Megan Thee Stallion Why women in rap still get a raw deal 14 December 2020 From misogynoir to pitting women against one another, why is rap still reluctant to embrace its female stars?
Jim Ghedi Modern and traditional collide in new single, ‘Beneath the Willow’ 5 November 2020 Local musician continues to trace the lines of history, politics and social change through his modern take on traditional folk music.
Temples Hot Motion 1 February 2020 The trio join us for a chat about Hot Motion and what the new era brings.
Seed Ensemble Tomorrow's Warrior 1 February 2020 Setting out on their first tour, SEED Ensemble are soon to bring their unique blend of jazz, and West African and Caribbean dance grooves…
Wilderness Record Store Keeping the Record Store Alive 1 February 2020 Next to the post office on Egerton Crescent and on the former site of Deco Records is Wilderness Record Store.
Janelle Monae MIF Retrospective 1 February 2020 Emblazoned with promise, creation stories begin with an embryonic hope. Whether your most valued creation story is found in a holy book,…
Live / stage review Mewn 1 February 2020 With the enjoyable excesses of the recent festivities disappearing into a different decade, the audience willing to sample the potential…
Live / stage review Joe Armon-Jones 1 February 2020 Recently nominated as UK jazz act of the year by Jazz FM, Joe Armon-Jones impressively merges an array of influences to form a sound that…
SNO Rumba rhythms and Congolese club 1 February 2020 Ahead of her set alongside Awesome Tapes From Africa and Mr Scruff for La Rumba's third birthday, we talked about the family member that started her along the path that eventually led to the DJ booth.