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Category Archives: Deep stuff
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
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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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
Climate Change: A World Action – Thanx to Avaaz
A few months ago, the Avaaz community decided on a crazy goal – the largest mobilisation on climate change in history – and on Sunday, around the world, it actually happened. This radical event opens a new chapter in global … Continue reading
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Tagged Avaaz, Climate Change Protests, ecology, Ed Miliband, Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Global Warming, Labour Party, UN Climate Summit
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REFLECTIONS ON THE PRACTICE OF QI GONG
REFLECTIONS ON THE PRACTICE OF QI GONG. Over the past period Singing Dragon, along with other indie publishers and self published practitioners, have unleashed an avalanche of material on qi gong practices – basic and complex – in both book … Continue reading
Charles Lloyd – Arrows Into Infinity
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is the focus of an award-winning new documentary film, Arrows Into Infinity, a collaborative work between Lloyd’s wife, painter and filmmaker, Dorothy Darr; and editor / filmmaker, Jeffery Morse. . If there’s one 60s horn player that … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrows of Infinity, Big Sur, Charles Lloyd, ECM, Fillmore West, Jazz, Monterey, saxophone, spiritual jazz
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“HANDS UP DON’T SHOOT!”… TALIB KWELI ON THE FRONTLINE… LAURYN HILL EXPRESSES ‘BLACK RAGE’
“HANDS UP DON’T SHOOT!”… “I CAN’T BREATHE!” … THAT’S WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE CHANTING ON THE STREETS FROM FERGUSON TO NYC … TALIB KWELI IS ON THE FRONTLINE… LAURYN HILL EXPRESSES ‘BLACK RAGE’… MEANWHILE PHILOSOPHER, ACADEMIC, ACTIVIST & AUTHOR, DR.CORNEL … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Rage, Democracy Now, Dr. Cornel West, Eric Garner, Ferguson MO, Hands Up Don't Shoot, Jessica Care Moore, Lauren Hill, Michael Brown, militarisation of police, Police brutality, Rosa Clemente, Talib Kweli
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