Foreign Beggars Extended Bio and More...

 Averaging well over 100 shows per year, ‘Foreign Beggars’ are one of the most prolific and versatile Hip Hop outfits to emerge from the UK. Consisting of MC’s Metropolis and Orifice Vulgatron, Producer Dag Nabbit, Human Beat boxers Shlomo, Uk Beatbox Champion MC Zani and DJ Nonames.

With roots ranging from jazz and classical training, to years of writing recording and performing hip hop, death/power-metal and drum & bass the group’s varied experiences combine to create one of the most explosive live rap showcases on the planet.

Individually, ‘Foreign Beggars’ have achieved a range high profile accomplishments, from appearance s on Bjork’s ‘Medulla’ album and the Gorillaz single ‘Tomorrow Never Comes’, to remix production for Amp Fiddler and Corinne Bailey Rae, and touring the States with James Lavelle’s UNKLE outfit. Whilst also having collaborated with a slew of hip hop heavy weights including Stones Throw’s OhNo, Guilty Simpson, Wildchild and Dudley Perkins, producer supreme DJ Vadim, Dabrye, Scratch Perverts, Skinnyman, Task Force and Spain’s Griffi and Tote King they have worked from a host of other genres including Vex’d, Virus Syndicate, Natalie Williams, Noisia and Ram Record’s Subfocus.

Shlomo has also created the worlds first Vocal Orchestra, and was made an “Artist in Residence” at the South Bank Centre at the young age of 22, Curator of the 2007 world beatbox convention in London and judges at the UK Beatbox championships and has performed with the likes of Bjork, Dizzee Rascal, The Specials & Damon Albarn.

Championed on national radio by Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and Tim Westwood, Nonames and Orifice are now into their second year presenting a weekly hip hop and grime show on the BBC Asian Network.
 Television features include Channel 4, ITV and MTV, Shlomo live on Jools Holland and Eastenders, and a live broadcast on the BBC from Glastonbury.
 
FOREIGN BEGGARS WERE VOTED BEST GROUP @ THE LYRIC PAD UK HIP HOP AWARDS 2005 AND ALSO WON BEST SINGLE FOR THEIR RELEASE “HOLD ON” FT SKINNYMAN AND DVS.
 

Collaborations include:

BJORK, WILDCHILD (LOOTPACK), CORINNE BAILY RAE, NOISIA, DABRYE, GUILTY SIMPSON, PHATKAT, GHETTO, DEVLIN, OH NO, ROC C, MACHINEDRUM, GIFTED AND BLESSED, BAR9, GENERAL MIDI, DJ 2TALL, SKINNYMAN, DJ VADIM, DUDLEY PERKINS, SCRATCH PERVERTS, EUPHRATES, DJIQ, DOUJAH RAZE, JEHST, DUBBLEDGE, TASKFORCE, BEN SHARPA, DR.SYNTAX, WAX TAILOR, DISIZ LA PESTE, ROUGE A LEVRES, DAJLA, BEAT TORRENT, ALIX PEREZ, D-CODE, KIDD DUB, GRIFFI, TOTE KING, ETAN, HIGH RANKIN, RUSKO, CTRL-Z, MC SPYDA, DJ ZINC, MISSAK, KING KNUT, SOUL PURPOSE, KILLA QUEENZ, M PHAZES, THUNDERCLAPS, SHOW N PROVE, SUBFOCUS, PYRELLI, LEROY (SIAN SUPA CREW), KYZA, VERB T, STIG OF THE DUMP, SONNYJIM, SIKH KNOWLEDGE, LES GOURMETS, DIRTY OPPLAND, DARKCIRCLE, THE PLANETS, ARK MANIFESTATION, SKREIN, EQUICES, TOMMY EVANS, SLIPPAZ KREW, DJ SPARO, GHOST TOWN, MICKEY FINN, MOSCHOPS, SOULJAZE, FLIP DA SCRIPT, TB, SHAMELESS, JYAGER, IGUANA MAN, SKREIN, THE 1 SHANTI, FOCUSED FEW, ROHAN, DVS, PYE, VEX’D, CATCH 22, SONIK GURU’S, ABSTRAKT COLLISION, TROY WALSH, MOSCHOPS, PALESTINE, SOUL SCIENTIST, ACTIVE MEMBER, DJ MENTAT, DEADLY HUNTER, EBGINE EARZ, HEY NOW DJS, ABSTRACT RUDE, STEREO:TYPE,WORDSMITH, JYAGER, OPIA, SOUNDSPECIES, PAPER TIGER, RUCKSPIN & PLANAS, AMP FIDDLER, EARLYMAN, SASQUATCH, KOALAS DESPERADOS.
   
