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Caribbean vibes with Kizomba UK
Kizomba, is “the first dance” two time UK Salsa champion Iris de Brito has learned: “Kizomba is originally from Angola and it is danced with a partner. It’s a mix between semba from Angola and French zouk.
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2009: A Year in Soul Music
The spirit of independent soul music is stronger and louder than ever. Artists who do not fit in the restrictive radio format are breaking through to a hungry soulful public and winning support of fans, media and tastemakers alike. There are five artists that I have personally appreciated this year 2009 and I’d like to [...]
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Man behind the comedy: itw with Eddie Kadi
We caught up with Eddie Kadi, who was nominated for a gong at the Black Tie Comedy Awards (Sun 29 Nov, Kadi didn’t win). With a couple of sold-out shows under his belt and numerous gigs as a presenter, Kadi is the hottest black comedian in town. Here he tells us more about his career [...]
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Spotlight on: Poet Inua Ellams
With his play The 14th Tale being picked up at the National Theatre, Inua Ellams met up with Catch a Vibe to talk about poetry and his numerous projects. Catch a Vibe: When did you decide to become a Poet? Inua Ellams: I didn’t decide to become a poet. It was by accident. I wrote [...]
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Beautiful Books
Our selection of 5 books to offer or expose on your coffee table!
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Precious: review of the cult novel by Sapphire
The novel Push, by Sapphire over the years has taken its place as a Womanist novel, according to Alice Walker’s definition of feminism for women of colour.
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Theatre review: WASTED!
WASTED! is a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar as seen through the eyes of writer/director Darren Raymond and the Intermission Theatre Company who do laudable work with young people from the local community. J.Caesar transfers from Harvey Nicks to (deadly) rival school Harrods High in an unnamed rough London borough. The personable Caesar [...]
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28 Stories of Aids in Africa
An astounding book, by a journalist who has travelled through Africa to record the stories of people infected by the HIV virus The first thing that struck me about this book was the title. “28 stories of AIDS”? Only 28? And as I began to read, the magnitude hit me – the numbers, the statistics, [...]
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In the Company of Successful Women
The Precious Awards celebrate the achievements of women of colour in business and in the workplace
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Black Is Beautiful
“Beauty is a power. And the struggle to have the entire range of Black beauty recognised and respected is a serious one.”
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The Lady Can Sang: an interview with Jazmine Sullivan
Catching Up with Jazmine Sullivan… We’ve been following Ms Sullivan’s career ever since she appeared on Gilles Peterson’s The BBC Sessions (2005) where she sang the magnificent Braid Your Hair. Fast forward September 2009 and Jazmine Sullivan is performing at the Jazz Cafe. We met her on the eve of the gig. She broke it [...]
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Angie Le Mar: “A wake-up call to all of us”
Lewisham’s very own Angie Le Mar exudes a charismatic quality with a positive humbleness and understanding of life. An established comedienne, radio presenter, writer and director but also a wife and a mother. Angie Le Mar is well known for her presence on Choice FM and for selling out the Hackney Empire on more than [...]
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Prisoners in their sordid world
On Black Sisters’ Street tells the story of four women, Ama, Efe, Joyce and Sisi, black Nigerian immigrant prostitutes, working in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Black Comic Book Superheroes Exhibition at Swiss Cottage Library (until 6 Nov)
The exhibition at the Swiss Cottage Library spanned a hundred years of black comic superheroes in one small room off of the main library.
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Illuminating black cinema: Shadow and Act
It’s a common gripe that there are not many black films around, or at least you never seem to hear about them.
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