With scores of artists playing for local teams across the capital, it’s no wonder these squads double as nurturing creative hubs
Photograph: Handoutis a London-based football team for women, trans and non-binary people of Asian heritage, as well as a creative hub that nurtures the artistic careers of their players. Prior to joining the team, synth-pop DJ Amirah Goodwin had only ever played at friend’s parties. Now she DJs at Baesianz’s events and with, another collective born from the team. “Everything happens so fast when you’re around such cool people,” she says.
Lucy Alexander, also a member of football team Whippets, and coach of Deptford Ravens, has found hope in the fertile DIY potential of music and women’s football. As a student at Goldsmiths, she was frustrated that people expected her to sound like Laura Marling just because she was a woman with a guitar. In her final year, she founded a record label, a radio station, ran nights and became one half of, a South London post-punk group. “The music industry is in tatters,” says Alexander, now 29.
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