Tour de Moon live festival may be over, but its legacy is not. We have some very exciting Legacy Projects coming up over the next few months, including the Legacy Music Project by OSOM.
OSOM was brought on as artist in residence for the legacy phase of Tour de Moon and will be working on musical works from now till December 2022.
Tour de Moon is using this legacy phase to inspire the next generation of musicians, providing more opportunities for music-making for artists and enabling people to benefit from the therapeutic effects of music.

The first track in the Legacy Music Project, 'How Many’ looks candidly at society with conscious lyricism & piercing melodies inspired by OSOM’s African heritage. A gritty Afro-infused Rap piece, 'How Many' provides a story of life in current times, with struggles faced by many everyday people including the steep cost of living. Heavy loaded with fresh thinking and moving anecdotes, this track provides an insightful, moving listen. Listen to 'How Many' on Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube, iTunes and Audiomac. Both a creative entrepreneur and community engagement specialist, since 2014 John has delivered and managed community and youth engagement projects for various organisations and agencies within London.
Engaging young people in various environments which include PRU's and Prisons, John has a significant amount of experience working with marginalised communities, particularly with young people at risk of youth violence. He set-up and co-runs a community leadership programme in Barking & Dagenham which seeks to activate the leadership potential of young people age 16-25.

As an artist, rapper and writer, John Akinde has built an influential following undertaking creative commissions from Huffpost, Metro, BBC and many more - making both art & entertainment material for mass audiences through music, spoken word, film & theatre. Most recently, he was commissioned by Sky Arts & Creative England to develop a short film.