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THOUGHT PROVOKING & AN ESSENTIAL READ! Jonathan Bluestein’s ‘RESEARCH INTO MARTIAL ARTS’
THOUGHT PROVOKING…. ESSENTIAL READ! Jonathan Bluestein’s ‘RESEARCH INTO MARTIAL ARTS’ is a hugely valuable addition to the modern day musings on the relevance and practice of traditional martial arts. I have to admit that I am a bit of a … Continue reading
A few 2014 records that sneaked into the New Year ….
As we roll into 2015 there’s a few of last year’s tunes that continue to hold a spot by the the hi-fi…. February will see all those peeps on a deep jazz tip paying homage to Trane’s iconic ‘A Love … Continue reading
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Tagged A Love Supreme, Africa Funk, Alice Coltrane, congolese rumba, Dudu Pukwana, Enlightenment- A Re-envisioning Of 'A Love Supreme', Haiti, Jazz, John Coltrane, Leon Thomas, Live at Temple University, Nat Birchall, Nucleus, Pressure Sounds, Sarah Jane Morris, Verkys et l'Orchestre Veve
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PLASTIC PEOPLE – The Final Session Jan 2nd : Floating Points + Fourtet
PLASTIC PEOPLE – The Final Session Jan 2nd : Floating Points + Fourtet When Plastic people closed its doors it signed off an era. It doesn’t seem like 15 years since Ade Fakile moved his initial session from Oxford Street … Continue reading
2015 Kicks OFF with Orlando Julius meets The Heliocentrics & Carleen Anderson encounters The Masters… while Gilles P dishes out the Worldwide Awards….
2015 Kicks OFF with Orlando Julius meets The Heliocentrics & Carleen Anderson encounters The Masters… and Gilles Peterson dishes out his Worldwide Awards…. Freedom! resurfaces at The Vortex. OK… first up… HAPPY NEW YEAR! May it be a good one … Continue reading
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AMPLIFY THE PROTEST: CARLEEN ANDERSON’S ‘GRAINS OF DUST’
While echoes of Ferguson still resonate across Amerikkka and the rest of the globe Carleen Anderson, who originally hails from the deep south, has penned a poetic and moving reflection on this never ending cycle of violence. She is joined … Continue reading
BIG UP! THE FLYING MONK Talk Show – Episodes 1 & 2
Back in May 2013 I penned a review of Alex Kozma’s excellent book ‘Warrior Guards The Mountain’ and earlier this year was most happy to see that he and Steven Benitez had finished the documentary film which accompanies the book. … Continue reading
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Northern Soul: Keepin’ The Faith
Northern Soul: The Film & Keepin’ The Faith. At long last, today – October 17th, Elaine Constantine’s much anticipated film Northern Soul hits the big screen at 120+ cinemas around the country and the buzz just keeps on keeping on. … Continue reading
KING AYISOBA: LIVE @ Cafe Oto – London African Music Festival
Modern Ghanian KING AYISOBA rocked Cafe Oto during the 12th LONDON AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL The 12th London African Music Festival took place from 19th to 28th September 2014 across 16 venues in London, put together by 10 producers under the … Continue reading
LIVE: Collocutor, The Grip, Steve Williamson….
London town regularly delivers an overwhelming array of LIVE music and the late summer has been exceptional with enlightening and stirring sessions from Collocutor, The Grip and Steve Willamson. Last Monday night I caught the launch of the the Collocutor … Continue reading
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