COCKER HELPS FIGHT AGAINST KNIFE CRIME
PULP frontman JARVIS COCKER and former SUGABABE MUTYA BUENA are headlining a London concert to raise awareness of the city’s knife crime culture.
Dozens of teenagers have died in gang-related stabbings in 2008 alone.
Organisers of the South Bank Centre event want to persuade young people to stop carrying blades, and hope music will help get the message across.
Chief organiser, beatboxer Schlomo, explains his goal: "I really believe that beatboxing and music in general gives us the potential to inspire a change, to move away from the despondent attitudes that have led to problems with postcode wars, drugs, knives and gun crime. Working creatively with young people gives them an opportunity to take an interest in their own development. Suddenly it can be considered cool to apply yourself to something. Beatboxing is an ideal tool - it is uniquely inclusive because everybody has a voice. You don’t need to pay a penny for any equipment, and a group of people can start to make music together in no time at all. Plus it’s cool, kids want to do it".
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