Saraiya Bah – The 21st Century Griot
Afropean’s Tommy Evans exchanges notes on poetry with fellow lyricist Saraiya Bah, one of London’s finest emerging spoken word artists. As a poet, writer…
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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…
I wanna dance with somebody by Tawiah Afropean Anthems – 7
Another instant classic (just like United Vibration’s “Grow”). Truth be told this is even more of a special case: as this tune has yet…
Event Review: Africa Utopia @ the Southbank Centre: ‘The Mandela Trilogy’
For the uninitiated, a night at the opera can be an intimidating prospect. This might well remain the case even with an accessible…
Theatre Review: ‘Counting Stars’ by Atiha Sen Gupta @ The Theatre Royal Stratford East
Nigerian immigrants Abiodun (Lanre Malaolu) and Sophie (Estelle Daniels) are a chalk’n’cheese couple working as lavatory attendants at Paradise, a South London nightclub. It’s…
Grow by United Vibrations : Afropean Anthems – 3
Generally speaking it takes a few years for a song to become an “Afropean Anthem”. Occasionally, however, new music appears that is so unquestionably…
Apparently Nothin’ by Young Disciples: Afropean Anthems – 1
Welcome to the first in what we hope will be an endless celebration of great tunes from yesteryear: the Afropean Anthems series. Expect to…
Damage Limitation: Andrez Harriott
Afropean’s Tommy Evans speaks to Andrez Harriott of Damage on his metamorphosis from musician to mentor with “thinking out the box” a constant. Tommy…