Friday 21st March
LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM
with THE SENTAMENTALISTS + AMY ROSE ATKINSON + DJ JOMO
£8 | £10 [+10% booking fee]
Doors open 7pm
18+ show
Join with us for a night celebrating unity and pushing back against racism and devision, with fantastic musical guests The Sentimentalists and Amy Rose Atkinson.
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Presenting songs of melancholy, dark humour and gentle defiance, The Sentimentalists stand for lyricism, lovely music, and character. Mark Radcliffe (BBC radio) recently described Sentimentalists as ‘truly marvellous’. Mark Coles (BBC radio) said ‘beautiful…in a miserable way’, guitarist Pete Greenway from The Fall described Sentimentalists as ‘the band that the world is waiting for’
Despite featuring musicians from Acoustic Alchemy, The Mission, Magna Carta, The Only Ones, Kiki Dee’s band, Brendan Croker’s band and “Songs Of Praise”, they sound nothing like any of those, or all of those at the same time. Expect ‘A northern moralistic Ian Dury’; ‘Tindersticks meet Divine Comedy’; ‘Alan Bennett meets Sparklehorse’; ‘Like The Smiths and The Beautiful South, a perfectly mis-matched blend of edgy lyrics and upbeat melodies’ (Yorkshire Post).
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Deaf musician and Community Arts Specialist Amy-Rose Atkinson has been immersed in theatre since early childhood and joined the family business as a professional musician aged just 11. Being exposed to and having to become competent in such a wide variety of music from traditional Irish and Scottish ceilidh music, to dinner dance jazz, via every corner of Rock ‘n’ Roll, meant that Amy-Rose developed a mish-mashed musical palette of glorious blues and dazzling musical theatre numbers.
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JoMo is a West Yorkshire based multi-genre DJ with a passion for collecting music with African roots. In just a few years since starting her journey as a DJ, she has supported Crazy P, Flash Atkins, Léna C, BOM Afro, Kim Lana, Big Bad Cat, secured a residency at Discobedience (the Trades Club), and opened the Freetown stage at Africa Oyé festival in 2024.
JoMo’s distinctive sound is rooted in conscious and liberatory themed music. You’ll hear ska, calypso, jazz, blues, reggae, hip-hop, latin, funk, soul, afrobeat, and more! She will invite you to explore all the corners of the globe with her, blending both retro and modern sounds.
An advocate for diversity in DJing, she founded ‘Turn the Tables’ – a DJ school for women & minority genders in 2024, supported by Yorkshire Sound Women Network. Her aim is to build a community and encourage more underrepresented folk to get on the decks.
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Stu Hardcastle is one of the UK’s most experienced live percussionists. Known for his vibrant onstage energy, Stu plays a wide range of West African, Cuban and Brazilian instruments. As a child, he learned in the compound legendary Gambian band Ifang Bondi.
He has toured and recorded with a wide range of international artists including Gilles Peterson, CJ Bolland, Sheldon Blackman, Mr Chop, Batucada Sound Machine, Dewolfe Music, 6ix Toys, and many more.
Stu is an award winning workshop leader, currently leading projects for Oslo International Mela and is co-author of the BeatLife Book.
Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) uses the energy and vibrancy of the music scene to promote unity and celebrate diversity through education and events. Our message is simple, there is more that unites us than divides us; and nothing demonstrates this more than music.
Whatever the genre, music is living testimony to the fact that cultures can and do mix. Music has the power to unite, to give strength and to effect positive social change.
Racism, on the other hand, weakens us; it creates barriers and turns friends and neighbours against one another. Sadly, racism is on the rise in the UK and internationally. We believe that if we work together we can harness the power of music to stop this destructive force in its tracks.
Our aim is to use the power of music to bring together individuals and communities in a beautiful resistance against bigotry and hatred. Join the movement. Get involved.
Proceeds to Calderdale Stand up to Racism
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