THE NEW SOUND OF DETROIT. SO FAMILIAR, YET SO UNHEARD OF

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Booking: Ben@earth-agency.com
Booking 🇺🇸🇨🇦: josh@groundcontroltouring.com 

MGMT: hitechmanagementdetwah@gmail.com

When words & sounds collide. The Foremost Poets aka jOHNNYDANGEROUs has been reshaping Dance, Funk and the spoken word. jOHNNY is Philadelphia born, raised in Newark, New Jersey. He began his love for music as a Jazz Band & Drum Major in Arts High School & the Barringer High School band in the 1980's. He began his career as a resident DJ at Club America from 1989-1990, alongside DJs Naeem Johnson, DJ Camacho, Carlton Rosebure, DJ Slim, Messy Marv (Virginia), Kerri Chandler "The Great" & many others from Jersey. With many House Music greats, Johnny is one of the original 1990 inventors of The Deep House Sound through his own blend of future funk & spoken word. His career is replete with diversity, dropping a catalog of underground singles under two different names. In 1990, he released his first underground Foremost Poets single "Reasons To Be Dismal?" on Nu Groove/ SBK Records. A few years later, with no promotion, he dropped the jOHNNYDANGEROUs atomic bomb "Problem 13 (I Beat That Bitch With A Bat)" (1993). 

In 1998, Johnny recorded "MoonRaker" on Sound-Men On Wax (SOW) Records. This record crossed over into many styles of electronic dance music and can be heard in big rooms, festivals and local venues worldwide. All DJs from David Guetta to Funk Master Flex use jOHNNY's vocal acapellas as "DJ tools”. Known for various productions and remixes, his vocals are most frequently sampled and his sound is emulated worldwide. 

"There may be many Johnny Dangerous', but there's only one Foremost Poets.

DIY Excellence. From London To The World.

We Out Here Festival is a Worldwide Family Gathering in the heart of the Dorset countryside. This year the festival takes place from 20th - 23rd August 2026.

A festival that joins the musical dots between soul, hip hop, house, afro, electronica, jazz and beyond, showcasing both outstanding live music and some of the best record collections in the world. 

Curated by Gilles Peterson in association with Brownswood Recordings and Worldwide FM.

20th - 23rd August 2026, Wimborne St Giles, Dorset. 
Tickets: www.weoutherefestival.com

Africa Express was set up to promote artistic collaboration between African and western musicians and to widen the appreciation of African music and culture. 
"Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes" is out now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id740674305. 
Pre-order the physical release (coming April 21st) here: http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/81652


EVENTS: We have hosted a series of highly-praised events in the UK and Europe, including Brixton Jamm (2006), Glastonbury Festival Park Stage (2007), London Koko (2008), Liverpool Olympia (2008), Paris (2009), Africa Express UK Train Tour (2012), Marseille (2013). 

TRIPS: We have also organised four trips to Africa - Bamako, Mali (2006), Kinshasa, DRC (2007),  Lagos, Nigeria (2008) and Bamako, Mali (2013). This last trip resulted in the recording of "Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes", a collaborative album featuring artists such as Brian Eno, Ghostpoet, Songhoy Blues, Damon Albarn, Lobi Traoré Band, Bijou and many more.

"melodic, defiant stuff" - Metro 4/5
“the one album you should hear this week” - The Guardian 4/5

ARTISTS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH AFRICA EXPRESS: Amadou & Mariam, Damon Albarn, The Aliens, Baaba Maal, Fatboy Slim, Oumou Sangare, Billy Bragg, Massive Attack, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Tony Allen, De La Soul, Martha Wainwright, Tinariwen, Johnny Marr, The Good The Bad The Queen, Hard-Fi, Rachid Taha, Flea, Mehdi Haddab, Sway, Ms Dynamite, The Specials, K'naan, The Hypnotic Brass, Rokia Traore, Muntu Valdo, VV Brown, Kano, Franz Ferdinand, Salif Keita, Bashy, Reverend & The Makers, Corinne Bailey-Rae, Bassekou Kouyate, Martina Topley-Bird, Ba Cissoko, Eslam Jawaad, Kasse Maddy, Adrian Sherwood, Femi Kuti, Mathieu Chied, Scratch, Kasai Allstars, Souad Massi, Shlomo, Mo-DJ, Nitin Sawhney, Daara J, Rosie Wilson, Staff Benda Bilili, Gang of Four, Radioclit, Juldeh Camara, Turin Brakes, Justin Adams, Wasis Diop, Ayo, The Magic Numbers, Konono No 1, Gruff Rhys, Terri Walker, Vieux Farka Toure, Mark Ronson, Speech Debelle, The Kooks, Holy Other and many others.


💌 Tunes: 
hi@miakoden.com 

💌 Bookings:
kayleigh.lawrence@unitedtalent.com (UK/ROW)
s@icartists.net (USA)

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