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Four Kornerz Release New Single For 2011
All-brother band Four Kornerz are to release their new single Superstar on Monday 2 May, 2011. This is the band’s first officially release since their ground-breaking independent album release Soulectric (2007) which included the hit singles Clap Clap and Gonna Make It. This latest masterpiece from the London based-quartet dons the familiar leads from Deji, [...]
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Save the ACLT
The ACLT (African Caribbean Leukemia Trust) charity is in crisis. They have until the end of March 2011 to raise £80K and avoid closure. They have so far raised £37K and need to keep the momentum going. Please read this urgent plea from Beverley De-Gale and Orin Lewis – Co-Founders of the ACLT Following an [...]
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For Colored Girls – Review
I want you all to know that I had only good thoughts before entering the screening of this film. Having read Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem/play, I knew that the task of adapting the language and themes within For Coloured Girls into a film was never going to be an easy task. The controversy caused by having [...]
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ARISE Magazine: An African Publication for a Global Audience
Billing itself as ‘a celebration of African achievement in fashion, music, culture and polity’ and ‘an unashamedly positive portrayal of Africa and its contribution to contemporary society across the world’, ARISE Magazine launched in newsstands back in early 2009, and since then has won awards commending it as a leading international publication. So what does [...]
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Fela! The Musical: Review
This was no idle wait. The unmistakeable sound of drums, the sax and Afrobeat music filled the air and I simply couldn’t resist the urge to move my body to the beat. A few dancers appeared on stage wriggling away and seeking unwitting members of the audience to drag onto the stage. They succeeded and [...]
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Chris Rock on Good Hair and Growing Up Skinny
South Carolina-born African American comedian Chris Rock grew up in Brooklyn, his first break arriving after Eddie Murphy cast him in his Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). He went on to work on Saturday Night Live, from 1990-93, and summoned a fine turn as a crack addict in New Jack City (1991). It was his [...]
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Contemporary African Fashion – The Shopping Guide
Tribal, ethnic, African… Prints are this summer’s fashion trend with established designers and the high street drawing inspiration from Africa’s vibrant fabrics. Independent London designers are offering a more authentic take on the trend, working with kente cloth or ankhara to offer fresh and contemporary summer tops, dresses, t-shrts and accessories. Find out who they [...]
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Top 5 South African Restaurants in London
If you cannot go to South Africa, let South Africa come to you! And what better way to discover South African culture than through food? We did our research and listed for you the top 5 South African restaurants in London. Jungle Braai 28 Osborn Street, London E1 6TD (020 7247 0073) Whitechapel tube [...]
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Still Fresh: Tatyana Ali Takes On the Digital World
Making it onto the silver screen and small screen seems like a fight to the death for most Hollywood actresses, but when you’re a woman of colour the number of roles available to you are even smaller. So what’s a girl to do when she has the talent, but doesn’t plan on spending the next [...]
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Ty on Special Kind of Fool: ‘Everything on this album starts with me’
Hip hop artist Ty has been an integral part of the UK musical scene for more than a decade. His achievements over that time include three critically acclaimed albums, a Mercury nomination, and a diverse name-check of musical collaborations that range from indie front man Damon Albarn to De La Soul and Estelle. Ty’s forthright [...]
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FAB Magazine: Fabulous, African and Black
Catchavibe.co.uk caught up with Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo, the founder and editor-in-chief of FAB Magazine, which is due to launch in March. The high-end quarterly aims to be the first-of-its-kind fashion & lifestyle magazine for both men and women, with 80% African content. Sinem explains why we need a magazine truly made by Africans for Africans… CAV: [...]
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Music Reviews: Sade, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jose James, Krystle Warren
Sade Soldier of Love (Sony) Buy on Amazon Sade’s sixth album is a welcome return for those who know and love the reclusive one’s breathy and sensuous style – this is the first release since the classic Lovers Rock from 2000. Those yet to get acquainted are treated to a concise 10-track suite of calm [...]
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Film review: The Princess and the Frog
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker – 2009 With starring Anika Noni Rose, Terrence Howard, John Goodman and Oprah Winfrey It has been nearly a year since Barack Obama officially took office as the first black president of the United States of America. We are thus now living under the Obama dispensation; a direct [...]
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Haiti, from Dumas to Wyclef
A week after the earthquake that ravaged Haiti experts are calling the disaster the worst humanitarian crisis of the decade. The UN has launched an appeal for a £346 million relief fund and the death toll is estimated at 100 000 people. As aid is finally trickling through, many are wondering why tragedy is once again striking Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world. With a country plagued by political unrest, violence and at the mercy of tropical storms, it is easy to forget Haiti’s rich cultural heritage. Here is a reminder of what Haiti (formerly Saint Domingue) has given the world.
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Good Times are back! With Norman Jay
A local West London pub is not the place where you’d expect to meet a DJ who has received a MBE from the Queen and played for Will Smith, Prince or Bruce Springsteen. And yet, after a few minutes chatting with Norman Jay, the choice of place for this interview becomes obvious. For the pioneering DJ, music needs no pretense, glitz nor glamour. His Good Times NYE party will be a celebration to music and old school partying; a trip to back to the roots of Djing, where anything goes. Read on.
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