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PLANET SOUND GALLERIES
SPECTRUMS OF SOUND 2008
Photographs from the Spectrums of Sound 08 Showcase at the Victoria Hall, 14th Dec 2008.

Gallery 1 / Gallery 2 / Gallery 3 / Gallery 4 / Gallery 5
Thank You Tomas - the video / Hands Together - Tomas Tribute
SAMBA CULTURA AT CITY CENTRE LIGHTS SWITCH ON!!
Photographs from Samba Cultura performance as part of the Christmas Lights Switch on event Nov 13th 2008, Hanley City Centre.
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PLANET SOUND CARNIVAL 08 AT SANITY FAIR 2008
JUNE 14th 2008, HANLEY CITY CENTRE
On June 14th 2008, Planet Sound performed throughout the day as part of the 2008 Sanity Fair in Hanley City Centre.
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
Gallery 3 / Gallery 4 / Gallery 5 / Gallery 6
DRUMSCHOOL SHOWCASE MARCH 2008
FULL MOON, NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME
MARCH 13th 2008
On March 13th 2008, the Planet Sound Drumschool concluded a successful winter term, with a celebration showcase at the Full Moon, Newcastle Under Lyme.
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KASANTI - KINGSTON CENTRE,
STAFFORD MARCH 14th 2008
On 14th March 2008, the Kasanti group performed to Educational District Inspectors at the Kingston Centre, Stafford.
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KASANTI AND DRUMSCHOOL PERFORMANCE THE BME FORUM CELEBRATIONS
KINGS HALL, STOKE ON TRENT - 5th Feb 08
On 5th Feb, Kasanti together with the Planet Sound Drumschool opened the Celebration of Cultural Diversity event at the Kings Hall, Stoke On Trent.
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Access All Areas "Looked after Children recording"
Feb 14th 2008
During the February half term, the group worked with Planet Sound to record one of their performance tracks. The session took place at the Planet Sound premises, Mitchell Memorial Theatre, and the group began by doing various takes of the tune singing accapella.
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SPECTRUMS OF SOUND 2007!
On 26th Nov 2007, Planet Sound staged the annual "Spectrums of Sound" at the Victoria Hall, Hanley. With extra seating being added to the venue to accomodate the demand for tickets, and with over 160 performers involved in the show from all across the North Staffs, Spectrums of Sound 2007 was the biggest and best attended showcase to date!!

Spectrums of Sound 2007 Galleries!
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2 / Gallery 3 / Gallery 4 / Gallery 5
Gallery 6 / Gallery 7 / Gallery 8 Gallery 9 / Gallery 10
BROWNHILLS SAMBA
at City Centre Xmas lights parade - 15th Nov 2007
Photographs from the Brownhills Samba band 2007!!
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MITCHELL CELEBRATIONS 2007
Photographs from the Carnival weekend,
Drumschool showcase and CHINA event.

Mitchell Celebration 2007 Galleries!
Carnival Weekend - 6th, 7th Oct 07
Drumschool event 22nd Oct 07
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2
Gallery 3 / Workshops gallery!
CHINA event 24th Oct 07
CREWE CARNIVAL 2007
Photographs from the Crewe Carnival - August 25th 2007
Photography by Alan Taylor
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Kasanti and Drumschool at Stoke City FC
Photographs from Stoke City - August 18th 2007,
featuring Kasanti and the Planet Sound Drumschool.
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Work Experience 2007
As part of the Work Experience Programme,the participants joined the Planet Sound team for Crewe Carnival and Staffs University Summer School events.
The participants had to help conduct the workshops, as well as perform music and dance that they had recieved as part of their training for 2007 work experience.

Work Experience 2007 Galleries
At Crewe Carnival / Staffs Uni Summer School - 1
Staffs Uni Summer School - 2
CARNIVAL 2007!!
Planet Sound’s 2 month carnival programme came to a close on Saturday 16th June with a fantastic display of colour, music and dance in Planet Sound’s third City Centre Carnival Parade.

