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Reggae & Riddim 2023 After Film

Reggae & Riddim Festival 2022 is an authentic reggae culture festival for the whole family. A unified festival of Wales’ Award winning Youth Arts & Advocacy Charity alongside partnership with the Rastafari Indigenous Village and the Irits Alliance Festival of Montego Bay Jamaica 


A rich sharing of two days of artistic attraction presenting the cultural heritage of Jamaica and Wales through music, food, art, dance, fashion, wellness & sacred knowledge. Shared from inside a beautiful Welsh setting for the love of community, learning and healing.


Reggae & Riddim Festival – Global, is like no other, it is created by the people for the people to strengthen identity, community, peace and One Love across geographical distance and cultural differences. We highlighted Jamaica’s 60 years of independence and the contribution of Caribbean culture to our communities in Wales.Globally as the UK’s first officially endorsed event!

The Start of HUMANiTREE Documentary

After the success of ‘Wales Untold’ Documentary- members of Urban Circle Newport began the process of creating a secondary documentary that will lead on from the 2015 success; it will focus on Wales as well as expanding both nationally and internationally.


You can watch the full visual of Young People's Journey here..https://vimeo.com/766562751 


Our new documentary took the journey to analyse the study of genetics, African race and human migrations. Here our team of incredible creatives share their experience within the process of producing The HUMANiTREE over the span of 2 years.

My Music

A collaboration between music artist Thalia Ellice Richardson (Aka E11ICE) and dance theatre company Kitsch & Sync Collective, exploring the theme of habitat and our internal and external worlds, with lyrics inspired by life experience and the change music, art and self-expression can inspire within us.  

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Music | Cerddoriaeth: E11IC3 

Composer | Cyfansoddwr: Thalia Richardson 

Music Producer | Cynhyrchydd Cerddoriaeth: Mark Richardson 

Visual Concept, Set Design and Costume | Cysyniad Gweledol, Dyluniad Set a Gwisgoedd: Kitsch & Sync Collective 

Choreography and Performance | Coreograffi a Pherfformiad 

Green Room | Ystafell Werdd: Kim Noble 

Blue Room | Ystafell Las: Thalia Richardson 

Pink Room | Ystafell Binc: Kylie Ann Smith 

Cinematography and Colour | Sinematograffi a Lliw: Pierre Gashagaza ac Onismo Muhlanga 

Editor | Golygydd: Pierre Gashagaza 

Stills Photography | Ffotograffiaeth Lonydd: Dave Daggers 

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Cydweithrediad rhwng yr artist cerddoriaeth Thalia Ellice Richardson a’r cwmni theatr dawns Kitsch & Sync Collective, yn archwilio’r thema cynefin a’n bydoedd mewnol ac allanol, gyda geiriau wedi’u hysbrydoli gan brofiad bywyd a’r newid y gall cerddoriaeth, celf a hunanfynegiant ei ysbrydoli tu mewn i ni.

Unity Dance Visual

Unity is what we strive for, unity is strength and dignity, it's where we find hope and opportunity. 


For the 10 year anniversary of G Expressions we devised this new dance piece that explores the past couple of years and our hopes and fears. 


Directed by Mibinti Webbe and Jaleesa Lammy

Produced by Nyla Webbe 

Choreography by Talieh Webbe and Jaleesa Lammy 

Cinematography and Edit by - Onismo Muhlanga 

Assistant Camera & Stills Photography by James Matthews-Mitchell


Undod yn beth rydyn ni yn ymdrechu am, undod yn gryfder ac urddas, mae’n ble rydyn ni yn feindio gobaith a cyfleoedd.

 

Am y dathliad 10 blynedd o G-Expressions rydyn ni wedi rhannu y darn dawns yma sydd yn archwilio y blynyddau diwethaf ac ein gobeithion a ofnau.

