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Roberto Fonseca, ‘a musical experience not to be missed’

We interviewed  virtuoso Jazz pianist, Roberto Fonseca, in May before his gig at the ICA. Fonseca is back in London for the London Jazz Festival. He will be performing at the Southbank Centre on Sat 14 Nov, sharing the stage with Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade. We’re giving you another opportunity to get better acquainted [...]

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This Is It: review

The rumours and controversy surrounding the release of This Is It were as wild as those surrounding Michael Jackson’s life and death. Body doubles were used in the film! The movie is a blatant way of making money from Michael Jackson’s death! Fans are staging a boycott because the film fails to address MJ’s health [...]

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There is a thin line between Love and the Black Arts

Catch a Vibe caught up with Nigerian artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE to discuss what Black History Month means today and just what it was like to meet the Queen!

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Young Designer Awards: A Celebration of Young Talent

‘Funnily enough one of the first sewing lessons I had at school I sewed my finger up,’ Joanna Marcella recalls vividly. Who was to know upon leaving she would start up her own design company producing children’s clothing. She now runs a series of fashion events dedicated to raising the profile of exceptionally talented young [...]

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Tricycle’s Not Black and White Season

On the outside Kilburn’s Tricycle Theatre is not much to look at; yet from within this small theatre and cinema complex many a play focusing on the cultural experiences of different ethnic minorities have been played out; and the latest offering, the Not Black and White season is no different.

Not Black and White is a programme of three plays commissioned by Tricycle’s director Nicholas Kent and written by Britain’s most prominent black playwrights

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Simon Owoade: ‘Black History Month has to be more than slavery’

Simon Owoade is the writer of The Curse of Being Black in Britain, an examination of his opinions and experiences of racism working for HM Revenue and Customs and the prison service. Catch a Vibe mwet up with the writer / motivational speaker to disccuss Black History Month and what it means to be black [...]

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Larry McDonald: ‘You were not just looking in my direction before’

Larry McDonald released his remarkable debut album ‘Drumquestra’ after 40 years making a crucial percussive difference to others’ records, notably Gil Scott Heron, The Skatalites, Manu Dibango, Peter Tosh …. The lyrics are uplifting and the tracks feature artists as diverse as Bob Andy and Mutabaruka alongside Sly Dunbar and traditional drummers. Debbie Golt aka [...]

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From The Vault: Soul Power

In 1974, the most celebrated American r&b acts of the time came together with the most renowned musical groups in Southern Africa for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire.” Soul Power is the kind of documentary that can make you nostalgic for a time in which you may not have even been [...]

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Itw with Aicha McKenzie, Creative Director of AMCK Talent Agency

A former Gymnastic champion, choreographer Aicha Mckenzie formed award-winning talent agency AMCK Management in 2005 with partner Paolo Pecoraro. It boasts an elite selection of dancers, models and choreographers serving a clientele list that includes Gwen Stefani and Dolce & Gabbana. Catch a Vibe had a chance to talk to Aicha at the AMCK office, inside the trendy Westbourne Studios.

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“We’re being political whether we like it or not”

Courttia Newland, writer of many urban literature novels and short stories, met up with Catch a Vibe to talk about black writers, the future of black writing and co-editing Global Village Tell Tales 4 a collection of short stories from writers around the world. CAV: In compiling Tell Tales were you looking for a specific [...]

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DVD Review: 50 Years of the Cuban Revolution box set

This collection of four highly accomplished Cuban films gives a fascinating insight into the country and how it views its own history. The earliest film, I am Cuba (Soy Cuba, 1964) deals with the Revolution most directly. Russian director Mikhail Kalatozov’s lyrical propaganda piece tells the story of four Cubans and how they suffered before [...]

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FairEssentials: African & Caribbean Gourmet Treats

FairEssential aims to take African & Caribbean food out of the markets and corner shops to bring it to lovers of fine food. Joanne Crossley, founder and director of FairEssentials tells us more about her thriving business. CAV: Can you give the readers some background information about yourself? Joanne Crossley of FairEssentials: I was born [...]

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‘My clothes speak for themselves’

Maame Baryeh is the designer behind menswear label Ma:LE and Maame Baryeh London. She is also the founder of Untold, an initiative that provides an alternative platform for designers and artists struggling to get their proverbial foot in the door. Whilst British names dominate London Fashion Week, the Untold Collective have created a unique way [...]

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‘With novels you can go much further, take people on a much broader journey’

Singer / Author / Poet Gemma Weekes on her first novel

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Alesandra Seutin of Vocab Dance Company

Vocan Dance Company are back on stage with Frusted, a triple bill performance that is part of Resolution! (until 20 Feb at The Place.)

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