Archives for the 'Video' Category
San Francisco TKO’s – make up your mind
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Beyond the Ballroom at mac
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Sunday 13th June / Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Birmingham Schedule 1pm until 3pm: Open Jazz Dance Workshop with Irven Lewis 4pm: Film Screening of The Jazz Room & Q&A with Snowboy & Paul Bradshaw at 4pm, £6 (£4.50) 5pm: Book Launch & DJ Bruce Q Live Beyond the Ballroom is an afternoon of dance, [...]
Guru (Gangstarr/Jazzmatazz) Tribute – Fundraiser
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
The legendary hip hop MC, Guru (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) died last month aged 43, following a battle with cancer. His work with Gangstarr, Jazzmatazz and later as a solo artist was revered around the world by fans and musicians from all backgrounds. Here in Birmingham, Hip Hop collective Heducation are proactively pulling together a [...]
Flyover Show: Saturday 29th May 2010
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Lead by award winning saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch and featuring a stellar rostra, The Flyover Show returns to Birmingham with dynamic and challenging performances on the 29th May. Now in its third year the unconventional inner city festival transforms the grey space beneath the Hockley Flyover into an oasis of cultural expression, celebrating generations [...]
Jessie
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
She is a You Tube star recently signed to Amy Winehouse’s label. When you hear her speaking you think perhaps another grime artist…when you hear her sing you think…sh*t this girls got pipes.
Dee Edwards
Monday, April 26th, 2010
One to help get you through the week…
Nina & Ella
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
There are a couple of fantastic documentaries available to watch on BBC Iplayer at the moment, but do watch them quick as they don’t stay up for very long! One is called Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song. Profile of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. The [...]
New Erykah Badu
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
The web is going buck wylde for Erykah Badu‘s recently leaked track “Jump Up in the Air Stay There”, featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal. The Independent online says this… The song is a web-only bonus to the singer’s boldly titled new album, ‘New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh’. If Badu can afford to [...]
Art’s Own Kind
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Check this out, an education in Afrobeat by Punch Records - Art’s Own Kind project. Featuring Fela Kuti’s Sleeve Artist Lemi Ghariokwu and music from some of the most talented kings and queens of Afrobeat including legendary drummer and composer Tony Allen. Bobbie went to see Tony Allen earlier this year and she said he blew her ears [...]