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A taste of honey…
Straight No Chaser HQ was in London Fields in Hackney and we were part of a collective called Ellingfort Creative Partnership…. one that collective is Kristian Buus and this is a taster for a film he’s doing on urban bee … Continue reading
Tribute To Gil Scott Heron (RIP)
A few months ago, Kam Bhogal presented a pilot online radio show for seeksmusic.com. It went down well so the good people there have given him a monthly show. Checked out the show this morning… it’s a tribute to the late, … Continue reading
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Tagged black power, funk, Is That Jazz?, novelist, poet, rap, soul
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A night of new music inspired by survival playing on and questioning catastrophe, the planet and information through the daily experiences of the players since the 3.11 tsunami.
OK people, TRIPTYCH Festival is about to launch in London, presenting the work of Eliane Radigue My ECP neighbour Kaffe Matthews tells us: “I’ve known Eliane since 1999 and we first collaborated when she gave the work Elemental II to the Lappetites to … Continue reading
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Tagged experimental. electronic, japan, laptops, music, salmon, sonic beds, tryptych, tsunami
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Puerto Rico’s Calle 13 roll into Hackney and appear at the Empire 8th July… Viva La Perla!
Nice video of Puerto Ricto Rico’s finest dedicating a song to the notorious San Juan “favela” – La Perla. lovely to see Ruben Blades in the mix…. brings back memories of the Straight No Chaser exhibition in San Juan that … Continue reading
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Just started working on this…. What it’s gonna be I’m not quite sure… First up Owiny Sigoma at Cafe Oto!
Popped down to Dalston’s Cafe Oto last Monday for the Brownswood session for Owiny Sigoma. The Sold Out session, spilled out onto the pavement and it was clear that Gilles Peterson’s backing and enthusiasm for the project has ensured a … Continue reading
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