Hard Graft and Flowers in Bloom: An Interview with aka RéY
I’m sitting in a gastro-pub in King’s Cross, central London with underground lyricist Lanre ‘aka RéY’ Diko. He is effusive, in his own…
Theatre Review: A Reading of ‘Not Bound Within’ @ the Canada Water Culture Space
Juno (Maia Watkins) is concerned about her best friend, Venus / V (Jessica Murrain). She is more withdrawn since becoming the talk of the…
Theatre Review: ‘Namíbia, Não!’ by Aldri Anunciação
In the year 2021, the government of Brazil have announced that all those of African descent are to be repatriated back to the…
Music Review: ‘Stop the Violence’ by Guts
International outfit Guts have chosen a befitting moniker. They’re certainly not afraid of unchartered territory. They have a similar revolving door approach to their…
Book Review: ‘Stay with Me’ by Ayobami Adebayo
Yejide and Akin’s fairytale romance is being put to the ultimate test by the pressure to conceive. Akin’s family have taken matters into their…
Theatre Review: ‘Custody’ by Urban Wolf & Tom Wainwright @ The Oval Theatre
Brian, a young man of Nigerian descent, is killed by the police following what was supposed to be a ‘routine’ stop and search. The…
Theatre Review: ‘New Nigerians’ by Oladipo Agboluaje @ The Arcola Theatre, London
Greatness Ogholi (Patrice Naiambana) is a rare political creature. A veteran Nigerian socialist tired of the self-serving political elite, he announces his intentions…
L’étranger Musical -An Interview with Adam Naas
My first outing to the London Jazz Festival (LJF) 2016 isn’t going as I hoped. It’s an obstinately wet and miserable day. I traipse all the…
New Gen Dads: An Interview with Yomi Sode
Poet and Blogger Yomi Sode has taken time out of his busy day job at a local London Authority to speak about his…
Conversation Starter: An Interview with Cassiah Joski-Jethi
Fresh from the success of her award-winning play ‘Under My Thumb’, writer Cassiah Joski-Jethi is not resting on her laurels. She’s back with a brand…