Have performed in the following places:

MANCHESTER, LEEDS, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, BRISTOL, NOTTINGHAM, BRIGHTON, CHELTENHAM, GLASTONBURY, NEWPORT, SHEFFIELD, LIVERPOOL, DURHAM, PORTSMOUTH, OXFORD, LEICESTER, SCOTLAND, CAMBRIDGE, CANTERBURY, PLYMOUTH, YORK, STROUD, NEWCASTLE, NORWICH, EDINBURGH, BOURNEMOUTH, SWINDON, LANCASTER, PRESTON, DERBY, WAKEFIELD, SOUTHEND, NORTHAMPTON, BRADFORD, EGGHAM, CIRENCESTER, HUDDERSFIELD, COVENTRY, LINCOLN, HULL, SHREWSBURY, DERBY, BATH, SURREY, GUILFORD, PENZANCE, SHEPTON MALLET, GUERNSEY, ASHFORD, TONBRIDGE WELLS, ISLE OF WIGHT, HEREFORD, CARDIFF, ST ANDREWS, EXETER, MASSY, PARIS, CHOLET, BRIEC, ST NAZAIRE, VENDOME, RENNES, MEYLAN, MONTREUIL, BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, MARSEILLE, LYON, CARHEIX, CASTRES, LE HAVRE, BOURGES, AGEN, LAVAL, SANNOIS, BOURGOIN-JALLIEU, ROUBAIX, NANTES, LYON, VALENCIA, SEVILLA, LEPE – LA HUELVA, AL MARAZ, ZARAGOSA, POITIERS, ORLEANS, MADRID, CORDOBA, CORUÑA, BILBAO, GALACIA, PORRIÑHO, BARCELONA, TROMSO, OSLO, KARLSOY, STAVANGER, BO, FREDRIKSTAD, SELJORD, BERGEN, MELBOURNE, HOBART, PERTH, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE, BRISBANE,TORONTO, MONTREAL, OTTOWA, WATERLOO, HAMBURG, MUNICH, MAYERHOFEN, ZURICH, LAUSANNE, LA CHAUX DE FONDS, GENEVA, PORT RUSH, DUBLIN,TUSCANY, SERRES, THESSALONIKI, CAPE TOWN, ACCRA, SOFIA, PETCRANE, BUDAPEST, MADRAS, BOMBAY, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, MAYERHOFEN, GRAZ, DUBAI, STOCKHOLM, PRAGUE, SHANGHAI.

Some Notable Press

FRONT COVER ONE WEEK TO LIVE
6 PAGE FEATURE HHC
4 PAGE INTERVIEW FOREIGN BEGGARS VS NECRO HHC
NEXT BIG THING FEATURE FUTURE MUSIC
FEATURE VANITY FAIR GERMANY
6 PAGE FEATURE IN FLOW MAGAZINE SPAIN
SURE PLAYER/ 5/5 FOR ALMOST EVERY RELEASE IN DJ MAGAZINE
TRACKS A,B and C LISTED on 1 XTRA/ ASIAN NETWORK
SINGE OF MONTH/ISSUE/WEEK almost every release.
6 PAGE FEATURE HIP FLOW MAGAZINE SPAIN
VIDEO AND FEATURE ON EN EL JUEGO, FRONT OF SPANISH MYSPACE
MAXIMUM DIGITAL PROFILING ON I Tunes RAP PAGES IN UK, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
FRONT COVER PICTURE STUDENT PRESS CANADA
FRONT COVER PICTURE STUDENT PRESS AUSTRALIA
MYSPACE FEATURED ARTIST ALONGSIDE KLAXONS
FEATURE ON LONDON IN VANITY FAIR GERMANY
PETE TONG ONES TO WATCH FOR PODCAST
REGULAR SPINS FROM ZANE LOWE RADIO ONE
SEVERAL HHC CD COVERMOUNTS
BIG ISSUE COVER MOUNT CD
FULL FEATURE EARWAKS
 
Notable Appearances:

