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About Paul Brad

Freelance journalist / Publisher : Editor - Straight No Chaser magazine, Editor - Beyond The Bassline (British Library) , Editor - L FM : Lockdown FM Broadcasting In A Pandemic - Gilles Peterson (Worldwide FM) / Publisher: From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: A History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene by Mark 'Snowboy' Cotgrove / Music Fan: Interplanetary Sounds: Ancient to Future / Cultural Event Consultant & Activist / Nei Jia practitioner

LAST CALL! FEEL FLOWS @ the Bayeux

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Paul Brad

If you’re a Camden Town Jazz Cafe regular or a late night  Soho wanderer you might well have come across a camera totin’ Siobhan Bradshaw.  After studying fine art at St. Martins she traded in painting and drawing for an … Continue reading →

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ZEITOUN – Top Read!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Paul Brad

It’s doesn’t seem that long ago that I read the glowing reviews of David Egger’s book, Zeitoun – a unique take on  the catastrophe that overtook the Crescent City following Hurricane Katrina. It was a book I needed to read! … Continue reading →

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BUSTIN’ BOUNDARIES…. A RIDDIMIC CATCH UP. & A FEW TREATS…. Part .1

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Paul Brad

Greetings… time for a little catch up… been sitting on a bunch tunes and waiting to an opportunity to fling a few words on each on-line. So, as I’m deeply frustrated with the constantly engaged tone at HM Revenue & … Continue reading →

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‘MAMA AFRICA’ opens the 19th New York African Film Festival

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Paul Brad

In New York City, this  Wednesday – April 11th – African Film Festival, Inc. and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will present the opening of the 19th New York African Film Festival with a reception and a screening of … Continue reading →

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A LOVE SUPREME…

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Paul Brad

JUST BEEN LISTENING  to  ‘World Galaxy’ and Alice Coltrane’s rendition of Pt 1 – Acknowldgement  from ‘A Love Supreme’…  thought I’d just post this pic from 1965 of Alice and John Coltrane… DEEP LOVE!

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Exploring The Mysterious Power of Xingyiquan by Sifu C S Tang.

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Paul Brad

I first came across Sifu CS Tang when I was searching the web for xingyiquan and baguazhang material related to the famous Taiwan based martial artist Wang Shujin. From his Yang Xin studio in Hennessy Road, in the Wanchai district … Continue reading →

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Pinnacle & The First Rasta … the story of Leonard ‘Gong’ Howell

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Paul Brad

Following on from her celebrated book –  The First Rasta –  my long time friend, French music journalist and occasional contributor to Straight No Chaser, Hélène Lee,  has collaborated with Christophe Farnarier, and directed a compelling portrait of Leonard “Gong” Howell’s … Continue reading →

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FLIP THE SCRIPT… now online.

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Paul Brad

Kingsley Davis’ has just launched his  new website with news, videos, shopping and a selection of B&W prints now available. The man himself is totally chuffed with the result and to mark the launch Kings has got another signed copy … Continue reading →

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ONE YEAR ON…. AFTERSHOCKS OF THE TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Paul Brad

It’s one year on from the Tohoku tsunami and earthquake disaster and in the wake of the stirring images and stories that have reached us I am  more than hacked off with a bunch of pro nuclear power scribblers who are … Continue reading →

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Black Queens, White Lies, Red Herrings…. take a trip to the coast!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Paul Brad

Go on & treat yourself… after all, Spring is in the air and it is the  Queen’s Jubilee! Head on down to the south coast in search another Queen –   The Queen Charlotte, the “liveliest new arts and entertainment … Continue reading →

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