WE ARE A.XODUS - a culturally inclusive organisation: A creative collective that upholds and celebrates pan-african & Immigrant culture and intergates the community through education.
A.Xodus stands against racism, for diversity and intergration.
Our current projects will bring all members of the East London community together regardless of ethnicity or socio-economic background.
The A.Xodus ethos is:
“NO MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM YOU CAN BE SUCCESFUL”
A.Xodus Values:
Creative Empowerment through Collaborative Community & Equality to drive Cultural Inclusivity & Wellbeing.
Because we’re Stonger Together
Help Us to P.I.E
Preserve, Inform & Empower
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A.Xodus educational work shops for our East London boroughs.
These workshops are diverliered by experts in their field who are also from East London communities.
Here’s some feedback from our youth teamleaders July/August 2026:
Jeff July/August 2026
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/feD4mTMblfA
Ianthe. July/August 2026
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Kx_5mcY9WCs
Kelvin July/August 2026
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RkHUNQrERJw
Disanna July/August 2026
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tDlA7PB5dyc
JULY & AUGUST 2026
Thank you to everyone who helped make this summer's @a.xodus_ x @nightspotcinema New Media Creative Workshops such a success. ❤️
These photos capture just a few of the incredible moments shared across our Film, Acting, Music Production, Drumming & Percussion and Contemporary dance prep workshops. We were proud to welcome over 20 online sign-ups, alongside many young and mature people who simply walked in to join us. everyone is welcome.
A huge thank you to all of our amazing Youth Facilitators who gave their time, passion, and commitment to supporting the next generation of creatives. Your energy, encouragement, and leadership have made a real difference, and we're grateful to everyone who continues to be part of the A.Xodus and Nightspot Cinema family.
Special thanks to @theheavytrackerz T for his outstanding senior facilitation, industry knowledge, and mentorship throughout the programme. Your guidance has inspired so many young people to believe in their creative potential.
A heartfelt thank you to our Senior Dance Facilitator, Alison Rose @alstararose
, for your continued mentorship, training, and support all the way from Colorado, USA . Your investment in our team and young people means more than words can express.
Thank you to our lead artist @kaboukie for bringing creativity, passion, and encouragement to every session and helping young people discover new talents and confidence.
We'd also like to thank everyone in our community who attended but chose not to be photographed. Your presence, participation, and support are just as valued, and we appreciate each and every one of you.
A special thank you to our fantastic venue partners:
📍 St Mary's Welcome centre
📍 St Barnabas Church
Together, we created safe, inspiring spaces where young people aged -11 to 21+ could explore filmmaking, acting, music production, drumming, performance, creativity, and collaboration—completely free of charge.
Thank you to every young person, parent, facilitator, volunteer, mentor, venue partner, supporter, and community member who made these workshops possible. We couldn't do it without you.
#AXodus #NightspotCinema #CreativeCommunity #YouthCreatives
JUNE 2026
Meet the A.Xodus & Nightspot Cinema Team
Our experienced creative team brings together internationally recognised artists, industry professionals and inspiring young leaders to deliver the @a.xodus_ and @nightspotcinema Workshops. Together, they will lead and facilitate a dynamic programme of music production, drum and percussion, filmmaking, acting and contemporary dance, providing participants with hands-on creative experiences, professional mentoring and opportunities to develop new skills.
Led by Creative Director @kaboukie , the team includes acclaimed music producers @theheavytrackerz , Don Scott , Contemporary dancer and dance therapist @alstararose our International Contemporary Dance Consultant based in Colorado, USA. Allison is currently in graduate school at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado to become a dance/movement therapist. She believes movement has the power to change the world one person at a time and plans to spend the rest of her life being a part of that change.. Supporting them is a dedicated team of emerging youth facilitators and workshop leaders: Kelvin, Jeff, Nia, Dasianna, Ianthe, our long standing facilitator Joel they all bring energy, creativity and peer leadership to every session.
Together, they create an inclusive, supportive and inspiring environment where participants are encouraged to explore their creativity, build confidence and develop their artistic potential.
#NightspotCinema #FreeWorkshops #CreativeYouth #CommunityArts #EastLondon #YoungCreatives #Walthamstow #AXodus #walthamforest #college #ActingWorkshop #FilmWorkshop #Drumming #MusicProduction
MAY 2026
Thank you to Sir George Monoux College for making us their employer of the year. over the last year we have worked with many young people from sir George Monoux college Walthamstow, providing them with work experience and leadership roles and opportunities within our organisation as well as around waltham forest and newham.
Big up all the young people, and Big up monoux college again, we are grateful to you, and look forward to strengthening our partnership over the coming years.