SHLOMO COLLABORATION WITH BJORK
NONAMES DOES CUTS ON GORRILLAZ RELEASE
2 YRS HOSTING HIP HOP/GRIME SHOW ON BBC ASIAN NETWORK
FEATURED ON ANTHONY MINGHUELLA’S BREAKING AND ENTERING
MEET THE STREETS FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
SEVERAL TRACKS HEAVY ROTATION FROM ZANE LOWE
AMP FIDDLER AND CORRINE BAILY RAE REMIX
THE VOICE TV NORWAY 900,000 AUDIENCE
HIP HOP KEMP HEADLINE SLOT 2005
AMY WINEHOUSE SUPPORT AT CAMDEN CRAWL
TRANSMUSICALLES FESTIVAL RENNES
PRINTEMPS DE BOURGES
JAZZ CAFÉ PICNIC IN THE PARK
JAZZ CAFÉ REGULAR CHOWCASES
PHAROAH MONCH SUPPORT SLOTS
SNOOP DOGG SUPPORT MONEGROS FESTIVAL
VIELLES CHARREUS FESTIVAL
MARSATAC FESTIVAL, WOODSTOWER FESTIVAL
KNOCKENGORROGH FESTIVAL
SZIGET FESTIVAL BUDAPEST
GLASTONBURY PARK STAGE WITH SHLOMO/ MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD,
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT, GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY 2008
GLASTONBURY ROOTS TENT 2005/ 2007
RESPECT FESTIVAL, VOLCANO FESTIVAL
SCRATCH PERVERTS LAUNCH PARTY MAINSTAGE @ FABRIC LONDON
FABRIC 8TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, HEADLINE SLOT
CULTURA URBANA FESTIVAL MADRID MAIN STAGE
SNOWBOMBING FESTIVAL
SPRING SIX FESTIVAL IN GRAZ AUSTRIA
TIM WESTWOOD RADIO 1 RAP SHOW
CONCIOUS MUSIC FESTIVAL OSLO,
SPRITE URBAN GAMES, HYDE PARK UNITY DAY LEEDS
EASTENDERS (Shlomo Beatboxer)
MONTREAUX JAZZ FESTIVAL
GRAZ SPRING SIX FESTIVAL
SHLOMO ON JOOLS HOLLAND
HEADLINE BRICK LANE FESTIVAL
HEADLINE OXJAM SHOWCASES IN LONDON
LIVE BROADCASTS ON RADIO NOVA FRANCE
RISE TV (Orifice wins mc battle live on air)
UK DMC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005
WORLD DMC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005
BBC DESI DYNAMITE, SOUTHBANK CENTRE, QEH
BREAK ON A STAGE BILBAO
CORDOBA STREET ART AND HIP HOP FESTIVAL
MONTANA BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL SEVILLA
BBC NETWORK EAST, CURATORS OF WORLD BEATBOX CONVENTION
NIKE FREESTYLE, PUMA TRAINER RELEASE PARTY
SHLOMO WINS KING OF THE JAM BEATBOX TOURNAMENT
TRACE MAGAZINE PARTY, UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS
RADIO ONE BEATBOX CHAMPIONSHIP..organizers
BEST NEW ACT… UK HIP HOP AWARDS 2004
TOM HURNDALL PEACE FESTIVAL, OVERLOAD TV
TRACK FT ON PATHAAN’S ORCHESTRAL WORLD GROOVE COMP
NASS EXTREME SPORTS FESTIVAL,
TRACK ON GNAR CHICKEN GNARLY CHICKS SNOWBOARD VIDEO
TRACK ON NIKE DOCUMENTARY, MARIJUANA MARCH
SKINNYMAN ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY…
LIVE SHOWCASE FOR OVERLOAD TV
URBAN ART FESTIVAL, SEVILLA
TV APPEARANCE ON BBC2 DESI DNA
NOKIA N-GAGE SNOWBOARD SHOW, LONDON
LIVE SHOWCASE ON XFM
JAE PROJECT FOR INNER CITY KIDS..

