Lyrikal Warriors

There is no greater stage for the richness of the oral tradition than Carnival. Crossing continents, crossing generations, changing form and rhythm, adapting to new climes, bursting from speaker boxes and the mouths of lyrical warriors… speech and song has carried the joy and rage of the African diaspora for centuries.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the rugged, sweet landscape of words as resistance – from spoken word to dub poetry, calypso to hip hop – with some of Bristol’s finest lyrical warriors

Courtyard