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In the year that the legendary African-American filmmaker Spike Lee turns 60, it’s hard to not appreciate the cultural relevance of his work – whether it tackles the politics of race or explores the beauty of artforms like jazz in Mo’ Better Blues. Most people agree MBB isn’t Spike’s best…
I don’t what it was about this weekend’s Lumiere festival (it’s just a bunch of pretty light displays), but it brought the entire planet to London. Like, seriously. Roads were even closed off to accommodate the extra crowds of people. But through the madness, I managed to hit up a…
It begins with a bang. All of a sudden, a man is running for his life – through walls and space, in order to escape something. It’s only after a few moments that the audience realises that he is running on a treadmill, hovering above their heads…but it’s quickly descending,…
In May, some of London’s most acclaimed artists got together to honour the music of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, who fused African music with funk and jazz in such an innovative way that it continues to inspire artists today. The Saluting the Black President show went down a storm, so…
It’s not for some weeks, but get this in your diary now: Warp Records will be hosting next month’s Late at Tate Britain with a night of music and art installations inspired by Jeremy Deller‘s 1998 work The History of The World. Contributions come from Warp’s roster of talent including…
Earlier this year, Soweto Kinch‘s prized saxaphone was stolen – and though the felony didn’t quite make Crimewatch, it was enough of a tragedy to see the jazz star’s countless fans show their solidarity by joining him in a massive social media campaign to get the sax back, which he…