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Verity Sharp presents highlights from the first ever Late Junction Prom - a very special night of adventurous music, performed and recorded in front of a live audience at the Bristol Beacon. Tonight we鈥檒l hear performances from two out of our three live acts - Bristol-based composer and performance artist Sarahsson and shapeshifting composer, DJ and educator Angel Bat Dawid.

Sarahsson is a kaleidoscopic composer, producer and performance artist, who is a key part of Bristol鈥檚 rich avant-garde community. Her sonic identity is a force to be reckoned with, flitting across the boundaries of numerous genres (from metal, electronic, gore and folk to classical). She finds inspiration in the sounds encountered in the outside world - from billowing marsh reed beds to waste removal trucks, and through her spirited live performances and in her recorded work, Sarahsson tries to reach what she refers to as the 鈥渙ne tiny point in the middle of a nuclear explosion where everything happens all at once, bittersweet and fierce, a moment when opposites collide into one. The nexus point.鈥� For her Late Junction Proms performance, she will bring an exciting array of instruments to the stage, including her stone harp, tenor horn, daxophone and an exclusive for the event - a 6 foot metal sonic sculpture created in collaboration with local artists Copper Sounds.

Angel Bat Dawid is a musical powerhouse - a shapeshifting composer, educator, DJ, virtuoso clarinetist, pianist, singer and producer. An influential figure in the jazz scene of Chicago where she鈥檚 based, Angel is renowned for her spellbinding live performances and prowess as a band-leader. She tours internationally with her ensemble "Tha Brothahood" and leads the all-woman ensemble Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty, among many other musical collaborations and communities. As an educator, Angel teaches her 鈥淕reat Black Music'' course at Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center through Old Town School of Folk, and leads projects and residencies all over the world, believing in the power of music to bring people together - 鈥淲hen artists rise up, we鈥檙e the ones who connect communities.鈥�

Bringing the night to a storming close, she will be leading one of her Hush Harbor Services - exploring themes of spiritual resilience, cultural memory, and Afro-futurism through a blend of improvisation, jazz, gospel, soul, hip-hop, and spoken word. Audience participation is encouraged, creating an interactive experience that reflects the historical significance of hush harbours, which were secret spaces where enslaved African Americans gathered for worship and cultural preservation.

Tune in to Late Junction next week to hear the rest of the highlights from the Late Junction Prom, with Jennifer Lucy Allan presenting the live performance of Polish experimenter Wojciech Rusin.

Produced by Kit Callin, Cat Gough and Sam Phillips

A Reduced Listening production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3