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    Iʼve raised £1,839 to Help bring Kenyan punk band Crystal Axis to Decolonise Fest 2020

    London, UK
    Funded on Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

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    Decolonise Fest is back for a fourth year in a row and we’re hyped to bring you the most exciting acts around right now.

    Every year we aim to bring over an international band to ensure Decolonise Fest represents the punx of colour community beyond the UK and this year is no different.

    The first act announced for Decolonise Fest 2020 is Kenyan rock band Crystal Axis. The group, who formed in 2011, are a key part of the thriving Kenyan punk scene and are known for their brooding, larger than life, desert rock sound.

    The band’s lyrics often draw on the brutality of both the legacy of colonialism and the Kenyan government. Their 2019 single ‘Nyayo House’ is based on the torture chambers used by the government to silence dissidents, while 2018 single ‘Leopold’ is about the atrocities inflicted on the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium.

    We think Crystal Axis will be the perfect addition to the Decolonise Fest family and we know you’ll love them too.

    To help bring the band over we’re fundraising to raise money to go towards their flight costs, fees, visa applications, and additional travel costs.

    Last year we raised over £2500 to bring over native American punk band Weedrat whose electric performance was one of the most talked about of the whole weekend.

    We’re asking you to give what you can so we can make our punk dreams come true and ensure Decolonise Fest will always be a space where our punk family from around the world can feel seen and represented.

    Decolonise Fest is a DIY festival that is run solely by volunteers dedicated to showcasing the work of punx of colour. You can find out more about the festival here:

    decolonise.org.uk

    facebook.com/decolonisefest

    twitter.com/decolonisefest

    instagram.com/decolonisefest

    Any donation how matter small would be an amazing help!

    Love,

    Decolonise Fest

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    • Stephanie Phillips4 years ago
      Stephanie Phillips

      Stephanie Phillips

      4 years ago

      Hi everyone, After the past year of pandemic restrictions we are aware we will not be able to bring Crystal Axis over to the festival this year. Instead we will be closing down this Just Giving fundraiser and will save the money for 2022 when we hope to bring the band over when it's safer. Thanks, Decolonise Fest

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    • Skep Wax

      Skep Wax

      Feb 8, 2021

      GOOD LUCK WITH THE FESTIVAL

      £20.00

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      Jun 11, 2020

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      Jun 7, 2020

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      Katie Hare

      Jun 6, 2020

      £40.00

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      Jess Veal

      Jun 2, 2020

      £30.00

    • Amy

      Amy

      Mar 27, 2020

      Good luck! Hope we can make the rearranged show

      £10.00

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      Anonymous

      Mar 17, 2020

      £2.00

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    Stephanie Phillips

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    Decolonise Fest is the annual London-based music festival created by and for punx of colour. We want to celebrate punx of colour who are creating right now, acknowledge our elders and the doors the opened for us, and make room for more punx to take centre stage and make noise.

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