Thank you
A.Xodus Team
Join us this July for a series of FREE New Media Creative Workshops designed for young people aged 11–21.
Learn music production, drumming, and percussion with experienced artists Ka Boukie and producers The HeavyTrackerz in a fun, welcoming environment.
St Mary's Music Space8 Church End, Walthamstow Village, London E17 9RJ
Wednesdays | 8th–29th July
4:30PM–6:30PMNo experience needed—just bring your energy and creativity!
Calling all young creatives aged 11–21! Join us for a series of FREE New Media Creative Workshops designed for young people, for all aged 11–21+. where you'll explore Film & Acting, Music Production, and Drumming & Percussion alongside industry professionals.
Whether you want to perform, produce, create content, or develop new skills, this is your opportunity to learn in a fun, supportive environment while connecting with other young creatives.
Facilitated by artist Ka Boukie and producers The Heavytrackerz , with the support of A.Xodus & Nightspot Cinema Youth Leaders. St Barnabas ChurchSt Barnabas Road, Walthamstow, London E17 8JZ
Thursdays | 16th July – 30th July
6:30PM – 8:30PM
FREE to attend
more info coming on each specfic location:
New Media & Creative Workshops: Youth-Led Edition is coming to Waltham Forest! Join us for 4 weeks of film-making, music production, percussion, performance, and digital storytelling led by young creatives, for young people. Learn real creative skills, use professional equipment, make new connections, and create powerful work that represents your community. No experience needed — just creativity, energy, and your voice.
Facilated By Ka Boukie and the Heavytrackerz
A.Xodus inpartnership with Nightspot Cinema and Worth Unlimited
We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to Sir George monux college walthamstow for connecting us with some great students who did their work experience with us at our film events in partnership with Nightspot Cinema and The Body People Fitness, Aerial & Dance Studio
Nia event asistant work experience video here
Princess & Emily video here
Join us on the 30th of novemeber for the A.Xodus Musical therapy/Wellness workshop open for all members of community taking place in the body people areila and dance studio, Hackney wick
Check out A.Xodus Drm Leader Ciandrew’s video diary of the leyton orient work experience here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/0MuemRFaCV8?feature=share
It was was a great pleasure to host our A.Xodus Drum leaders Joel and Ciadrew for their Work experience at the Leyton orient Football club, Where they perfomed Jankanu mas with Jankanu and GB Carnival Director Franklyn Sweeney.
27th of Sepember 2025
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Join us at the House of Jankonu on October the 28th for a special Community workshop.
Here’s a interview with Lucena Allen in response to our “the harder they come” screening in partnership with Age uk and Nightspot Cinema
video here
Here’s a interview with Nora Nelson in response to our “the harder they come” screening in partnership with Age uk and Nightspot Cinema
Video Here
Here’s a interview with Jean Burford in response to our “the harder they come” screening in partnership with Age uk and Nightspot Cinema
Video Here
Here’s a interview with Jean Burford in response to our “the harder they come” screening in partnership with Age uk and Nightspot Cinema
Video Here
Free Jankonu mas drumming workshops:
22nd of september - 8th December 2025
Join us This saturday for the Priory Court Community weekend.
We have Jankau mas special for all the community.
Saturday 13th of September 2025
Here are some pictures from the amazing intergenerational workshop with some of waltham forest and newham’s filipino community. Held at the St.
Barnabas after school club in walthamstow. Big up the St. Barnabus crew, and shout out to Near Neighbours for suppourt the Church after school project
A.Xodus diversity and inclusion workshop 2025:
A.Xodus is honoured to have been invited to facilitate our diversity and inclusion workshop delivered by artist @kaboukie with east London's Filipino community at the St. Barnabas after school club in walthamstow. @nightspotcinema will also be doing a short introduction to film making on the day. A.Xodus would also like to thank @chelmsdio for housing the workshop, and a massive big up to @nearneighbours for funding the project.
Details:
Diversity & inclusion Percussion Work Shop delivered by artist Ka Boukie & a introduction to film with Nightspot Cinema on Tuesday the 3rd Of June 2025
Location:
St. Barnabas after school club 4pm - 6 pm
Address:
STAFFORD HALLST BARNABAS ROADE17 8JZ
A.xodus In partnership with GB Carnival 2024:
A.Xodus has graciously accepted the great honor of working with GB carnival Director Frankly Sweeney in facilitating the Leading Jankonu cultural workshops, exploring music, and performance traditions across the African diaspora. A.Xodus Is has made Ka Boukie the musical director of the project. we will also be partnering with Clock your skills and Waltham forest and leyton adult learn service to bring Jankanu Mas to UK masses.
