When Nas announced some years ago that ‘hip-hop was dead’, it was an OG (older generation) of heads who resolutely roared in agreement. But while the music we grew up listening to may not resemble anything in the charts nowadays or tickle the mainstream Powers that Be, at least it…
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In its latest run at Royal Albert Hall, Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam has a narrative that is loosely formed around a lonely girl and the grey life she shares with her unhappy parents. This is quickly ripped apart by the arrival of Quidam, who guides the girl into an alternate world where…
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…
On the musical front, much hasn’t been heard from the artist formerly known as Mos Def. He made headlines in the summer after a video of him demonstrating the controversial force-feeding procedures used on hunger-striking detainees at Guantánamo Bay went viral – and if you’re hip to all things sartorial, you…
We’re no strangers to the wonderful phenomenon that is Speed Listening (nor anything tagged with the word ‘free’), so we’ll be shamelessly hot-footing to the Queen of Hoxton on Tuesday for the Beginners edition of this awesome event. Speed Listening puts a whole a new meaning to musical chairs: borrowing…
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…