Lost in Otherness: Growing up as a mixed raced child in Eastern Europe
By Nina Whenever someone asks me where I come from, answering ‘Slovakia’ always evokes a surprised reaction, no matter if it happens abroad or…
Culture
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…
We Are Still Writing Against Ourselves – Desiree Reynolds on female literary characters
Why do our heroines have to be ‘beautiful’? Can a female character… just be? What is it saying about literature that we as women…
Sunday Poem: Treading Water (A Poem for Troubling Times)
in my dream I became a mermaid, suddenly understood/had to understand how treasure chests breathe heavy in the dark & darker sea, just as every black pearl …
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…
Stolen Moments: Red hot and cool – Afropean anthems 6
Time is moving on you better get with it before it’s gone. Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool from Red Hot on Vimeo. This…
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…
The Future of Afropeans, Fashion Cities African Arts Fest, 28.10.16- 30.10.16, Brighton
Johny Pitts, Co-founder of Afropean.com, will be giving a talk entitled ‘The Future of Afropeans’ and engaging in a Q & A with author…
Massilia Afropea, Marseille 28.10.16 – 01.11.16
Un week-événement dédié à la créativité afropéenne autour de spectacles, rencontres, ateliers, c’est le Massilia Afropéa à la Friche la Belle de Mai les…