Foreign Beggars have received airplay in the following countries:

UK, USA, INDIA, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN, HOLLAND, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SWEDEN, NORWAY, AUSTRALIA, DENMARK, AUSTRIA, PORTUGAL, HONG KONG, ITALY, TURKEY, SERBIA + MONTENEGRO, THAILAND, BOSNIA+ HERZGOVINA, JAPAN, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRIA. BULGARIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, GHANA,

…Members of the crew have performed alongside or opened up for:

JUSTICE-MIXHELL-FLYING LOTUS- RUSKO-SKREAM-DIGITAL MYSTIKZ,  AMY WINEHOUSE- GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY, MARTHA WAINWRIGHT- MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD-ANTI POP CONSORTIUM- SAUL WILLIAMS- KANO- SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO- YO MAJESTY-PLASTIC LITTLE-SNOB SCRILLA- BOYS NOIZE-HERBALIZER-DJ SHADOW-IAN BROWN- DJ HELL-PENDULUM- PUBLICENEMY-GRANDMASTERFLASH-WUTANG-BEATNUTS-DJ PREMIER-QBERT-DJ NETIK- C2C- BIRDY NAM NAM-BAUCHKLANG-MISS ILL- K’NAAN-TASKFORCE-TALIBKWELI-ROOTSMANUVA-JEHST-RAWHILLCRU- TUMI AND THE VOLUME- PETE PHILLY- LATEEF THE TRUTH SAYER- CHASE AND STATUS-HEY NOW DJ’S- MARKRONSON-ASIANDUBFOUNDATION-SKINNYMAN-ATHONYB-MASTA ACE-WORDSWORTH-MURS-ROYKSOPP-LAST EMPEROR-MITCHELL BROTHERS- GZA-MASTAKILLA INSPEKTAH DEK -ROLL DEEP-VIRUS SYNDICATE- EYDEA&ABILITIES-OUTDAVILLE-MUDFAM-DVS-PLANB- DJYODA-TOMMYEVANS-MCSPYDA-MCNAVIGATOR-TERRAFIRMA-MYSTRO-ONE-OH NO-RAGGATWINS-CUBAN BROS-MCDYNAMITE-RONISIZE-SHABBA’D-SKIBADEE-FOXY-FATMAN’D-EKSMAN-MCDET-IC3-EVILED-FATVYBA-MR.C BOBBYFRICTION-JA RULE-DJ-KENTARO-SWAY-PEOPLEUNDERTHESTAIRS- UGLY-DUCKLING DJ 2TALL-MASEO(DE LA SOUL)-WAAJEED (PLATINUM PIED PIPERS)- CHARLIE DARK-PHILIFECYPHER-MRTHING-DAREDEVIL-SCRATCHPERVERTS-DJVADIM-DIGITEK SHORTEEBLITZ-HARRYLOVE-SARAHLOVE- EVILNINE-STAMINAMC-MCFEARLESS-PELDING-MICKEYFINN-BUNZEN-APHRODITE ASIDES-SKEPTIC-DJHYPE-DJZINC-PASCAL-DJSS GROOVERIDER FABIO-FLAREDYCATS TWISTEDINDIVIDUAL-BRYAN’G-DJIQ JUMPIN’JACKFROST-DARKCIRCLE-RUSSIANPERCUSSION-ONE SELF-YARAHBRAVO-ANDYC-RANDALL-BROCKIE-DJKANE-EDRUSH OPTICAL-RHYMETIME-YOLANDA- ADAM FREELAND-SOCIALSECURITY-BAILEY-TEEBEE-BADCOMPANY-OHNO- MIXOLOGISTS-DJKRUST-DJ STRANGEFRUIT-DJCRAZE-JMAJIK-SKETCH+CODE-DYLAN-INK-DJLEE-KENNYKEN-LONDONELEKTRICITY-DJRAP-DJ WOODY NICKYBLACKMARKET-CITZEN RAYKEITH-CAUSE4CONCERN-EQUICES-KASHMERE-DJKAM-DISORDA-STERNKLANG-KASRA-CLOROFORM-DJSWERVE BLACKTWANG-CLIPZ-MARCUS INTALEX-MAMPISWIFT-SUPARNOVAR DJSTEPPA-SUB FOCUS-FILTHYDIRTYRICH-KIDS IN TRACKSUITS –ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE-HIGHCONTRAST- TOTALSCIENCE-LOTEKHI-FI-RODNEY’P+SKITZ-BLAKEY-DJWHUT-DILLINJA-STONESTHROW ALLSTARS-MEDAPHOAR-WILDCHILD-DANNYWHEELER-EZROLLERS-GENERAL MIDI-TAYO-PHAROAH MONCH-SNOOP DOGGY DOGG-…

Have performed on following radio shows/stations:

