Lewisham has a culture and history of successful housing projects led, and sometimes built, by the local community. From Sanford New Cross in the 1970s to Brasted Close planned for 2021, the people of Lewisham have generated their own solutions to housing shortages. Each of these projects has a personality and a story. They offer ideas about the role communities could play in shaping their built environment and building their own homes.

Supported by the RUSS School of Community-Led Housing and the London Community-Led Housing Hub.

___ ABOUT RUSS

The Rural Urban Synthesis Society is a Community Land Trust based in South London. Our aim is to create sustainable, community-led neighbourhoods and truly affordable homes. We just finished building a community hub in Ladywell, and we’re building 33 homes on the same site that are co-designed and partly self-built by the future residents. We spread our model and support other groups through the RUSS School of Community-Led Housing and an ongoing programme of public events.

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18nov8:00 pmFoxy Quiz Every Monday

19nov7:00 pm11:00 pmSwing Patrol London Dance Class

19nov8:30 pmFeaturedEnsō Jazz Jam

21nov8:00 pm11:00 pmFeaturedFree Entry Furs-Days # 04The Best New Acts from London and Beyond

22nov8:00 pmFeatured7Suns and DJ Kalinka (Bombo Tropics) LiveAfro/Latin Funk Fusion

23nov8:00 pmFeaturedDeptford Dub Club: "Cut" Roots SpecialOur Regular Resident Dub Night

Event Details

This Roots Dance features Tessa, Ras Danny and Doc Murdoch with Full Horns. They’ll be spinning 100% Roots and Culture Reggae, in a Soundsystem style. A host of special guests and Club regulars will be joining Tessa for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of the “Cut”, featuring the best in music of Jamaican origin.

Tessa was the bassie throughout the career of The Slits, whose seminal 70s LP the “Cut” was produced by Dub-master Dennis Bovell. This celebration will be a one away event, at which strictly limited, signed, versions of the poster, will be up for grabs. Tessa’s selection will draw from a deep love of the reggae music and she draws from a great collection, amassed back in the day. Slits vocalist Ari Up lived for a long time in JA and sent back nuff Dubplate and ting and Tess will be drawing on these too…wow.

Another of our amigos, Ras Danny Mosiah, will also be putting the needle to the groove on the wheels of steel. He and Tessa have often worked together and view this night as a collaboration. Danny will need no introduction to regulars at The Deptford Dub Club, as he is a stalwart. He’s more widely know through his work with Jah Shaka, over many years. His sets are always wicked.

Resident Soft Wax will also spinning and live and direct will be our resident Singjay the mighty Doc Murdoch. Expect more guest vocalists and MCs on the mic. too. Warm up selection will come from local hero Don d’ Lion.

There’ll be the usual live instrumental in puts on the mic., supporting both Tessa and Soft Wax. This time we’re featuring a full live horn section. Expect Tim Topcat ( The Topcats ) on Sax, Ahmad Dayes ( United Vibrations ) on trombone and Wicked Will Roper on the Trumpet. There’ll be more talent “ than you could shake a stick at “, at the Deptford Dub Club. In keeping with the celebratory mode, there will be a wealth of the regular guest artists in attendance. This will be a historic event, in this 40th anniversary year of the “Cut”; not to be missed and don’t forget your dancing shoes.

FREE B4 9 then £3

NB: Anybody unfamiliar with Tessa’s massive contribution to bass heavy music should check out the sporadic career of the mighty Slits. A good way into this session would be their version of Johnny Clarke’s “Babylon”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5tfFlsxnsY
from late in their career. However Tess also played all over their awesome debut album, the “Cut”, which is another good starting point for exploring their ouerve. Check their covers of “Heard It Through The Grapevine” and “ Man Who Lives Next Door” too. Not surprisingly this queen of avant bass has a phenomenal collection of reggae records that she’ll be selecting from on this one away night.