http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/flavour-magazine-celebrates-5-years-the-uk%e2%80%99s-leading-youth-lifestyle-magazine/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/flavour-magazine-celebrates-5-years-the-uk%e2%80%99s-leading-youth-lifestyle-magazine/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:01:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6799 Flavour Magazine celebrates 5 years in print and online at its exclusive Miss Flavour event in London’s prestigious Café de Paris, 9pm-3am on Wednesday 9thNovember. Hosted by BBC 1xtra Charlie Sloth and Sarah-Jane Crawford with celebrity judge’s actor/director Adam Deacon, music artist Mz Bratt, BB from E4’s Dirty Sexy Things and SBTV’s Jamal Edwards and special headline performance by platinum recording artist Chipmunk. Flavour Magazine Co-founders Annika [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/flavour-magazine-celebrates-5-years-the-uk%e2%80%99s-leading-youth-lifestyle-magazine/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/soft-lights-and-sweet-music-elisabeth-welch-on-screen/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/soft-lights-and-sweet-music-elisabeth-welch-on-screen/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:30:18 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6755 Soft Lights and Sweet Music Elisabeth Welch on Screen with Stephen Bourne Saturday 29 October 2011 @ 2:30pm-5.00pm Elisabeth Welch’s biographer, Stephen Bourne, will share his personal memories of the stage and screen legend. Born in New York, Elisabeth settled in London in 1933 and became the most famous Black woman in pre-war Britain. Her [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/soft-lights-and-sweet-music-elisabeth-welch-on-screen/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/peter-tosh-the-stepping-razor/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/peter-tosh-the-stepping-razor/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:02:34 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6715 Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers (1963–1974), and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari. Genres: Reggae, ska, rocksteady, R&B Peter Tosh (also known as [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/peter-tosh-the-stepping-razor/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/the-n-word/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/the-n-word/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:50:21 +0000 Daniella http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6532 The N Word… Sick of mama screaming that “Get a job, nigga” Pressed to the limit, got to rob me a nigga Simple and plain, my man scooped me in a hooptie Wispered in his ear “This is what we got to do, G” Got to bang a nigga and bang a nigga good So [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/the-n-word/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/the-role-of-a-steelband-in-the-community/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/the-role-of-a-steelband-in-the-community/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:40:50 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2939 The Birmingham school of Pan founded and Managed byJamma gives the youngsters a chance to do a lot of team work, also gives the parents in the community a chance to get involved, playing pan, percussion instruments, making food & Costumes for the band. bringing the True culture of the Steelbands ofTrinidad and Tobago to [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/the-role-of-a-steelband-in-the-community/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/growing-with-pan/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/growing-with-pan/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 15:53:31 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2931 The Steel pan is a beautiful creation originated in Trinidad & Tobago in the late 19.30′s and is the only orchestral family of acoustic musical instruments to be invented in the 20th century. With instruments ranging from low bass to high sopranos, all made out of the same raw material (oil drums) makes this invention [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/growing-with-pan/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/samuel-coleridge-taylor-composer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/samuel-coleridge-taylor-composer/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 16:01:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3306   Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was, at the turn of the last Century one of Britain’s most outstanding Composers. Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the writer, is today almost completely forgotten. However, he was, at the turn of the Century one of [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/samuel-coleridge-taylor-composer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cleo-laine-jazz-singer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cleo-laine-jazz-singer/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:00:13 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3301 Cleo Lain was one of Britains Biggest names in Jazz. She was part of the hugely successful British band led by the acclaimed John Dankworth.   Cleo Laine had modest beginnings as a singer in English dance halls, She has gone on to achieve international fame by continually expanding her talents in a career which [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cleo-laine-jazz-singer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/bridgetower/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/bridgetower/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:31:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3286 The talented African violin prodigy George Polgreen Bridgetower was born in Biala, Poland on February 29, 1780. His father, John fredeerick Bridgetower, The “African Prince” was married to a German woman who is named in English documents as Mary Ann Bridgetown. They had two sons, who both became fine musicians. The younger brother, Fredrick, was [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/bridgetower/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/electronic-steelpan-midi-controllers/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/electronic-steelpan-midi-controllers/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:08:05 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2945 The Arrival ofElectronic Steelpan MidiControllers Now we see newprojectson the horizon like the electric midi controllers made in the pattern ofSteelpans. This is a great breakthrough for Panist because it allows us the freedom ofusing our skills withmodernday technology. The beauty with these instruments is that you can hook them up to a computer and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/electronic-steelpan-midi-controllers/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:00:12 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3104   I & I: The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and Wailer By Colin Grant Published by Jonathan Cape on 27th January 2011 in hardback, priced £20   Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trench Town R&B crooners, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/the-journey-of-a-pan-man/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/the-journey-of-a-pan-man/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:41:12 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2943 The first time I saw Despers, I was with my brother Norman in 1981. They were performing at the Birmingham Odeon, (as part