Rhyme and Reason

Breis is a South London based MC, who works in both English and Yoruba. He will be performing his latest work and discussing his inspiration from Big Daddy Kane to Ella Fitzgerald.

Bona fide Rhymes Exist In Self (BREIS) is a South London based MC. His lyrics focus on music, love, personal experiences and the African experience in a European environment. Full of witty punchlines, humour and wordplay. Since winning the Mean Fiddler Competition in 1997, he has been performing for crowds all over the UK, Europe, Africa, Tokyo, New York and LA.

This free event will accompany the exhibition 'Raining Cats, Dogs & Fishing Rods'. This new exhibition at Hackney Museum, explores the idioms and phrases we use everyday to describe what is happening to us. Hackney Museum’s staff have been working with local ESOL and community groups to collect phrases from some of the 100 languages that are spoken in Hackney today. The exhibition has been designed for families to share their language experiences through video, animations, text, stories and interactives including a giant jigsaw and an art table. Most importantly the exhibition also includes a display where you can add your own phrase or idiom, from English or your home language.

Throughout the exhibition there will be a series of events that explore language in Hackney today, from the Jewish roots of Cockney rhyming slang to the Yoruba and English influences on a contemporary rap artist. There is also a series of events for families including an opportunity to add to the computer animation of the phrases. This project has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

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