BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.12//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14@bristolblackhistorymonth.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T230000 DTSTAMP:20261027T203829Z URL:https://bristolblackhistorymonth.co.uk/events/blackfest-2026-bristol-m usic-showcase/ SUMMARY:BlackFest 2026 – Bristol Music Showcase DESCRIPTION:BlackFest 2026 × Bristol: Rhythms Night + Shore to Shore Excha nge\nBlackFest brings its iconic Rhythms Night to Bristol for its eighth y ear\, connecting Liverpool and Bristol through history\, heritage\, live m usic\, culture and conversation.\nWednesday 28 October 2026\nThe Jam Jar\, Bristol\n\nTickets\n\nThe evening begins with the Shore to Shore Exchange \, exploring the shared histories and experiences of Liverpool and Bristol \, two port cities shaped by enslavement\, colonialism\, migration\, resil ience and cultural exchange.\nMalik Al Nasir is an author and PhD candidat e in History at the University of Cambridge\, St Catharine’s College\, a nd an Associate of Cambridge Digital Humanities. His research explores the legacies of enslavement and colonialism\, reparative justice and the deco lonisation of archives.\n\nHe is the author of Searching for My Slave Root s (2025) and Letters to Gil (2021)\, Co-Founder of Barriers to Black Acade mia and Founder of the Sandbach Tinne Project. He is also Project Manager of the Connector Project\, in partnership with National Museums Liverpool and Lloyd’s Register Foundation.\n\nRoger Griffith MBE is a Bristol-base d writer\, social activist and creative producer\, and former Executive Ch air and broadcaster of Ujima Radio.\n\nFor more than 30 years\, his work h as explored race\, inclusion and social inequality. He is the author of My American Odyssey: From the Windrush to the White House and has received t he Bristol Lord Mayor’s Medal\, an MBE and an honorary doctorate in Arts .\n\nHe is currently developing First Born Second: Children of the Windrus h Era\, an Arts Council England-supported project exploring the legacy of the Windrush Generation.\nThe cultural exchange will be followed by live m usic spanning Hip-Hop\, Alternative R&\;B\, neo-soul\, reggae\, jazz\, acoustic and soulful sounds\, bringing together artists from Bristol and L iverpool.\n \;\n\nRising Son\nA longstanding figure in UK underground Hip-Hop\, known for socially conscious lyricism centred on empowerment and meaningful messages. His work includes an appearance on Nas’ Thief’s Theme Remix and his K.I.N.G EP.\n\n \;\nLaura Dia\nA Bristol singer\, songwriter and producer blending contemporary R&\;B\, Pop and Alternati ve music with influences from her Nigerian heritage. She has received supp ort from BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 1 and performed at Bristol Beacon\, Forwards Festival\, Boomtown and Glastonbury.\n\n \;\nRebel Soul\nA B ristol multi-genre vocalist whose sound draws from neo-soul and reggae. Ro oted in Bristol’s musical culture\, she is currently developing original material through a music production programme with Saffron Music.\n\n&nbs p\;\nMARNS\nA UK soul and jazz singer who has performed at Love Saves The Day\, Latitude and Green Man. Her work has received support from BBC Radio Bristol\, Ujima Radio and BCFM.\n\n \;\nMoYah\nA Mozambican Afrofusio n multidisciplinary artist\, educator and community organiser whose music explores identity\, migration\, spirituality and social justice. He has pe rformed across 19 countries and shared stages with Nas\, Talib Kweli and K ’naan.\n\n \;\nMINA\nA Paris-born\, Liverpool-based singer-songwrite r blending Alternative Pop\, Folk\, Soft Rock and Soul with intimate songw riting exploring life and love.\n\n \;\nKingFast\nBorn in Kingston\, r aised in Belfast and now based in Liverpool\, KingFast combines his divers e roots through soulful music and energetic live performance.\n\n \;\n Rafaela\nA queer\, mixed-race artist blending reggae\, soul and jazz while drawing on her Portuguese and Angolan heritage and Liverpool identity.\n\ n \;\nBluboy\nA rapper\, singer-songwriter and guitarist bringing a di stinctive and versatile performance style to the BlackFest × Bristol stag e.\n\n \;\nREMÉE\nA Liverpool-born songwriter\, artist and creative f acilitator whose music explores storytelling\, identity and self-expressio n. She developed her craft through LIMF Academy and the Levi's Music Proje ct and has appeared on Channel 4's Your Song and ITV's Starstruck. Formerl y signed to Interval Records\, she now works independently\, creating orig inal music and directing her own visual projects.\n\n \;\nTIA\nA Brist ol-born artist blending smooth vocals\, grime\, UK garage and R&\;B wit h sharp wordplay and slick flows. Having performed at Glastonbury and Love Saves The Day\, she brings fresh energy and a distinctive sound to the UK music scene.\n\n \;\nKEY (KEYFROMSP)\nA multi-talented artist from St Paul's\, Bristol\, whose music explores identity\, community and storytel ling. Also a street artist\, KEY is known for his community murals\, inclu ding a tribute to the late Eddie King Kinuthia.\n \;\nBlack Mothers Ma tter provides resources\, information and support to Black and Mixed Black women and birthers. Their community stall will include pregnancy handbook s\, information about their groups\, their five-year impact report and oth er resources.\n\nThe UnMuseum\, developed by Black South West Network\, re imagines how Black and Racially Minoritised cultural heritage is defined\, collected and shared. Their community stall will provide information abou t the project and opportunities for people to get involved.\n\nThe program me will also include an industry panel with music and creative professiona ls\, discussing creativity\, performance\, collaboration and the music ind ustry.\n\nBlackFest × Bristol brings together artists\, academics\, histo rians\, cultural organisations\, community organisations and industry prof essionals\, building connections between Liverpool and Bristol through the ir shared histories and contemporary creative communities.\nHistory • He ritage • Live Music • Culture • Conversation • Community\nBLACKFES T 2026 – COMIN’ ATCHA\n\nTickets\n\nEntry Requirements: no age restric tions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs\, 1:1 ratio) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bristolblackhistorymonth.co.uk/wp-conten t/uploads/2026/10/Blackfest-Bristol-2.webp CATEGORIES:Literary discussion,Live Music,Live panel discussion LOCATION:The Jam Jar\, Unit 4a\, The Jam Jar\, The Old Malt House\, Little Ann St\, St Jude's\,\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 9EB\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Unit 4a\, The Jam Jar\, The Old Malt House\, Little Ann St\, St Jude's\,\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 9E B\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Jam Jar:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR