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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Inspiring greatness, preserving traditions.

Alim Kamara is a British-Sierra Leonean rapper and storyteller. As a child living in Sierra Leone, Alim would listen to Djelis (storytellers), admiring the way they weaved lessons through their tales. He set up Storie Storie to inspire through engaging storytelling workshops and performances based on these traditional Sierra-Leonean folk tales.

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Nat Raha and Mijke van der Drift: Trans Femme Futures

Wed. 21 May 2025

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Otis Mensah

Sheffield's first poet laureate. A radical performer with a clear vision of poetry and rap as a means of communicating emotion.