
With the album, “I Learned The Hard Way,” Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings show that they know what the f^#* soul music is all about, PERIOD. From the opener, “The Game Gets Old,” to the title track, The Dap Kings orchestrate the quintessential soulful landscape of slow-to-mid tempo grooves, filled with rich horns, flutes, strings, and God-given grace…
August 26, 2010 | Posted in
Soul |
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“Drum [magazine] is a unique publication of style, class and quality, which provides a total reading experience. It entertains, educates and informs.” – Sir Bill Morris.
August 25, 2010 | Posted in
Art & Design |
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On the first Thursday of every month, all the many galleries on Vyner Street open their doors to a passing trade of endlessly pretty, young bohemian types, hopping from art exhibition to art exhibition, bottle of purchased beer in hand.
August 7, 2010 | Posted in
Art & Design |
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With Hollywood visitors Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in the lead roles, August Wilson’s play, ‘Fences’ is currently enjoying a notable vogue in its first Broadway revival since the original production in 1987, but off-stage as well as on, this ‘Fences’ is a cautionary tale.
July 23, 2010 | Posted in
Stage |
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Just as Mathabane finds himself defending his participation in the tennis open, Achebe must argue for his use of English over Igbo. First, English is the only language spoken across all of Nigeria (not to mention most of the rest of the world), which allows his message to reach millions instead of just thousands or even hundreds.
July 7, 2010 | Posted in
Books |
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The Lady and the Wind (featured) captures the essence of Gabriel Eklou’s light and graceful expressionism. His signature figures, elongated, tapered and elegant, speak a body language that is understood all over the world.
July 5, 2010 | Posted in
Art & Design |
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“Nugent’s book is easily the best single-volume history of postcolonial Africa written in the last 20 years.”–Nicolas Van De Walle, Foreign Affairs
June 28, 2010 | Posted in
Books |
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So Michael Jackson has sold over one billion dollars worth of music in the year since his untimely death. That must surely beat Elvis Presley hands down to the title of “King of Music.” Oh, and those Jackson sprogs must be three very rich white kids!
June 26, 2010 | Posted in
Pop |
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The voices of many musical stars have left great impact on the heart but I struggled to change the channel as Robin Thicke’s smooth sultry voice cried out “lost without you…”
June 22, 2010 | Posted in
R&B |
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Every roll, dimple, and scar…is a marker of my life…wonderful nights with my lover, late night ice cream parties with my friends, and the birth of my children. — Edeyemi, daughter of Oshun, 52, Executive Assistant – African American
June 13, 2010 | Posted in
Photography |
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