Showing posts with label university. Show all posts
Showing posts with label university. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 May 2014

Matt Henshaw Recommends ... The De Montfort University Gospel Choir

Hallelujah, Salutations & Good Morning, Good Afternoon to you !

Since I've been in Leicester City, living, loving and making music, it's been impossible to avoid being enveloped by the great array of different cultures that and frequencies vibrating around the city. Hanging out with those of Krishna consciousness one week and in the Buddhist temple the next, it's been horizon expanding, but one group I have gravitated towards, due to a deep love of the music, imagery and sense of communion, is the gospel churches. Namely the DMU gospel choir, or to use it's full name "the Emmanu'-EL Apostolic Gospel Academy".

I've never mixed with such a happy group of people, devoted to their music, faith and one another. Getting to know one or two of the brothers and sisters has been a blessing and hearing them sing as often as I possibly can has been absolutely fantastic. It's easy to see why they been invited to sing for the Queen, with Kasabian and at a whole host of events in Leicester and beyond, they've popped up on the BBC and lifted hearts and souls round the country.

Mixing the African, Caribbean, British and student populations, the choir does so much from the community, university and charities in the area. I know they're looking at working on a release and bigger events in the future, and I'm hoping to build a stronger relationship with the group. Good Souls !

Extremely pleasing it is to me then to tell you that they'll be bringing their voices to Matt Henshaw Rhythm & Gospel Cavalcade @ The Cookie this Friday night (Friday 16th May, 2014). I'm excited they'll be joining me, Sam, Martin and Mia & The Moon for what is sure to be a really, really great night of music !! See you there !

Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

Here they are by the clock tower, outnumbering me even when I'm doubled ...

More Matt Henshaw Recommends ...
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Stef Baker
Emily Carr
Becky Edwards
James Byron
Mahalia
Mia & The Moon
Rosa-Leigh
AJA
Kate Rendell
Esther Van Leuven
East Midlands Girls
Ones to Watch for 2014
The Bobcats
Savanna Bones
Mattayoux
Matt Zara
The Simpletones
Charlotte Carpenter
Leah Sinead
Matt Henshaw Recommends ...

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Tuesday, 10 July 2012

All My Best & All My Apologies ...

Sorry I haven't blogged properly in so long ... I thought I'd blog now though as I've just gotten round to replying to couple of blog comments on this 'ere blog dating way back to the end of May ... I feel terrible but I just thought I'd reblog them here as you can see they're from two of the best Matt Henshaw (Censored) fans that there ever was, and to prove that I'm still alive ...

Here's the original blog post and the comments below ... have a read ... or have a read below if you're too lazy to click and don't mind having no stylish text to read, just the plain old matthenshaw11.blogspot.co.uk blog entry typeface ...


"3 comments:

Tardismate29 May 2012 16:21
Congratulations love...it certainly sounds good! :) x


robster29 May 2012 21:34
Well done dear boy. As a small tribute, I thought I'd mention an old tune of yours on my blog - because it still make me want to pogo round the living room every time I hear it. I'm sure you know which one it is........

http://abeatcitydiary.blogspot.co.uk/


Matt Henshaw10 July 2012 23:34
Thanks folks!

Two of my most loyal supporters right there I'm sure.

Actually graduated today, so that's officially that with the University of Leicester.

Johnny, Johnny Boy, you're such a jolly boy !

I might have been sure it would have been that one Rob, I haven't heard it for so long, and the video I had all but forgotten about! Nice One !

Good memories ... plenty more where that came from, stay tuned, and hopefully I'll have my new website up and running this summer,packed full of memories, and new stuff of course, and just general all round goodness ...

Apologies to you both, and anyone else who bothers to read the comments bits on my blog (you're my favourite people in the world, by the way!) I've been busy with the arbitrary and mundane of life of late ... well, for most people it would be mundane, but when you're Matt Henshaw you can find excitement on every turn! So, I'm having a good one, and I hope you are too ...

Speak Soon!
Matt Henshaw x"

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

In the Land of Summer Sun ...

Matthew Henshaw 1st Class BA (Hons.) Esq. here ... sounds nice doesn't it??

I haven't blogged all month ... been busy on the Twitter though, you probably should be following me on there, if you're on there that is, or Facebook I suppose, everyone's on there right? ... except me ...

What to tell? I've been busy writing and recording this month. It's all going in a pot and I'll be serving something or another up when the time is right. Like Toots said let the "pressure drop" we aren't using a pressure cooker here, like Louis Armstrong said "we have all the time in the world".

Stay Cool Cats & Pigeons,
Matt Henshaw x

PS. here's me, do you think the Leicester sunsheeeiiiine has treated me well ...