As the brainchild of original hip hop heads Rob Mac and Matt Smooth, the Speeka project has taken many guises over the last seven years or so. What started out at the turn of the century, as an extension of their Scratch club night (albeit on a more soulful and quirky tip and featuring vocalists such as
Alison David and
Valerie Perkins) has grown into something more organic – ‘folky’ even - culminating in the release of ‘Bonfire’ in 2007. Speeka sprung into the public consciousness with the LP ‘Bespoke’ in 2001. Their performances at Glastonbury - and their cover of
The Clash’s ‘Lon…
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