BASS (British Art and Street Sounds) Festival '10

The fifth BASS (British Art and Street Sounds) Festival starts on Thursday 3rd June and runs throughout the month with events due to take place across various venues in Birmingham, in the Midlands.

Line-up

The first acts confirmed are Jah Shaka Soundsystem, Jezta, Snowboy, Felix, DJ Pioneer, Jazzie B, Kokumo and Khadijatou Doyneh, Khadijatou and Slo'burn, Rudi Goblen, and Smash Bro'z. Desert Boy, an acappella musical telling the story of music through the ages; from Mali to hip hop, and slave songs to rap.

Theme

The theme for BASS 2010 is DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) forms the building blocks of life and controls the development and functioning of all known living organisms. But what does DNA mean to us individually in the 21st century? Identity, test tubes, control, heritage, science, ID cards, family, databases, samples, genomes, protest? The fifth BASS festival will explore how DNA varies and develops, whether caused by external forces, or by personal development, enabling us to rethink our evolving identities.

More info

Nearly all of the events are FREE. For more details see the BASS Festival website.

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