koko – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk A blog from a lifestyle journo covering culture, food and style in London and beyond. Mon, 23 Jul 2018 21:50:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cropped-logo_2017-32x32.jpg koko – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk 32 32 Five Dope Tracks is a curation of dope music, five tracks at a time. Check out the monthly playlist each month on Spotify. koko – The Cultural Exposé clean episodic koko – The Cultural Exposé megerecooper@gmail.com megerecooper@gmail.com (koko – The Cultural Exposé) The Five Dope Tracks music podcast koko – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/five_dope_tracks_podcast_cover.jpg http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk The gig I’m looking forward to this week: The Internet at Koko http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/music/the-gig-im-looking-forward-to-this-week-the-internet-at-koko/ http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/music/the-gig-im-looking-forward-to-this-week-the-internet-at-koko/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:00:11 +0000 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/?p=11335 I am notoriously bad at buying tickets for gigs before they sell out. That is how I missed those Prince gigs in 2014.  And in 2007 (but then I realised, I actually don’t love Prince that much, so the FOMO wasn’t really strong enough). But when I heard my new favourite band The Internet (real name) […]

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I am notoriously bad at buying tickets for gigs before they sell out. That is how I missed those Prince gigs in 2014.  And in 2007 (but then I realised, I actually don’t love Prince that much, so the FOMO wasn’t really strong enough). But when I heard my new favourite band The Internet (real name) were playing Koko last year and I couldn’t get a ticket, real thug tears were shed. That is, until I heard they rescheduled the shows to this year and would be adding more dates. So thanks to the media powers that be, I’m GOING TO SEE THE INTERNET THIS WEEK! If you love neo-soul and just good music full stop – look these guys up. They’re dope.

Check ’em out on Jimmy Kimmel:

Here’s my favourite song from Ego Death, their latest album that got nominated for a Grammy:

And here’s my favourite track from their previous album, Feel Good:

Gosh, I miss bands!

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Somewhere You Should Go… the London Latin Music Festival http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/music/somewhere-you-should-go-the-london-latin-music-festival/ http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/music/somewhere-you-should-go-the-london-latin-music-festival/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:00:09 +0000 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/?p=3653 Summer is coming and things are starting to heat up (although with the British weather it might be due to our heating being turned up so high…) La Linea is nearly in London and every April,  the Latin music festival takes over various venues in central London to bring the best of contemporary Latin music […]

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Summer is coming and things are starting to heat up (although with the British weather it might be due to our heating being turned up so high…)

La Linea is nearly in London and every April,  the Latin music festival takes over various venues in central London to bring the best of contemporary Latin music to our city.

For those not hip to Latin music, the  festival presents the perfect opportunity to learn more about it. Brazilian singer-songwriter Ceu is definitely worth checking out, and as the biggest-selling Latin recording artist in the UK, her music combines dub, samba and electronic and she will soon be crossing over into more mainstream music so head to Koko to check her out.

Also the London Lucumi Choir sing songs from the living tradition of Santeria music (also known as Lucumi) brought to Cuba from West Africa. Playing at Rich Mix,  their performance also features a screening of “Matanzas: Growing into Music” exploring through music and dance the preservation and renovation of cultural traditions in Cuba today.

While London has a great selection of indie bands and urban nights, La Linea is a chance to inject some new music into your summer playlists. Visit www.comono.co.uk/la-linea for further info. (Words: Lucy Palmer)

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