Additionally, we have a whole bunch on instrumentalists, some of us produce as well. And then Alex, And is Phi, and Carli are singers. What you do categorises you right? So Brother Portrait and Nadine are poets, MCs, wordsmiths and writers. We are inspired by different approaches and life experiences that transcend genres that is what appeals to us in music. It happens in many forms and many cultures, we all come from different spaces and cultures, and it isnвЂ™t black American culture, none of us where born there, so actually we are bringing all of those other experiences into this. The roots of what we are creating starts outside of that context, jazz is not the only source of improvised music in the world.

This will give space for us to excavate what we have now, so who knows what we could actually make in the futureвЂ¦ The more comfortable that we become with each other, the more that our perspectives will merge. This is a fully encompassing art project, we are still getting to know each other and showing each other the gifts and the wealth that we all have. Beyond music, Steam Down is a multi-disciplinary collective вЂ“ there are dancers, writers, visual artists, people who make clothes, people who rap, people who sing, people who play several different instruments and produce. Everyone is very eclectic, and the bigger purpose is to explore more ways of freedom. What are you musical inspirations, and how have they affected you sound in a collective sense? We caught up with Steam Down to find out about their intentions as collaborators and storytellers, as well as what the future holds, while capturing their electric performances during a recent Buster Mantis night, Worldwide FMвЂ™s birthday at EartH Hackney and their show at Jazz Cafe in Camden last weekend. The group consists of a wide range of individuals, lead by Ahnanse вЂ“ a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer who founded the collective in 2017, along with writer/poet Brother Portrait, DJ/illustrator Alex Rita, keyboardist/producer/composer/teacher Dominic Canning, drummer/producer Nache aka Edward Wakili Hick, artist Nadeem Din-Gabisi, singer/poet And Is Phi, musical duo Sawa-Manga and poetbeat maker/producer DвЂ™Vo. Known for exchanging vibrant and positive energy with their audience, anyone who has seen them at their spiritual home will agree that they have a lot of love to give, a feeling that is reciprocated by the crowd, and one that is massively refreshing for Londoners in this current socio-political climate. Steam Down are a multi-disciplinary arts and music collective that hold down a residency at Buster Mantis in Deptford, South London every Wednesday, alongside one-off shows around the city and the United Kingdom. Inspiring a burgeoning young scene, from Deptford to the international masses.

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