https://www.facebook.com/events/143186333008555/?active_tab=about The twelfth edition of Ghent slam and Hiphoppodium Woordkracht brings you Spiritchild (USA), T-Loc, Lisette Ma Neza, Hind Eljadid and Gert Van Lerberghe. Spiritchild is a revolutionary artist from the South Bronx by way of Brooklyn. He uses the arts to cultivate a cultural revolution throughout the world. This artist's eclectic and experimental fusion of true school hip hop, funk, electronica and jazz continues to break the boundaries of the music scene. You might know T-loc from the Light Writers , the Spring Bubbles , Nachtwerk or his own production house Kraakpandproducties . You know him for sure if you are familiar with the Flemish underground scene. Recently he has won the first Red Bull BoughNeeds. Also on his palmares: winner of Blaisbattle 2016 and countless other battles. Lisette Ma Neza describes herself as a vulnerable girl, but still a strong woman. With poetry she looks for her own identity, finds stories of others, loses herself in the audience and forms her own truth. Her performances balance between painful direct and loving naivety and often grab the audience by the throat. Hind Eljadid is an Antwerp word artist. To perform means to touch as many people as possible in a limited number of minutes. She wants to awaken the audience, raise awareness and kick a conscience; all of us holding a mirror and mocking our system. Gert Vanlerbergheis poet and novelist - his most recent is called 'Nachtprater' (2017). He is also presenter and organizer of the Antwerp and Mechelen poetry stage Balloon fears . He is also on stage at home and abroad as a poet and sleeping mutt: from Ypres over Groningen to Hasselt.Free entrance. Schedule: 19:30 doors open 20:00 open mic 20:30 Gert Van Lerberghe 21:00 Hind Eljadid 21:30 T-Loc 22:00 Spiritchild 22:30 Lisette Ma Neza 23:00 open mic