War refugee Yasmin Kadi from Wimbledon to perform free gig in Balham

Yasmin Kadi fled Sierra Leone 17 years ago and is now pursuing her dream of being a singer songwriter
Yasmin Kadi fled Sierra Leone 17 years ago and is now pursuing her dream of being a singer songwriter
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A Wimbledon singer with an inspirational story will perform a free gig next month.

Lead singer Yasmin Kadi of Kadi and the Trix fled Sierra Leone 17 years ago during the civil war.

She won a scholarship to a Chiswick stage school and worked as an actress in a number of West End musicals before she decided to follow her dream to become a singer songwriter.

BBC London Introducing have played her music and the band won Best Unsigned Band – judges choice at Emergenza, London.

“Trust your instincts,” says Yasmin when asked what her message to aspiring singer/songwriters would be. “Don’t listen to people telling you to be somebody else.”

Kadi and the Trix; the Bedford, Bedford Hill, Balham; June 6, 8pm; free; visit thebedford.co.uk; call 020 8682 8940.

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