Mark Williams couldn't put it any better. No wonder, then, that Squidz attracts entire coachloads who descend on Deptford from as far as the North of England, filled with teenagers, who sleep off their big night out on the return journey. The learning disability newspaper Issue no. Soul performers are on stage. A backing track is booming.
Some live musicians join in.
One performer glitters like a circus performer. But it is the sound that takes over as the singing starts. It is virtually impossible to sit still as the rhythm builds and grows more complex. The performers are telling true stories from their lives. The roots of Heart'n Soul go back 17 years to a workshop at the Lewisham Academy of Music for people at Mulberry Day Centre in South London.