by Ngaio Anyia | Jun 15, 2017 | Interview, Music
Cypress Hill, one of the most versatile and iconic hip hop acts of a generation, are playing at what is arguably one of the most trailblazing music festivals on offer (no I’m not biased…) Boomtown! Having written 8 studio albums and experimenting on each...
by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 11, 2017 | Culture, Interview, Music
“I could count on my hand the amount of people of colour I’d played with in the past 35 years… That’s not good.” Fresh off the phone from BBC Radio 4, Chi-chi Nwanoku walked me through her mission to champion change and celebrate diversity...
by Ngaio Anyia | Jul 24, 2016 | Music, Music Reviews
The blues, a genre born from songs sung on slave ships to release pain and spark hope, is one that is deeply embedded in the black community. Maturing in Mississippi Delta, just upriver from New Orleans (the birthplace of jazz) the two have been closely linked...
by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 28, 2016 | Music, Music Reviews
Pray You Catch Me The album opens with Beyoncé looking down with graffiti in the background, presented in fur and corn rows. A vulnerable admission of infidelity begins: ‘I’m praying to catch you whispering, I pray you catch me...
by Ngaio Anyia | Nov 18, 2012 | Culture, Music, Opinion
As regular blog readers will know, I do like to occasionally have a rant. Today is one of those days. Too many times have I found myself in this situation: surrounded by new acquaintances, in a club, or someone’s house, suddenly Beyonce’s popped onto the...
