Category: Arts & Culture
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Drummer Warrior Storyteller presented for the first time an immersive live theatre production crafted with creative director and choreographer Muti ‘Mutivation’ Musafiri. Using live music, dance, spoken word, visual effects, projection and sound design, audiences were welcomed into the universe of the album and guided through its multidimensional story. The performance explored African Caribbean storytelling,…
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Last week we released The BLACKLIST 2022 (UK), which displayed the evident evolution of this project since it was first released. From the creative direction to the expanded representation of the wider UK, beyond London, we are constantly pushing the growth of The BLACKLIST to showcase Black professionals in the most balanced and admirable light.…
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New research reveals 6 in 10 Black people regularly experience anxiety (62%). Despite Sunday being the traditional day of rest or a recreational day for most as the weekend draws to a close, many begin to worry about the week ahead with juggling family life (66%), a looming to-do list (64%) and lack of sleep…
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Many of us exist through the chaos of life without giving ourselves opportunities to stop and interrogate who we are and what exactly that means. For most people, adulting is part of a very uncomfortable procedure of self-discovery and setting boundaries to ultimately define who you are. But it almost feels as though we arrive…
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Last month Red Bull hosted their annual #DanceYourStyle competition at The Scoop, London Bridge, where the best street dancers took to the stage to showcase their individual style and flair to unexpected hits spun by the hottest DJs across funk, rap, old-school classics and more.
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The BLACKLIST returns for its fifth year celebrating Black talent across an array of different industries supported by adidas. It’s HERE. The BLACKLIST 2022 has arrived. Firstly, thank you for rocking with us. If we take a trip down memory lane, 5 years ago we started The BLACKLIST to showcase individuals we felt like deserved…
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Raphael Boamah-Asare continues to visually command attention with his narrative realism cinematography in this ode to black manhood in the UK. In his latest piece, Faith Trade, Boamah-Asare dives into the world of cultural and societal imbalances that set black boys and men on the path to being a modern slaves.
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An annual wonderland of contemporary African art hangs on the walls of Somerset House every October. If you’re an art lover or are in search of a culturally enriching weekend, then your attendance at 1-54’s 10th anniversary is a must! As the world’s first and only international art fair committed to displaying contemporary African art,…
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RAZA TARIQ is a genius who refuses to constrain himself to labels. He doesn’tbelong to any scene, culture or genre: his only goal is to make art that is. The title heassumes: ‘Polymath’ is correspondent to his ever code-switchent approach. Deeplyfashioned by a vigorously guarded but seemingly Islamic spiritual worldview with astrong anti-everything flavour, his…
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A gentrified ghetto seasoned with an amalgamation of black histories, cultures, sounds and hairstyles; Peckham remains a place of comfort, belonging and familiarity for London’s black population. Also referred to as ‘Little Lagos’, Peckham is known for its Nigerian subcultures due to the first wave of 1970s economic migrants from Nigeria, who have become a…