The Cocoa Butter Club presents a powerful line up of queer movers, shakers and groundbreakers! All from the award-winning, 5***** platform created to showcase and celebrate performers of colour. 

 

Bringing you everything from Burlesque to Spoken Word, Live Music, Drag and more, The Cocoa Butter Club is here to 'Decolonise, Galvanise and Moisturise!'. Are you ready? 

 

Hosted by Sadie Sinner the Songbird.

 

 

Jason Kwan

Based in East London, Jason is a singer-songwriter who is currently recording his first album. Jason combines elements of glam, theatre, and electronic-pop music in his curation of a modernised glam-pop sound. Hailing from Hong Kong, Jason moved to the UK at the age of 14 by himself to further his training in jazz and classical music.

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Jason adds an under-represented voice to the music-scape, narrating stories of suppression, rebellion, liberation, and heart break from a third-culture perspective.

Burgeoning forth with dark, brooding pop ballads, Jason relieves his sorrow, contemplation, and defiance through his writing and performance of glam-pop music.

 

Bad Lay-Dee

Bad Lay-Dee (that's bad meaning good) is a singer, rapper and spoken word artist originally from Birmingham, now based in London. As an inimitable vocalist and lyricist their performance style is guaranteed to hold a crowd -tackling subjects from segregation to gender. Bad Lay-Dee is a committee member of Hackney Council’s QTIPOC (queer trans intersex people of colour) team, which has now created ‘Faggamuffin Bloc Party’ the first ever queer people of colour sound system to be launched at a carnival.

 

Bolly-Illusion

A dancing BollyHOOD Qween, infusing Afro and Hip Hop style songs with Bollywood lipsync and backing dancers!

 

Crayola

Crayola the Queen, aka London’s America’s Sweetheart, has been storming the London scene with her unique brand of campy, cute, cartoonish comedy, excelling as a host, lip-syncer, and parodic singer. While she may be an immaculate entertainer, she’s far from doughnuts for dinner - smart, inventive, and politically engaged, this queen is on a campaign to spread compassion within the queer community and beyond! Follow @CrayolaTheQueen to keep up with the cray!

 

Lams

Lams is a spoken word poet, singer, and natural story-teller who uses rhyme, rhythm and repetition along with her background in Theatre and Performing arts to powerfully deliver carefully thought out messages, leaving audiences emotional yet ready to reflect. She explores an array of topics from religion and political injustice to love and relationships.

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Chiyo

The Prinx of Provocation. Chiyo is the unorthodox embodiment of Royalty navigating the UK cabaret scene. Their work manages to be sensual, endearing, powerful, and yet professionally executed. Regularly performing alongside platforms like The Cocoa Butter Club, Chiyo also produces their own smut night called “WOOF: Redefining Sexy”. Their work constantly dismantles gate-keeping and unnecessary yet ever-so-present barriers QTPOC face when navigating the “queer” community.

 

Sadie Sinner The Songbird

As a velvet-toned songbird or powerhouse of a host, “a bad girl with a good voice and a lot of loving to give…”, Sadie Sinner is a creative force! Founder and curator of The Cocoa Butter Club, Sadie performs a seamless repertoire bursting with the RnB, Blues, Jazz, Motown, Funk and Neo-soul that raised her. Sadie brings entire rooms to their feet- her vocals and vibe, compelling them to dance the night away!

 

Jessabelle Thunder

Jessabelle Thunder has been a burlesque performer since 2009. Although based in Los Angeles, she has travelled the US and internationally. She’s performed alongside Dita Von Teese AND is 1st runner up at Burlesque Hall Of Fame 2018

 

With DJ sets from TrYb and Minds of the Frey

TrYb is fast becoming a staple ingredient to your best night out. Born and raised in North London, TrYb started her career playing numerous music showcases, birthday parties and bars across London and has developed a large library of music spanning several different genres. Credits include: UK Black Pride, Soho house Berlin, Shoreditch House, Soho House, Pxssy Palace, XOYO, Dalston Superstore and much more...

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Discover Minds of the Frey on their Instagram, Mixcloud, or website.