Tag: Music
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Everyday People (EP), the globally renowned cultural movement celebrated for uniting music, art, and community, is making its highly anticipated debut in the Caribbean, with its first staging in Jamaica. OnSaturday, October 19, 2024, EP will transform the iconic Kaya Kingston venue into an immersive experience unlike any other, blending the spirit of Jamaica with…
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The Forbes Family Group Fundraising Gala was nothing short of iconic. Hosted at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel, this star-studded affair brought out the biggest names in football, television, and music to support the ACLT charity, raising an impressive £360,000 in the process. From football legend Rio Ferdinand and his wife, TV personality Kate Ferdinand, to…
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Play, dance, party. Piano People defined what it meant to have a good time on the 23rd of August as it disrupted Southwark Park with a star studded lineup. Centring the Piano People in everything they do, the afrocentric dance festival continued their Amapiano celebrations into the late summer night – headlined by Amapiano Godfathers…
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Imagine you have always wanted to start skateboarding, in fact, you regularly consume skate culture from an outsider’s perspective via social media, fashion and the people you meet. Yet, every time you head down to your local skatepark, board in hand, you hold yourself back. Whether it’s a fear of falling, embarrassment, imposter syndrome or…
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GRAMMY Award-winning artist Burna Boy celebrated the 5th anniversary of his seminal album, African Giant, with a YouTube Music Nights exclusive performance at London’s KOKO. The intimate show was a part of a YouTube series that brings global superstar artists closer to their fans. Burna’s performance followed his roadblock Glastonbury Pyramid stage performance and his…
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Ireland is changing. A severe housing crisis in the capital and rising rental prices across the country has led to it having one of the highest numbers of young people still living at home in the EU. Combined with an unreliable job market, this has meant that almost 1 in 10 young people in the…
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As part of the British Library’s hugely successful ongoing exhibition, Beyond The Bassline, Eddie Kadi curated a panel of exciting names in African music to discuss the towering Afrobeats genre in Black British music. Along with Remi Burgz, DJ Abass, Taponeswa Mavunga, Moko and Dbanj, Eddie explored the genre’s journey from Africa to the UK. I sat…
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London-born cultural curator and global phenomenon Boiler Room is back this year with their World Tour. In the 2024 iteration of Boiler Room World Tour, their focus is on championing ‘trailblazing and bubbling’ music communities across 25 cities, platforming local emerging creatives, Boiler Room alumni and other respected personalities in the scene. The music platform…
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To say Victony is an emerging artist is to exhibit a lack of cultural awareness of the Afrobeats movement, so if you don’t…now you will know. The Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper has been making significant waves in the global music scene with his innovative cross-genre appeal. His new album, Stubborn, features Saint JHN, Asake, Teezo…
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Standing on the shoulders of the giants, Rema has taken Afrobeats to a level where only he resides, confidently forming an afro-rock, alté subculture despite the criticism that followed his O2 Arena performance last year. His controversial performance left fans unimpressed, disappointed, and concerned for the rumoured spiritual influence behind with his artistic choices. Such…