by Ngaio Anyia | Feb 18, 2016 | Culture, Music Reviews
Little Simz has been one to watch for a while, but she doesn’t shout about it. At this stage if you know about her, you know – but if you don’t there’s a chance you won’t find out until she’s dominating the charts. That’s how...
by Ngaio Anyia | Nov 4, 2015 | Culture, Music Reviews
Akua Naru was at The Lantern last month – a spoken word artist that has been on my radar for only a year or so after a friend compared one of my songs to hers (massive compliment) but who I thought I’d never actually get to see live. Originally from...
by Ngaio Anyia | Jun 25, 2015 | Culture, Festivals, Music Reviews
I cannot believe how long it’s taken me to write about Love Saves The Day. In my defence, I was up in Birmingham getting job training for the month and only managed to shoot back for the long weekend before going back again – the fun never...
by Ngaio Anyia | May 22, 2015 | Culture, Music Reviews
Lonnie Liston Smith. In the At-Bristol Planetarium. Literally four rows in front of me. Being interviewed by Gilles Peterson about his life in music and casually talking about working with Ray Charles and John Coltrane and so many others… What? Is this my life?...
by Ngaio Anyia | May 19, 2015 | Music Reviews
If you have an over-active imagination like me, you could imagine pulling up to Kings Weston Hosue, built in the early 18th century, in a horse drawn carriage and stepping out in layers of unnecessary fabric for a civilized cup of Afternoon Tea. Olde English...