 

Cyfeirio gan Mibinti Webbe a Jaleesa Lammy

Wedi digalondid gan Nyla Webbe

Coreograffi gan Talieh Webbe a Jaleesa Lammy

Sinematograffeg ac golygu gan – Onismo Muhlanga

Cynorwytho camera a Ffotograffiaeth Llonydd gan James Matthews-Mitchell

Fight for Facts

UC Welsh Translations Officers worked in partnership with Newport Rising on a new ‘Fight for Facts’ campaign, spreading positive awareness of the challenges of misleading and false information online. The filming took place at TinShed Unit 9 and will be launched later this year.Welsh Officers Sienna and Corie-Mya, took the host seat for an educative on a topic they felt was important to young people of today and utilising their duel-language, both presented the film sketch in both English and Welsh. Through the programme, both individuals embraced the opportunity to up-skill themselves in presenting skills whilst seeing the project through from pre-production all the way through to the release of the film- coming soon.Filmed by - James Matthews-MitchellEdited by - Onismo Muhlanga Gratitude to Newport Rising, Tinshed, G-ExpressionsY fis yma swyddogion cyfieithu UC wedi gweithio mewn partneriaeth efo ‘Newport Rising sun’ Ymladd am ffeithiau ymgyrch,lledaenu ymwybodaeth positif o y heriau o cam arweiniol ac wybodaeth ffug ar lein.Y ffilm wedi cymrud rhan at y ‘TinShed’ Unit 9 ac fydd yn lansio yn ddiweddgarch eleni.Mwynhau a ailadrodd tu ol y golygfeydd o ymgyrch anhygoel yn cynnwys ein swyddogion cyfieithu, Sienna & Corie-Mya ,swyddog cyfathrebu Danielle a rhywfaint o adborth o David hefyd!

Special Occasion

Directed by Onismo Muhlanga Produced by J GroovesRecorded, mixed and mastered by Leaman

Blood On My Hands

Music Written, Recorded by Adam.AcesDirected, Edited & Colour by Onismo Muhlanga Assistant Camera by Steelo VisionFilmed in Bristol, United Kindom.

Hate On Me EP Medley

As a release present, thought we'd give the audience a bit of a medley from one of the bangers on the 'Hope For The Best' EP.  
https://open.spotify.com/album/6YIJoJmEWqlgaj7YlcHEnz?si=P8HbxAcCTKi7sWlGIKzuRg Vocal and Words by Adam.AcesDirected by - Onismo Muhlanga

Moons Ago

‘There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment’ 1 John 4:18
Taken from her EP, LO(V/N)ER - Wales Music Prize Nominated
Vision by - DeyahStarring - Lemfreck & DeyahDirected, Edit & Colour Graded by - Onismo Muhlanga

5ADay Music Visual

Post Production by Onismo MuhlangaCreative Direction: Kemi Ade, Ryan Cameron & Prexa ShresthaDOP: @lahmediaMUA: Lake SanuMUA Assistant: Deborah EstherStylist: Laurie Emiko MannStyling Assistant: Ryan CameronJewellery: Lucky Little Blighters Starring: Leoni Joyce, Ché Barrett-Davis, Flavia Genza, and Tia Roberts

Urban Circle Summer Programme 2021

Our 'Summer of Fun' programme- saw 6 weeks of outreach activities, in and around the hubs of Newport, providing free activities such as Dance, Sports, Drama, Music and song writing to the young people of our community. 
With funding from Arts Council Wales- Youth Workers and tutors from Urban Circle were able to go out and provide enriching and safe spaces for young people to both enjoy and express themselves.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ein rhaglen ‘hwylo o haf’ gweld 6 wythnos o gweithgareddau allgymorth,mewn a ogwmpas y canolbwynt o Casnewydd,darparu gweithgareddau fel dawns, chwaraeon, Drama, Cerddoriaeth ac ysgrifennu canauon i y pobl ifanc o ein cymuned.
Efo cyfllid o y Arts Council Wales- gweithwyr ieuenctid o Urban Circle rydyn ni gallu mynd allan a darparu cyfoethogi ac safle saf am pobl ifanc i dau mwynhau a mynegi ei hynain.

Power Of Education

Urban Circle’s youth workers and their Youth Justice Minister Andrew Ogun, with support and funding from PCC and Arts Council Wales, organised an online discussion featuring award winning musician and educator Akala, to do his talk on The Power of Education. The event was designed for educators from the broadest spectrum.