Stolen From God

As part of the sound of Our Skin Festival, Hull Maritime presents ‘Stolen From God’, a song cycle exploring England’s involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, written and performed by Reg Meuross - with Suntou Susso (kora) and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (concertina) and narrated by writer and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye.

A perfect close to the festival, Stolen From God has received a tremendous reception across the country. The show will be followed by a Q&A session led by Jeffrey Boakye and our early evening performance time leaves you free to end your evening in one of the High Street’s pubs to reflect on what promises to be a profound musical experience.

Streetlife museum provides an intimate and atmospheric venue, booking is strongly advised. Walk ups will be admitted if capacity allows. Walk ups may not be guaranteed seating.

About The Artists

Reg Meuross

Award-winning Reg Meuross was introduced onto the stage of the Albert Hall by Mike Harding as ‘one of this country’s finest’ and is a true modern troubadour, representing contemporary English folk writing at its best. Captivating audiences with his beautiful tenor voice, and with breadth and depth of material that is unparalleled, Reg has toured extensively for decades across the UK, Europe, North America and the Antipodes.

Masterfully accompanying himself on his ‘44 Martin six-string guitar, harmonica, tenor guitar, banjo and dulcimer, witnessing a Reg Meuross performance is to experience a journey into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s most celebrated writers. Stories that need to be told; struggles that need to be known; injustice that needs to be uncovered; social conscience that needs to be celebrated – his music has an unrivalled power to reach and move the listener.

Suntou Susso

Suntou Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: kora player, percussionist, singer, and composer from The Gambia. Born a Griot in a 700-year-old tradition, the kora – a harp-lute with 22 strings – is unique to the Griots of the Mandinka people. Griots have a unique societal role as oral historians, transmitting and preserving a people’s culture through the generations in song, music, and poetry.

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is at the forefront of his generation of English folk musicians as both a powerful and commanding singer and a masterful player of the Anglo concertina and melodeon. His solo repertoire is rooted in the English folk tradition, celebrating the age-old musical heritage of this broad and diverse land, with a particular interest in the music of the West Midlands, where Cohen spent many of his formative years.

Jeffrey Boakye

Jeffrey Boakye is an ex-teacher turned writer, speaker and educator, known for weaving together complex issues of our time in an accessible and engaging way.

With a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture, Jeffrey uses his charisma, energy and talent for the spoken and written word to write and educate.

Jeffrey publishes a very popular Substack newsletter - Are You Sitting Comfortably? - which grapples with the realities and intersections of identity politics: race, gender, socio-economics, ethnicity… the building blocks of who we are and how we are seen.

Jeffrey also co-hosts BBC Radio 4’s double award winning Add to Playlist. He appears on numerous other radio shows and podcasts.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Streetlife Museum, High Street, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom