Category Archives: Words, Sound & Power

Music & Poetry of the African diaspora

Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin: Hustler’s Convention 40th Anniversary

Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin presented ‘Hustler’s Convention’ 40th Anniversary at the Jazz Cafe in London on Monday night and the “Godfather Of Rap” blew us all away – including the High Priest of P Funk, George Clinton. Despite the miserable weather, … Continue reading

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SOUL MATES present “YASIIN GAYE”

SOUL MATES present YAASIN GAYE….spotted on http://amerigo.bandcamp.com/ Amerigo Gazaway’s new *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ first installment, the producer unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Formerly Mos … Continue reading

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ANTHONY JOSEPH & MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO seize the ‘TIME’

ANTHONY JOSEPH & MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO seize the ‘TIME’ on his brand new album. A couple of nights ago I popped Anthony Joseph’s new CD, ‘Time’, into the player. I am already a fan of this poet/ novelist/educator’s spoken word adventures  … Continue reading

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Jazz Is My Religion

JAZZ IS MY RELIGION… Scanning my mails I noticed that San Francisco based http://jazzybeatchick.com had posted a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. I decided to check it out. I’d once rung Ferlinghetti’s City Lights bookshop in the hope hustling a copy … Continue reading

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WORD SOUND & POWER @ PAINTED PRINTED PLAYED

WORD SOUND & POWER joins forces with PAINTED PRINTED PLAYED and it is on at Rich Mix in Shoreditch for the duration of the London jazz Festival In the summer of 2012 – to celebrate 50 years of Jamaican Independence … Continue reading

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A Deferred Dream or a Dream Come True? arrives in London

A Deferred Dream or a Dream Come True? arrives in London this Saturday, 26th October, with Chicago’s Live The Spirit Ensemble. A Deferred Dream or a Dream Come True? is a 45 minute suite composed by Ernest Khabeer Dawkins – … Continue reading

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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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AT LAST! A SOUNDTRACK TO THE ART OF BUYING REGGAE MUSIC

Finally, a soundtrack to ‘The Art Of Buying Reggae Music…..’  is LIVE on our stereophonic-supply site. Back in October 2011, I posted a piece here that recalled my reggae-music buying missions, during the early/mid Seventies, from Dalston Lane to Seven … Continue reading

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Stereophonic-Supply goes LIVE!

Just a short note to give a headz-up to Swifty and the I-self’s latest venture – http://www.stereophonic-supply.co. Building on what we were doing with Straight No Chaser magazine the initial aim of this project is to go digging in the … Continue reading

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JAZZ-OETRY… JAZZ POETRY… ALL STAR SUPER JAMS – 1962 -2013

Wow, here’s one project that has to be checked… following on from a radical all star performance at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of a cancer charity,  Gearbox Records has anounced the release of the ‘All Star Jazz Poetry … Continue reading

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