Legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti has a story worth telling. So as with all great stories, it was only a matter of time until people across the globe began to hear it. Born in Nigeria in the thirties, Kuti created music that attacked the countries’ oppressive military regime and gave…
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I am…a professional dancer, teacher, performer, b-girl, battler, Hip-Hop historian. I’ve lived in London all my life. I love it. London’s a multicultural melting pot. I wouldn’t live anywhere else. The area in London I call home is… Lewisham , south-east London. I still see people from back in the…
Media coverage on the Arab world often bombards us with endless speculation and depressing news from the region. However, the Barbican’s new cultural offering – ‘A night in Tahrir Square’ – aims to provide us with a positive alternative insight, marking the infamous night when Egyptians protesters revolted and partied…
The strength of a photo can depend on a range of technical aspects, but the way it resonates emotionally often makes for a winning shot. Excitingly, new exhibition ‘Wembley to Soweto’ presents evocative images through the eyes of the people who live there. Disadvantaged South African teenagers were given the…
At a time when street photographers are feared and under constant suspicion, could the freedom to capture city life diminish? Well, with the emergence of anti-terror laws the future does look a bit bleak, but the London Street Photography Festival is ready to challenge the obstacles facing the art by putting…
Think of “Italia” and besides the food, weather and gorgeous guys and gals, fashion, fashion – and more fashion! – will probably spring to mind (the country’s shaped like a Jimmy Choo for goodness sake!). Dictating the world of style for what’s seemed like an eternity then, it makes sense…