pop Group/Madness) and released on Island records (1979). It is hailed as a unique, timeless relic, fusing Reggae, Punk, and World Music into a sound truly of their own making. Winning new fans over every year, it still sounds as innovative today as when first recorded, and inspired generations of women to pick up instruments and do it for themselves!The Slits shared stages and tours with bands as diverse as The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Creation Rebel, Steel Pulse and jazz legend Don Cherry (to name a few). A biography – Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits by Zoe Street Howe was published in the UK by Omnibus Press in July 2009, further stamping the band into the history of Punk. Remaining members Tessa Pollitt and Hollie Cook (daughter of Paul Cook, Sex Pistols) will be playing a special tribute dub reggae roots and dance-hall set. Hollie’s new solo 7” (That Very Night / Milk & Honey) is available now (see her website below) and was produced by Prince Fatty. Her self titled début album is released later this year.