RADIO ONE: Jo Whiley Live Lounge/ One World Show.
RADIO ONE, TIM WESTWOOD
BBC One ExXtra, One world, Rodney P/ Skitz/ Blakey/Semtex/Sarah Love
Stood in For bobby Friction and Run takeover showcases
Regular All City Show with Dan Greenpeace XFM
Ras Kwame showcase, live on radio 1
Triple j, Fbi Radio, Koori Fm, PBS 106fm, Radio One Dubai,
Radio Rackel, Radio Tango, Radio Nova, Norway
British Born Asians FM 87.7 and BBAonline.com
99.3 Radio one Dubai, 96.7 Radio.. Sticky Fingers Show. Dubai, Origin FM, Hyper FM, Transmission 1, Pyrotechnics, British Born Asians, Y2k 90.6 FM, Fuzz FM, Gaialive, XFM, ITCH FM, CAPITOL FM, CHOICE FM, Radio Leeds, Rare FM, Leeds Student Radio, Pyrotechnicradio.com,
Diesel U Music, Bbc Asian Network, There have been more than 20 radio broadcasts and live appearances over the last year (France)
 
SPONSORS: COBZ CLOTHING, THTC CLOTHING, MIC(ISM), NONSENSE, SCIFEN, RUSSELL ATHLETIC, STUSSY, SUPREME BEING, MISHKA NYC, LEVIS

DISCOGRAPHY (not in order)

Foreign Beggars - Black Hole Prophecies – Dented Records – 12”
DJ NoNames -       Beggars Brew – Dented Records - CD
Foreign Beggars - Stray Point Agenda – Dented Records – CD / LP
Foreign Beggars - Bukkake Ski Trip – Dented Records - CD
Foreign Beggars - Slow Broiled Ilk – Dented Records – 12”
Foreign Beggars - Let Go – Dented Records – CD / 12”
Foreign Beggars - Crypt Drawl – Dented Records – CD / 12”
Foreign Beggars - Hold On-  Dented Records – CD / 12”
Foreign Beggars - Asylum Speakers - Dented Records – CD / 2xLP
Foreign Beggars - Seasons Beatings – 12”
Foreign Beggars - Where did the sun go – 12”
Foreign beggars - Asylum Agenda- International release Grindin/ Undercover/Boa
Scratch Perverts - Watch the ride – Harmless – CD
Scratch Perverts - Fabric Live 22 – Fabric – CD
Scratch Perverts -  Foreign Beggars vs Radiohead – white
Scratch Perverts - BIG ISSUE Cover Mount - CD
Rouge A Levres – Hit That Gash – Dented Records - CD / 12"
Skrein           - The Eat Up – Dented Records - CD
Thunderclaps      - Judgement Day – Ejectorseat – 12”
Amp Fiddler ft Corrinne Bailey Rae - If I don't – Genuine/PIAS - CD
Bjork – Medulla   – Elektra / Wea - CD
Dr Syntax - Off The Radar  - Dented Records – CD
Gorrillaz - Tomorrow Comes Today – Virgin – 7”
Jehst - Menghi Bus – YnR - CD
Dj Gero Mixtape – Follstar – CD / Digital
Accion Sanchez - Terron En El Ciudad – Boa Cor - CD
Manage - Live in Protest – Merciless - LP
Dubbledge - Richest Man In Babylon – Lowlife – CD
Dj Zinc- Move – Bingo Beats 12”
DJ IQ. - Brain food – ManCan Music - CD
Ruxpin / Planas/ Virus Syndicate – Nature Of IT -  Ranking Records – 12”
Snuff the Abilist - Hip Hop Blues / Maelstrom -  Dented Records – 12”
Skrein - Mind Out – Dented Records – 12”
Sonny Jim - Trading Standards – Dented Records - CD
UK Take Over 4 – Various Artists - Sure Shot - CD
Dubbledge - Fist Of Jah – Dented Records - CD
Dr Syntax - Self Taught – Dented Records - CD
Mentat / Skinny man- When I Give My Heart To You – Beat Asylum
Dr Syntax - Subcultures – Dented Records – 12”
DJ M oodie - Constrution Skills – Undali Records - CD
Prem C - 5 Senses Of Death – Undali Records – CD / 12”
Puto Largo - Inspiratiration – MSI Music / Super D - CD
Sickness Mixtape – Various Artists – Silent Sounds - CD
Mighty Asian Beats – Various Artists – Shaanti Play Records - CD
Missak - Le Perkisition Mentale, Le Maxi – - CD
Illaman Mixtape - Things Happen –
Lotek Hifi - Mixed Blessings – Big Dada - CD
UK Hustlers - Live in Protest – Suspect Packages - CD
Control Z & Screwface Present Stereo:Type - Bangers & Mash - CD