by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 19, 2017 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
Bumping along on the bus to Rag n Bone man I didn’t have a whole to go on in terms of expectation which I love – I take great joy in discovering an artist after they’ve blown up. It was the same with Kendrick Lamar, I point blank refuse to listen to...
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 | Apr 11, 2017 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
‘I want black and minority ethnic musicians to walk on stage and know they belong’ After speaking to Chi-Chi Nwanoku I was more than a little excited to watch Chineke! Orchestra playing music by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint...
by Ngaio Anyia | Mar 21, 2017 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
“A whirlwind of emotions, I laughed harder than should be allowed on a dreary Monday evening” Postmodern Jukebox came to play at Bristol on the first day of spring. In true British style the day’s weather had been nothing if not thoroughly bipolar....
by Ngaio Anyia | Mar 9, 2017 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
Bristol’s music scene is a popular one. Respected worldwide for its wide range of genres and influences, its output is both diverse and varied. Unfortunately, though, it’s still heavily male-dominated – both at the forefront and behind the scenes. Bristol Women...
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...
