Unkompress Saturday Session: Otis Mensah
Unkompress, Berlin
This night happened — Sat 11 Jul
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Who was billed1 artist
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Who they are
“Otis Mensah (recipient of Jerwood Arts Live Work Fund & Arts Council England's Developing your Creative Practice) is a musician and multidisciplinary artist exploring the intersection of poetry and experimental music(s).”
their own biography
the whole biography
Otis Mensah (recipient of Jerwood Arts Live Work Fund & Arts Council England's Developing your Creative Practice) is a musician and multidisciplinary artist exploring the intersection of poetry and experimental music(s). Taking influence from the rhythmic and expressive freedom of Jazz, Otis’ work uses aesthetic language as an instrument to solo through themes of race, identity, gender and the body. Since being appointed Sheffield’s first Poet Laureate in 2018, Otis has sold-out their debut poetry collection Safe Metamorphosis published with Prototype in 2020, debuted at Glastonbury, We Out Here and Shambala Festival, as well as performing with the likes of Moor Mother, Nightmares On Wax, Benjamin Zephaniah, Lava La Rue, Mahalia and Little Simz.Their RA profile lists Lekker Collective.Recently at 90mil, Studio Stellar · often with Berry Jane, Circula, Coco Calypso, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- B-Manesh2 with Otis Mensah
- Berry Jane2 with Otis Mensah
- Circula2 with Otis Mensah
- Coco Calypso2 with Otis Mensah
- Dingo Date Night2 with Otis Mensah
- germanium decay2 with Otis Mensah
- Jack Miguel2 with Otis Mensah
- Love me love me2 with Otis Mensah
The room
Unkompress — 43 events and 31 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Most-tagged here: Funk / Soul (5) and Jazz (5). genre tags on this room’s listings