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BLACK LIVES MATTER! TA-NEHISI COATES WINS US NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
TA-NEHISI COATES’ ‘BETWEEN THE WORLD & ME’ WINS US NATIONAL BOOK AWARD This morning I opened my computer only to watch a black man, Mercutio Southall, wearing a ‘Black Lives Matter’ T shirt being punched, kicked, choked and racially abused … Continue reading
LA CLAVE: Gilles Peterson Goes In Search Of Deep Cuban Rumba
Last night I found myself in a packed ICA cinema soaking up the UK premier of the ‘HAVANA CLUB RUMBA SESSIONS… LA CLAVE’ – an invigorating and enlightening investigation into the heart and soul of Cuban culture – RUMBA! – … Continue reading
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Tagged Abakua, Cuba, dance, Daymé Arocena, Esteban 'Chacha'Vega Baccalao, Gilles Peterson, guaguancó, Havana Club, Havana Cultura, ICA, Matanzas, Palo, rumba, Santeria, yambú
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Warriors International + AACM – Celebrating 50 years of GREAT BLACK MUSIC & Chicago’s Avante Garde
This Saturday, November 14th, as part of the London Jazz Festival, Warriors International celebrate 50 years of the the AACM with their ‘London – Chicago Vibration’ featuring Orphy Robinson’s SPonTANeoUS CoSMic RawXtra ensemble. Having been a devotee of the music … Continue reading
The Power of Mind & Intention: CS Tang’s The Complete Book Of Yi Quan
More Martial Musings… this time it’s CS Tang’s The Complete Book Of Yi Quan Over the years I have accumulated a repertoire of various internal martial arts forms and practices from a number of teachers and on reflection I don’t … Continue reading
ROCK AGAINST RACISM – LOVE MUSIC, HATE RACISM: Syd Sheldon’s Photo-Documentary History Lesson
ROCK AGAINST RACISM – LOVE MUSIC, HATE RACISM: Syd Sheldon’s Photo-Documentary History Lesson “In collaboration with UK reggae and punk bands, RAR members took on the orthodoxy through five carnivals and some 500 gigs throughout Britain. In those five years, … Continue reading
MAGIC SCIENCE QUARTET meet BLACK TOP @ The Vortex
MAGIC SCIENCE QUARTET meet BLACK TOP @ The Vortex Dissappointed at not being unable to reach the I’klektik ArtLab in South London to hear the MAGIC SCIENCE QUARTET conjure up a live score to a vintage silent film that reinterpreted the mythological … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Top, cosmic music, Henry Grimes, I'klektik, Jazz, magic Science Quartet, Marshall Allen, Orphy Robinson, Pat Thomas, Sun Ra, The Vortex
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SHEN GONG and NEI DAN in DA XUAN: An encounter with an Urban Daoist
SHEN GONG and NEI DAN in DA XUAN is the first book to be published in English by Paris based “urban daoist”, Serge Augier. This “manual for working with mind, emotion and internal energy” is a genuine opportunity for students of The Way … Continue reading
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Tagged Ba Men Da Xuan, baguazhang, Du Xinwu, inner alchemy, meditation, mindfulness, Nei Dan, Serge Augier, Shen Gong, Singing Dragon, taijiquan, Urban Daoist, Xing Yi, Ziranmen
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JAZZ RE:FEST 2015 – THIS SUNDAY! BE THERE!
One would hope by now, that everyone reading this will know about JAZZ RE:FEST and that this year’s event is happening at the Royal Festival Hall (The Clore Ballroom), Southbank on Sunday September 20th 2015. But for those of you who … Continue reading
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