by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 14, 2023 | Community, Culture, Events, Music
Last week I ran the latest Empowerment Programme with Bristol Beacon discussing feminism and empowerment with young women and non-binary people. Over the 3 days, we dissect what feminism means to us individually, how it supports a variety of identities in society, and...
by Ngaio Anyia | Feb 22, 2023 | Music
One thing I know about myself, I really don’t enjoy not being good at things! Music has always come naturally to me. Singing, improvising, and finding harmonies, I never had to work at it! So when it comes to learning a new skill around music, I get very...
by Ngaio Anyia | Jun 10, 2020 | Music
Sofar Sounds – Watch Here!!! It’s been a really intense couple of weeks and I’ve been feeling spent – emotionally, physically, every day has felt harder than the one before. I hadn’t realised how much I missed singing; music helps me 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...
