THIRST is a series of live music events at VFD to bring you new music, new artists, our second showcase of four acts is on Thursday May 1st.
Tall Child
tall child is the alias for Zha Gandhi, a South East London based musician of Nigerian/Indian heritage paving the way for black artists in the indie music scene. tall child takes inspiration from the likes of Mitski, Radiohead, Rachel Chinouriri and Arlo Parks, to create a beautifully intimate and authentic basis for their soundscape. They build on this with a brutally honest style of lyricism, that explores their experiences as a queer disabled POC, to develop a sonic space especially for those who feel their differences being used against them.
PORTIA
PORTIA is a 24-year-old Sydney-born and London-based producer, songwriter, and vocalist who draws on a decade-long love of R&B, hip-hop and electronic sounds to create what she affectionately calls ‘girl music’. Tending towards the sad and sultry, but also veering into more upbeat territory at times, girl music is an expression of vulnerability, femininity, sexuality, and beauty. PORTIA's sound is an ode to the artists she found and loved whilst trawling through YouTube, SoundCloud, and other corners of the internet in her teens: ELIZA, Qendresa, Ojerime, JOY., Jorja Smith, Flume, Pip Millett, and more.
Zoiya
Zoiya is a singer-songwriter producer who creates an ethereal, dreamy, and moody atmosphere in their songs and has been making demos for a couple of years which led them to release two singles last year, 'Rewind' and 'Don't Invite Me to the Party'. She has released one single so far this year titled 'used2Call' and plans to drop several more this year as well as an EP.
Jake Silke
Jake Silke is a londoner with a deep love for music that blends R&B, gospel, and neo-soul. As a mixed-race and queer artist, their sound is influenced by the rich cultural and musical diversity that has shaped them, from the soulful music they grew up with, the divas they looked up to and then discovering spirituality later in life largely from exploring the gospel genre.
THIRST takes place in the basement club space at VFD which has one set of stairs to enter.
THIRST is funded by Arts Council England.