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Backstage At Jazz Cafe Festival With Kofi Stone
Clash Magazine reports from backstage at the Jazz Cafe Festival, where Birmingham rapper Kofi Stone drew one of the biggest crowds of the event during his hour-long set at the Plant Room stage. The performance, and a subsequent interview, highlighted Stone's rising popularity and the strong connection he has built with fans through his introspective, storytelling style of hip hop.
The Plant Room stage was reportedly overflowing with fans within five minutes of Stone's set beginning, drawing a larger crowd than the festival's headline act later that day. Fitting with his gardening-themed imagery, drawn from his track "Gardener Flow" and album "All The Flowers Have Bloomed," Stone performed in front of a row of plants and was joined by collaborator RUBII for "Chameleon" and by grime veteran D Double E for "Flowers Flow (Remix)". In the interview that followed, Stone spoke about his last-minute approach to setlists, his favourite songs to perform, and the meaning behind his recurring seeds-and-flowers imagery.
In short
- Kofi Stone drew huge crowds at Jazz Cafe Festival's Plant Room stage
- RUBII and D Double E joined him for surprise guest appearances
- Stone discussed his setlist process and gardening-themed lyrical imagery
Explained simply
Kofi Stone is a rapper from Birmingham known for hip hop built around personal reflection and storytelling. His songs often draw on images of seeds, gardens and flowers, including the track “Gardener Flow” and the album “All The Flowers Have Bloomed”.
The Jazz Cafe Festival is a live music event with performances across different stages. Stone’s collaborators RUBII and D Double E joined him during his set; D Double E is a veteran of grime, a UK music style that developed from garage and rap.