Loitered Lens: Sturla Atlas

More than wannabe posturing, Sturla Atlas impressed with heartfelt lyrics at the Jazz Cafe

Rapping in English and with all the colloquialisms of teenagers with a South London postcode, Sturla Atlas hang their collective identity on their own postal area – the 101 boys from Downtown Reykjavik.

More than mere posturing, there were some heartfelt and open lyrics.

– Sarah Corbett Batson reporting on the Icelandic troupe’s performance at the Jazz Cafe.

: Sturla Atlas live at the Jazz Cafe, London. September 2016

: Sturla Atlas live at the Jazz Cafe, London. September 2016

: Sturla Atlas live at the Jazz Cafe, London. September 2016

: Sturla Atlas live at the Jazz Cafe, London. September 2016

: Sturla Atlas live at the Jazz Cafe, London. September 2016

: Sturla Atlas live at the Jazz Cafe, London. September 2016

: Sturla Atlas live at the Jazz Cafe, London. September 2016

Photos by Carl Byron Batson. Not to be reproduced without express prior permission.

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Photographer, published poet, former party animal, body builder, grave robber
to the stars and renowned chainsaw juggler, Carl can often be spotted on his
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the press pits of old London town, camera in hand, avoiding being hit by bottles
of wee and crippling his opposition with secret Kung Fu moves.

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