Category: Arts & Culture
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“I try to make art for the mandem, creating works that reflects my experiences showing the things I loved, hated, felt and thought growing up until now” J.King Please introduce yourself and how you initially got into producing art?“My name’s J. King. I’m an artist from West London, Ladbroke Grove. I initially got into art at…
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![Omari Johnson-Bignell [@OmariJB]: The Talented Chef Behind Bryon’s NEW ‘Brooklyn Honey Hot Chick’ Burger](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2-180x180.jpg)
We had the opportunity to speak with budding Chef Omari Johnson-Bignell. Founder of successful catering business Noir Niveaux, caught the attention of social media with his succulent personalised meals. He recently created the NEW Brooklyn Honey Hot Chick Burger, for well-known British restaurant chain Byron. Read more to learn about Omari’s story, of how he…
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![Sunshine, Bassline and Good Times: The History of Notting Hill Carnival [@redbullmusicuk]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CARNIVAL-RB-FT-7-180x180.jpg)
This year Notting Hill Carnival celebrated its 53rd anniversary, whereby over a million people came together in W11 for the largest street festival in Europe. Over the Bank Holiday weekend thousands of floats, sound systems and bottles of rum are consumed in a cumulative celebration of Caribbean culture. In the midst of the euphoric atmosphere,…
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![Top Boy Academy: [@Netflix] and [@NTSlive] Curate London’s Young People An Immersive Weekend Experience](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Top-Boy-Academy-Announcement-Square-180x180.jpg)
Are you aged between 16-25 with a passion for Music, TV or Film Industries? If so, you would be glad to know following the release of the series Topboy, Netflix and NTS Radio have partnered up for Top Boy Academy across the weekend of 28th and 29th September. The two-day programme will consist of workshop,…
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“What people you know can party through all of the earth’s elements?” J’Ouvert is Yasmin Joseph’s debut play, as well as Rebekkah Murrell directorial debut. The play explores the history and politics behind the tradition of Notting Hill Carnival, as well as the lived experience of the Black British woman. J’Ouvert is set in Notting…
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![Meet Tammy Abraham [@tammyabraham] the 21-year old striker making his mark at Chelsea [@chelseafc]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/all-180x180.jpg)
Tammy Abraham is the future. We sat down with Tammy Abraham, 21 year old, Professional Footballer for Chelsea. Currently the top goal scorer in the Premier League; this young man, born and raised in South London, is excelling in his breakthrough season. Watch the full interview above. In this interview we discussed Tammy’s earliest memories of playing football…
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![Freedom: of Speech – ‘An Activist in London’ with Temi Mwale [@temimwale]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC00729-2-180x180.jpg)
Temi Mwale is a multi-award-winning social entrepreneur, educator and activist. She has been actively seeking solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues since the age of 16. She is committed to global peace-building and empowering a generation to challenge and disrupt the systems that generate violence internationally. Temi is the Founding Director of…
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![Meet Darren Tenkorang [@mrtrimit] – The founder of the UK’s first mobile barbershop TRIM-IT](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/maxresdefault-180x180.jpg)
TRIM-IT is a revolutionary concept which is taking the world by storm. For simpler terms think the “UBER of haircuts”. Watch below:
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The UK’s leading urban arts festival, StreetFest returns to the capital as part of its first-ever UK festival series to bring an immersive 8 hours celebration of street culture with London’s best names in street dance, urban music and live arts for the whole family to interact with at Oval Space Hackney on Saturday 14th September. With a big welcome to families…
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Toby Davies, Founder of NIMA wear looks to promote authentic African textiles straight from Ghana. The ethical fashion brand has committed itself to supporting local wholesalers and manufacturers in Accra. Toby identified that replica African shirts were being made, making it difficult for Africa to compete internationally. Due to this he decided to ensure that…