Lemn Sissay is a poet, playwright and recording artist. Fusing the lyrical and the polemical, upbeat humour and deadly seriousness – Lemn's performances are notorious for their powerful energy and dynamism. His recording work includes collaborations with a number of musicians including Bryon Wallen, David Murray, Working Week, Leftfield and Dis Jam.

Jürgen von Knoblauch is one of the three Jazzanova DJs and one of the six members of the music-production crew of the same name. Jazzanova are renowned for their excellent remixes and state of the art production work e.g. the album “In Between”. The “Jazzanova...Mixing” CD has recently been released on their Sonar Kollektiv label . Their unique style interweaves soul, hip-hop, jazz and house music into a universally appealing groove.

All readings/performances are in English and begin at 20.00 hrs., with Music Lounge until around 23 hrs.

Registration by telephone/fax or e-mail is required! Entrance €4/€2

Location: British Council, Alexanderplatz 1, 10178 Berlin ,
Tel: 030/31 10 99 0
E-Mail: info@britishcouncil.de