What is Jankanu?
Junkunoo is the celebration of the resistance to slavery and was often done by slaves as a means to show some resistance covertly to slavery while being enslaved. Starting in Jamaica the Junkunoo mas spread throughout the Caribbean and is now ingrained in Caribbean carnival culture. 2024 will be the first ever in the history of the Leyton carnival a section dedicated to the Junkanuu mas as a part of the Leyton mas carnival which will be organized and run by A.Xodus in partnership with GB carnival. GB Carnival produces carnival events and projects at all scales. GB Carnival spends a lot of time in planning and creative development, collaborating and co-creating within the communities where the work will come to life. A.Xodus will be taking the young people who come from referrals from our other partnership in this project the leyton youth service, the job center and through a joint outreach effort from A.Xodus and G.B. Carnival, and from local community churches across waltham forest newham to enable taking the youth through the workshops to lead them into leyton carnival, then to ramsgate carnival, margate carnival, then to nottinghill carnival (through joining GB carnival and Mass africa as a section in their carnival) and then end at our run at the Hackney carnival.
Watch 2nd Clock Your Skills, GB Carnival & A.Xodus - Junkanu Workshop feed back Vid Here
Watch 3rd Clock Your Skills, GB Carnival & A.Xodus feed back Video Here
A.xodus at the Waltham forest Windrush Festival 22nd June 2024:
A image of A.Xodus at the Windrush festival 2024
https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/events/waltham-forest-windrush-festival
We are pleased to announce that A.Xodus will be partnering with @lbwalthamforest at this years Windrush festival on the 22nd of June from 16:15-17:00
A.Xodus presents a special workshop to honor the legacy of the windrush generation Lead by Artist/musician @Kaboukie with special guest internationally acclaimed jazz Steel pianist and educator Marlon Hibbert @marlonthepannist where we look at the rhythms that have shaped generations of black music culture in the uk.
This workshop is for all members of the community regardless of neuro-diversity, or background because we’re stronger together.
“Windrush Festival returns to Fellowship Square at Waltham Forest Town Hall for its third year. The festival marks Windrush Day, an opportunity to celebrate and honour the Windrush generation, and all they have contributed to Waltham Forest and beyond.”
The A.Xodus Diversity and inclusion workshops:
2024
A.xodus will be partnering with worth unlimited in the priory court youth center wathamstow E17 every 2 weeks of every month for the Come Togther Workshop from July/August 2024.2023
Join us at the Priory Court Community Center in Walthamstow E17 as we partner with Worth Unlimited for Waltham Forest for our first run of our percussion workshops for 10-18 year olds delivered by Artist Ka Boukie. Workshops will start from 7pm on the 6th, 13th and 20th of March, and on the 3rd of April 2023 and more.
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11 Priory Ct, London E17 5NB
more workshops from 2023 - Priory court youth centre:
2023 - Priory court youth centre:
2023 - Priory court youth centre:
More East London Percussion workshops and feed Back:
Outcomes :
Participants gain valuable mentoring and coaching through the workshop and gain percussion coaching, as well as an alternative approach to deal with stress and anxiety through the drums and group participation with basic meditation techniques to aid with performance anxiety. Participants gain confidence in themselves and their abilities. This teach’s them confidence whilst performing to an audience, and also help them to better home and understand their own skills, as well as how to deal with live performances/high stress situations in life. The workshops encourage group participation, mental wellness , inclusion and diversity regardless of any disabilities or neurodivergence challenges.
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We’ve also been working with the communities around East London in the A.Xodus Bare Essentials Program - Introduction to the workplace, Business management, Workers Rights , and workers creative industry rights workshop...
A.Xodus creative business workshops are delivered by senior financial consultant Don (KPMG , Ernest and Young)
Buisness workshop participant feedback:
This is Anna, she is one of the participants of the A.Xodus creative business workers rights workshops which is delivered by senior financial consultant Don (KPMG , Ernest and Young) and finacial anyalist
This is Ed, he is one of the participants of the A.Xodus creative business workers rights workshops which is delivered by senior financial consultant Don (KPMG , Ernest and Young) and finacial anyalist
Outcomes :
Young people and elders will receive valuable mentoring and coaching through our workshops and gain valuable essential workplace and business skills. Participants will gain wellbeing, and confidence in themselves and their abilities regardless of any disabilities or neurodivergence challenges. Participants will feel confident when entering into a new workplace, and have essential knowledge for their rights in the workplace.
A.Xodus is honoured to have collaborated with and is supported by:
