THE BURIAL OF KOJO: CURIOUS VISUALS & ELECTRIC FEELS
Written by Ethel-Ruth Tawe Ice water sweats in the palm of my hand as I look to the captivating stillness on screen. I…
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The Form
By Daphné Mia Essiet I was 23 the first time I was asked to officially identify my race. The day I had to fill…
Sade @ 60: Reflections on an Afropean Icon
Written by Tola Ositelu I have been told more than once that I have a freakishly good long term memory. It is thus a…
BMT Presents The Songbook
FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC ALL OVER AGAIN £15 EARLY BIRD OFFER Date: Thursday, 24th January 2019 Time: 8.30pm – 12.30am Address: 7 Manor House Drive, London, NW6…
An Afropean Relocation – Cool Receptions, Linguistic Plateau and Relational Epiphanies
The last Monday of October marked my first year anniversary in Strasbourg. As the date approached, I felt a vague dread. There’s the usual…
Bass Culture 70/50: The UK’s largest Jamaican music exhibition highlights Windrush’s impact on Britain
Bass Culture 70/50 is a four-week exhibition exploring the impact of Jamaican and Jamaican-influenced music on British culture, taking place in London from 25…
Race Matters Blog Call for Papers
Do you have a passion for race equality and want to write about it? Why not write for Britain’s number one race equality thinktank?…
International Reggae Day 2018, London – 1/7/2018
Started in 1994 by Kingston, Jamaica-based Jamaica Arts Holdings, IRD is the annual 24-hour global celebration of Jamaican music and culture on July One….
ALBUM REVIEW: A WORK OF HEART – TY (JAZZ REFRESHED)
Written by Andrew Kay TY is probably one of the best-known British rappers, having cultivated an international reputation for quality rhymes over rich, dense and…
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….