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Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester
Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester is at The Lowry from Sat 28 September – Sun 23 February. Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester looks to me like one essential exhibition. I discovered the show via http://www.northernsoul.me.uk and an excellent … Continue reading
WORD SOUND & POWER: The Exhibition
WORD SOUND & POWER: Reggae Changed My Life. As Black History month approaches I have to wonder why I’m struggling to get people around the nation to host the exhibition that Swift & I put together at the British Music … Continue reading
JULIAN JOSEPH takes on Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde
Though I know zilch about opera I couldn’t miss out on an invite to pianist, Julian Joseph’s ‘Windows in Tristan & Isolde in the small studio at the Royal Opera House last Sunday. Julian’s brother and manager, James, had already … Continue reading
GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE ARRIVE IN LONDON SEPT 28th
THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE arrive in London on September 28th at The Nest Collective armed with a new album ‘Ayó’. Six years have elapsed since the release since Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective’s 2007 masterpiece ‘Wátina’ and it’s taken that … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Ayó, 'Wátina', Andy Palacio, Belize, Ceilidh Liberation Front., Cumbancha, Garifuna Collective, Ivan Duran, Nest Collective, Netil House, Paranda, Paul Nabor, Stonetree
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DON DRUMMOND: Genius and Tragedy
‘Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World’s Greatest Trombonist’ is a brand new book that gets to grips with the tragic life of the legendary Skatalites trombonist. Scanning through a catalogue of forthcoming books from McFarland, a US … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist', Alpha Boys School, Anita Mahfood, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, Count Ossie, Don Drummond, Heather Augustyn, Jamaica, Margarita, Rhumba, Rico Rodrigues, Ska, Skatalites, Studio One
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The Stuart Hall Project
The Stuart Hall Project: a Smoking Dogs film about revolution, politics, culture and the New Left experience is in cinemas 6 September Highly acclaimed at this year’s Sundance and Sheffield Documentary festivals, the new film from Smoking Dogs’ award-winning documentarian … Continue reading
MARTIN LUTHER KING & THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
MARTIN LUTHER KING & THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON is another magical film from the Hackney based Smoking Dogs. Directed by Jon Akomfrah this evocative and historically illuminating documentary celebrates the pivotal moment in modern history when the the Civil Rights … Continue reading
ALMOST SOLD OUT! Michael Garrick’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A Lotus’
ALMOST SOLD OUT! Michael Garrick’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A Lotus’ Just spotted this picture on Sebastian Scotney’s London Jazz bulletin of Gearbox Records’ Adam Sieff proudly holding a copy of the Michael Garrick Sextet’s ‘Prelude to Heart Is A … Continue reading
Nothern Soul meets Stereophonic-Supply
Nothern Soul meets Stereophonic-Supply As Swifty and myself originally hail from the industrial North and had our own respective experiences of the Northern Soul scene we decided to design a tee which tips a nod to those who’ve kept the … Continue reading
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Tagged Elaine Constantine, Keep The Faith, Mods, northern soul, Swifty, www.stereophonic-supply.co
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