It is said that Lucifer, God’s favorite angel, was so jealous of man that he sought to gain power over his dominion. God displeased, expelled him forever from the heavens… We have here on this earth, the greatest of all treasures. Such is the allure that even angels fall…

Welcome to:

The Divine Service of REVEREND SHINE SNAKE OIL Co. and the WORLD PREMIER of "The Market Place".

The Market Place is a meeting of the ethereal and material. The Market place is a symbol of all things earthly. It is where man separates himself from beast. It is with his intellect that he has devised a method of social conduct that defies the natural law: selling the wealth of the earth. It is in the marketplace that man nurtures his ego— displaying both beauty and depravity. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the old world market places of Africa.

The HORSEMEN are a symbolic group whose members remain anonymous. Like the characters of the New Testament they carry a message of which we may interpret in many ways. In the market place one can lose one’s self,  In this montage we see the color of life and it is frightening and awesome to behold.  
 

Also featured in this evenings entertainment will be Basiru Suso on Kora accompanying him will be  Søren Skov & Jakob Pedersen providing an modern foil to Basirus' Ancient sound.

 
The featured Entertainment for the night will be: REVEREND SHINE SNAKE OIL Co.
 
Moving from their native New York to Copenhagen, Claudius Pratt and song writing partner Justin Moses Gunn founded REVEREND SHINE SNAKE OIL Co. in 2007.They are joined by Martin Ollivierre on bass and Matthias Klein on drums.
Primitive & grounded, folk-tales connect seemingly disparate genres into a single curbstone philosophy “SOAP BOX MUSIC”.  Converging African polyrhythm’s with punk-rock dissonance. Combining swing, rock-steady and rhythm & blues… Sarcastic and sentimental; Agitated and serene... RSSOCo. is a throwback to the Negro spirituals and the American folk tradition. They too are a salute to advertising and commercialism- raised together, like traveling horse and buggy teams, peddling miracle medications and their sundries to a stripped and intimate pulse.

Come see the medicine show and drink of the balm that is known to cure disease, smooth facial wrinkles, remove stains in clothing and prolong life.

Photo: Mikkel Bache