Music as Therapy, Life as Narrative: An Interview with yusef slim
By Tola Ositelu An interview nearly always takes on a life of its own. Some more than others. No matter how carefully prepared…
Film Review: I Am Not a Witch
Taciturn orphan Shula (Maggie Malubwa) is hauled before the police in a remote Zambian village, accused of practising witchcraft. The evidence is scant. Owing…
Event Review – ‘Arab Christianity: 2000 Years of History’ at The Arab World Institute (IMA), Paris
Long before the Middle-East and North African (MENA) region became synonymous with Islamic culture, a rich and deep-rooted Christian heritage has been in existence….
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 She is more withdrawn since becoming the talk of the…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…