Turner Spacerock Supergroup Africa benefit now with Trev and Kev

[trev]

Trev and Kev are now topping the bill  as usual (on first)
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> --- In Hawkwind at yahoogroups.com, "sonic_judge54" judge54@ wrote:
> >
> > News of an interesting Christmas show , - which sees a headlining set
> > from Nik Turner (ex Hawkwind) who has teamed up with John Le Champignon
> > (ex Ozric Tentacles) and Whimwise (ex The Enid) to play a Christmas
> > fundraiser aimed at raising money to enable stocks of wheelchairs to be
> > sent out to Africa for the (largely uncatered for) disabled out there.
> > The venue for this show will be, Portsmouths "Wedgewood Rooms" 
> > Address - 147b Albert Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO40JW, Hampshire,
> > UK. Date - Tuesday Dec 22nd Time 7-30 till late. Tickets can be
> > booked through the box office of the Wedgewood Rooms (Tel 023 92
> > 863911), or online at www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk
> > <wlmailhtml:{B83EBE6D-7666-425F-9342-2FD99EB15EF3}mid://00000007/!x-usc:\
> > http://www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/>
> > or follow the direct link
> > www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/whatson.asp?ipoint=56&ipointlast=49&ipage=4
> > <wlmailhtml:{B83EBE6D-7666-425F-9342-2FD99EB15EF3}mid://00000007/!x-usc:\
> > http://www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/whatson.asp?ipoint=56&ipointlast=49&ipa\
> > ge=4> Price is £10.00 but concessions are available.
> > 
> > Even without concessions, it's worth bearing in mind that this ten
> > pound price can go a long way to making someones quality of life
> > significantly better. As, to the African disabled, - having a
> > wheelchair can make all the difference between being a functioning
> > member of society and having to live life as an ostracised outcast. 
> > In Gambia (where the main impetus of the concert and project organisers
> > work is being directed) the disabled are often inadequately catered for
> > - in fact in many instances they're not catered for at all - and it's
> > not unusual to find disabled people desperately in need of help , having
> > been abandoned completely and left immobile - reliant on begging in the
> > streets to survive. It is to these people, the artists and charity
> > making up the Wheels-4-Africa project are trying to address their
> > efforts .
> > So please help by attending if you can - and contribute to the giving of
> > very special Christmas gift, the enabling of the disabled - by providing
> > independance through mobility. Inner City Units Judge Trev will also
> > appear in the line-up of this specially formed one-off headline African
> > Benefit band, - together with members of Whimwise (Nick May and Will
> > Hughes -guitar/synth and bass ) , Jaki Windmill and of course the
> > aforementioned headliners Nik Turner and ex Ozrics John "Champignon"
> > Egan . The line up will be completed by a very important additional
> > guest - African percussionist Sidi who comes from Gambia himself.
> > This genre busting line-up will play a mixture of Hawkwind songs
> > African rhythms, electronics, avant gard experimentalism, freeform
> > improvisation , full on space rock, plus of course a bit of the
> > inevitable "who knows what"? :-) guaranteeing an unusual and memorable
> > night. Before this, there will be a set from the usual lineup of
> > Whimwise and preceeding that, local bands such as Platform 13 will open
> > the show.
> > African drum circles will be interspersed, throughout the proceedings,
> > giving renditions of traditional African percussion music in between the
> > main acts. There will also be a raffle - and traditional African food
> > will be on supply too, making this considerably more than just the usual
> > gig! So please do come along, have an - off the wall kind of an
> > African Christmas party and contribute to a good cause at the same time.