veranda

veranda

veranda is london’s flagship poetry + music jam curated + hosted by BORN::FREE’s co-directors belinda::zhawi + malakaï::sargeant, featuring a house band led by drummer nate::ricketts + an audience made up of minds ready for meditation, conversation + creative elevation

veranda facilitates experimental live performance that prioritises afrodiasporic narratives – opening up space for rhythmic dialogue + curious encounters

since 2016, at a variety of venues, veranda has hosted the nation’s leading contemporary experimental poets, authors, musicians + spoken word artists. scroll to find out more…

live at Peckham Levels, 22.08.2024

veranda #20 :: carnival warm up

featuring

james::massiah | malika::booker | anxious::selecta (DJ set)

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY HALLIE PRIMUS

live at Fairfield Halls as part of the Talawa Firsts festival, 05.07.24

veranda #19 :: talawa firsts ‘24

featuring

tobi::adebajo | reptile::b | brother::portrait b2b naima::adams (DJ set)

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY BETTINA ADELA

live at Peckham Levels, 26.06.2024

veranda #18 :: summer shake down

featuring

jemilea::wisdom::baako | kareem::parkins::brown | ma::moyo (DJ set)

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY BY HALLIE PRIMUS

live at Fairfield Halls as part of the Talawa Firsts festival, 14.07.23

veranda #17 ::summer::soiree

featuring

momtaza::mehri | the::repeat::beat::poet | anxious::selecta (DJ set)

EVENT PHOTOGRAHPY BY THEODRAH NDLOVU

recorded live at Culture Palace, 26.11.22

veranda #16 :: poetry party

featuring

arnold::chukwu | XANA | zena::edwards

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BORN::FREE · ZENA EDWARDS @ Veranda | 26/11/22

live at Somerset House, 14.10.22

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read a review + see photos here

veranda #15 :: AGM 2022

featuring

nadeem::din::gabisi | sarah::lasoye

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recorded live at the Albany, 05.03.22

veranda #14 :: she grrrowls

featuring

abena::essah | safiya::kamira::kinshasa

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recorded live at Southbank Centre, 29.10.21

veranda #13 :: london lit fest

featuring

d’bi::young::anitafrika| tatenda::matsvai

live at Theatre Peckham, 19.08.21

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read a review in Jazzwise magazine here

veranda #12 :: peckham previews

featuring

gabriel::akamo | ola::elhassan

recorded live at EartH Kitchen, 15.03.20

veranda #11 :: spring weekender edition

featuring

caleb::femi | olivia::douglass | victoria::adukwei::bulley

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live at EartH Kitchen, 22.12.19

veranda #10 :: end of decade edition

featuring

hibaq::osman | jeremiah::‘sugarj’::brown | late::kid

recorded live at Theatre Peckham, 11.10.19

veranda #9 :: black heroes edition

featuring

belinda::zhawi | chima::nsoedo | malakaï::sargeant

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recorded live at EartH Kitchen, 26.09.19

veranda #8 :: born::free 5th birthday edition

featuring

gboyega::odubanjo | lex::amor | michelle::tiwo

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live at Liberia, a bookshop by Second Home, 08.06.17

veranda #7 :: coup d’état

featuring

raymond::antrobus | rebecca::tamas | sophie::fenella

live at Liberia, a bookshop by Second Home, 11.05.17

veranda #6 :: rite de passage

featuring

bridget::minamore | kareem::parkins::brown | tania::nwachukwu

live at Liberia, a bookshop by Second Home, 13.04.17

veranda #5 :: rewild

featuring

caleb::femi | joshua::idehen | sunayana::bhargava

live at Liberia, a bookshop by Second Home, 09.03.17

veranda #4 :: int’l women’s day 2017

featuring

indigo::williams | speech::debelle | yomi::sode

live at Liberia, a bookshop by Second Home, 09.02.17

veranda #3 :: truth to power

featuring

inua::ellams | ron::villaneuva | victoria::adukwei::bulley

live at Liberia, a bookshop by Second Home, 17.11.16

in partnership with OWNIT!

veranda #2 :: “mama can’t raise no man” launch

featuring

cecilia::knapp | robyn::travis | ruth::sutoye

live at Liberia, a bookshop by Second Home, 11.10.16

veranda #1 :: the debut

featuring

josette::jospeh | kayo::chingonyi | rachel::long