Carnival 2007 Galleries!
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2 / Gallery 3 / Gallery 4 / Gallery 5
"Close ups" Gallery / Becky Wilson Gallery
Cogito Ergo Sum - CHINA Theatre Company
CHINA Theatre Company’s third production, ‘Cogito Ergo Sum’ was staged as a matinee and evening performance at Venue 4 on Tuesday 3rd April 2007.
Around 120 attended the evening performance at which Breakthro Dance Company also performed their piece ‘Refract’. *
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DRUMSCHOOL showcase 2007
On Wed 21st March 2007, the first ever Planet Sound Drumschool showcase took place at the Full Moon music venue, Newcastle Under Lyme. The event festured five different groups, each playing several songs for the biggest audience the Full Moon has seen. Over 60 people performed as part of the show, coming from all over the North Staffs area.
Photos from the event
Kasanti - St.Lukes / Mendiani - SMADP / Drumschool 1
Drumschool 2 / Planet Sound 1 / Planet Sound 2

Spectrums of Sound 2006
On 28th November 2006, a capacity crowd filled the Victoria Hall, Hanley to see the 2006 Spectrums of Sound event. The event consisted of over 150 performers from the community who each performed as part of a particular group to produce a varied and entertaining show.
Photos from the event
Gallery 1 / Gallery 2 / Gallery 3 / Gallery 4
Gallery 5 / Gallery 6 / Gallery 7
Carnival 2006 - May - July 2006
On July 1st the 2006 People of Stoke On Trent were treated to a day of entertainment provided by groups from the community taking part in the 2006 Planet Sound Carnival programme. This was second City Centre carnival, and built on work done as part of the 2005 programme.

Carnival 2006 galleries

Gallery 1 / Gallery 2 / Gallery 3 / Gallery 4 / Gallery 5
Gallery 6 / Gallery 7 Leek parade / practices / Leek promo

Access All Areas - Barnados Residency - Feb 2006
On the 18th & 19th Feb 2006, Planet Sound Community Arts conducted an Access All Areas residential programme for the participants of Barnados Youth Inclusion project.
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DRUMSCHOOL performance - Burton - Feb 2006
On Sat 25th Feb 2006, the Planet Sound Drumschool played as the evening's entertainment for a charity fundraising event in Burton on Trent.
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SPECTRUMS OF SOUND 2005
On Monday the 28th of November 2005, The Victoria Hall played host to the Planet Sound feature show, "Spectrums of Sound".
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DRUMSCHOOL - IMPACT BOXING 2005
Drumschool played at the Kings Hall on 12th Nov 2005 as part of the Impact Boxing Event. With many thanks to Scott Lawton, Neil Holland and the rest of the Impact Boxing crew.
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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 2005
Christmas Carnival project bringing a samba parade together with various local centres to parade for the turning on of the Christmas lights in Hanley City Centre
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STOKE ON TRENT CARNIVAL 2005
On 25th June 2005, Planet Sound Community Arts conducted the first Stoke On Trent Citywide Carnival parade through the streets of Hanley.
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SANITY FAIR 2005
Featuring Core Batteria performance as part of the Sanity Fair event.
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NEWCASTLE CARNIVAL 2005
On 30th May 2005, Planet Sound Community arts was part of the 2005 Newcastle Carnival Grand Parade
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CARNIVAL 2005 - CQ5 SHOW
On Sun 8th May 2005 the Planet Sound Core Batteria opened the CQ5 festival at the Victoria Hall Hanley
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ACCESS ALL AREAS SHOWCASE - FEB 2005
On Friday 4th February, Planet Sound Community Arts staged the second Access All Areas showcase to a capacity crowd, at the Mitchell Memorial Theatre in Hanley.
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To view images earlier than 2005,
click here to go to our Galleries from 2002-2004