of their UK tour). The whole audience was transfixed, we were amazed with the standard and sound of the music. Robert Greenidge gave a great performance withTaj Mahal. This was the first time [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/the-journey-of-a-pan-man/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/roots-of-the-steelband-rhythm-section/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/roots-of-the-steelband-rhythm-section/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:14:39 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2933 The Steelband was developed from the Tamboo Bamboo bands of Trinidad, players would hollow out Bamboo sticks and cut them to variouslengths to create a variety of different pitches, and these were beaten on the ground to pulsating percussive rhythms. Many of the bands would parade the streets at Carnival time. These bands had names [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/roots-of-the-steelband-rhythm-section/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/courtney-pine/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/courtney-pine/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:31:41 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2896 Courtney Pine is one of the Worlds leading Jazz Musicians. No one better embodies the dramatic transformation in the British Jazz scene over the past few years than Courtney Pine. The saxophonist heads a new generation of exciting and innovative musicians who have chosen to turn their talents to the demanding requirements of jazz music, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/courtney-pine/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/kenny-lynch/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/kenny-lynch/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:19:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2891 Kenny Lynch was once Britains best known all round black entertainer. Born 18 March 1939, Stepney, London, England. Britain’s best-known black all-round entertainer has been a television personality for three decades. The youngest of 13 children, he first appeared on stage at the age of 12 with his sister, singer Maxine Daniels. At 16 he [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/kenny-lynch/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:24:30 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2795 This competition is now closed. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT & M3NSA, BARBICAN, 13th OCTOBER Black Presence is proud to announce that the Barbican is giving away 2 free tickets to see Arrested development and M3nsa Live at the Barbican on October 13th. All you have to do to win is to answer the question about Arrested Development [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:56:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2413 Joseph Emidy (also spelt Emedy or Emedee) had been second violin in the orchestra of the Lisbon opera house before being pressed into the Royal Navy in 1795. Born in West Africa in c.1775 JOSEPH ANTONIO EMIDY was enslaved as a child by Portuguese traders, taken to Brazil and subsequently Portugal where he became a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 14:28:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1967 The Uprising Festival will take place at O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday 19th June 2010. It features 4 great Jamaican artists Barrington Levy, Freddie McGregor, Cocoa Tea and Stevie Face, and is hosted by Levi Roots (Reggae Reggae Sauce). As well as a celebration of Reggae Music, it is also a father’s day weekend celebration [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:58:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1886 Article By Kwaku – britishblackmusic.com A free conference, which for the first time in the UK music industry’s history, drew upon the widest constituency, from key to marginalised stakeholders, plus ministerial representation, took place Tuesday March 23 2010, at the House Of Commons. The Copyright + Music Industry + Music Industry Education: 2010, Where Are [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:58:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1856 Yesterday I received an email from the ligali website. Ligali describes itself as a Pan Africanist human rights Organisation. Ligali Often send me their updates and newsletters, which depending on whether I have a moment to myself I read and digest or sadly leave them to quickly disappear in the the tides of messages in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/swing-dancing-from-the-movie-hellzapoppin-1941/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/swing-dancing-from-the-movie-hellzapoppin-1941/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:47:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1597 Found this excellent video on Youtube today, some footage of African American Jazz music in the 40′s.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/swing-dancing-from-the-movie-hellzapoppin-1941/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:56:57 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/ Above is a set of Newspaper articles from the 1780s.? Black Dance in London – Circa 1780s]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:06:17 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/ British acts dominated the honours at the annual Mobo awards ceremony for music of black origin, which this year paid tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson. London Hip hop trio N-Dubz scooped the awards for Best Album and Best Act, while JLS, finalists in Britain’s X Factor talent television talent show, won [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/george-polgreen-bridgetower/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/george-polgreen-bridgetower/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:14:24 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1059 The talented African violin Prodigy George Polgreen Bridgetower was born in Biala, Poland on February 29, 1780; his father…… the African Prince was married to a German woman who is named in English documents as Mary Ann Bridgetown. They had two sons, who both became fine musicians. The younger brother, “Fredrick”, was a cellist……… (Prodigy [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/george-polgreen-bridgetower/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/david-grant/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/david-grant/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:56:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=956 Before David Grant found fame as a solo artist and lately as a vocal coach on TV programmes such as Fame Academy and also as a contemporary Gospel artist, he was in a ’80s Brit-funk group called Linx. From making and selling their 12-inch single of ‘You’re Lying’ in shops like City Records in Holborn, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/david-grant/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/music-new-markets-african-and-caribbean-biodiversity/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/music-new-markets-african-and-caribbean-biodiversity/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 20:40:03 +0000 alexbbake http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=427 I’m browsing the shelves of my office bookshelf. This is, in fact, the philosophy section at the local library, but i’m sure that many of the web community out there will be familiar with this analogy. I’m also very excited at the impending Summer launch of the BBake entertainment service. BBake at www.bbake.com will allow [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/music-new-markets-african-and-caribbean-biodiversity/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/trinidad-carnival-2009-feat-desperadoes-steelband/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/trinidad-carnival-2009-feat-desperadoes-steelband/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:31:56 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=757 Trinidad Carnival 2009 Featuring Desperadoes the Finest steel Orchestra in the World Review by Mighty Jamma The first time I saw Despers, I was with my brother Norman in 1981. They were performing at the Birmingham Odeon, (as part of their UK tour). The whole audience was transfixed, we were amazed with the standard and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/trinidad-carnival-2009-feat-desperadoes-steelband/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:34:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=668 As Lionel Ritchie prepares to return to Wales as part of his latest UK tour, he talks to Gavin Allen about his career renaissance, his love life and the death of black music FOR a man synonymous with romantic ballads, Lionel Ritchie hasn’t been particularly lucky in love. Ritchie started his career writing up-tempo club [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-screen-britain/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-screen-britain/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:29:42 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=634 Tuesday 11.30am March 31st & April 7th 2009 BBC Radio 4 and on BBC i-player for 7 days after broadcast Programme 1: Less than 50 years ago a passionate bedroom kiss between a white man and a black woman in a popular television soap opera was the stuff of tabloid headlines. So risque that, in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-screen-britain/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:49:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=609 Last week, Geoffrey Pete–long a well-respected figure in Oakland’s African-American community, and the owner of Geoffrey’s Inner Circle nightclub–held a press conference outside Oakland City Hall to announce he’s considering filing a complaint against the OPD for unlawful harassment. Pete has previously raised allegations that OPD and former mayor Jerry Brown instituted a crackdown on [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/titilayo-rachel-adedokun-opera-jazz-and-musicals-performer-germany/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/titilayo-rachel-adedokun-opera-jazz-and-musicals-performer-germany/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:23:31 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=576 Soprano, Titilayo Rachel Adedokun received a bachelor and a master of music in voice from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a bachelor of arts in English from Judson College in Marion, Alabama, USA. She was a 1996/97 recipient of The Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to Milan, Italy, where she lived for five [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/titilayo-rachel-adedokun-opera-jazz-and-musicals-performer-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:31:53 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=578 Listen to Beethoven’s famed Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, commonly called the Kreutzer Sonata after the French violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer. It is sometimes assumed that Beethoven originally dedicated the sonata to Kreutzer. In reality, Kreutzer never could perform the sonata. Instead, he reportedly told Beethoven the piece was “impossible to play” — [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/photo-exhibition-of-black-music-legends-in-birmingham-england/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/photo-exhibition-of-black-music-legends-in-birmingham-england/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:33:39 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=565 Photographer Pogus Ceasar gives Richard McComb a tour of black music in Birmingham over the past 25 years – Legends through a lens The colour scheme is stark, unyielding, the white studio space flooded with sunlight from the overhead windows on this early spring morning. Black and white photographs, framed in black, hang from the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/photo-exhibition-of-black-music-legends-in-birmingham-england/feed/ 8 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/nigel-b-jon-juniors-birthday-celebration/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/nigel-b-jon-juniors-birthday-celebration/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:07:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=562 Bank Holiday Sat 11 April 2009 The Specialists, Londons No1 Raving Promoters Cordially Invite Real Ravers To The Double Birthday Celebration Of Nigel B & Jon Junior From Special Touch Urban Street Sound.. This Will Be Taking Place At The Plush & Exclusive China Palace, 2 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock North E16 1DR.. (off [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/nigel-b-jon-juniors-birthday-celebration/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/fola-single-launch-party-for-phenomenal-woman/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/fola-single-launch-party-for-phenomenal-woman/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:38:20 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=541 Hey there. Ladies & gentlemen, welcome to the MAIN EVENT! We are one stop away from D.DAY, however brace yourselves & get ready for a magical experience! Strctly Entertainment Ltd presents The Single Launch Party for PHENOMENAL WOMAN – come & watch FOLA with full band ‘Slo Burn’ as she headlines superb lineup of UK [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/fola-single-launch-party-for-phenomenal-woman/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/from-britain-with-love-sex-and-swagger/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/from-britain-with-love-sex-and-swagger/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:59:11 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=507 By J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 17, 2009; Page C01 “I don’t know how to stay in one genre,” Estelle Fanta Swaray declared during her Sunday night concert at the 9:30 club. She was hardly apologizing, though — more like sharing her mission statement. The nascent British star has shortened [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/from-britain-with-love-sex-and-swagger/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:56:10 +0000 Daniella http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=472 Daniella Maison is the edgy, unswerving, soulful writer been best known for her series of poetry publications since her astonishing poetical debut in 2000. A young Masters graduate, Maison currently works as a freelance writer and part time music promoter, and is set to make an impact within the local and wider community, she comments: [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/this-band-was-punk-before-punk-was-punk/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/this-band-was-punk-before-punk-was-punk/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:26:50 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=468 ON an evening in late February at a club here called the Monkey House, there was a family reunion of sorts. As the band Rough Francis roared through a set of anthemic punk rock, Bobby Hackney leaned against the bar and beamed. Three of his sons — Bobby Jr., Julian and Urian — are in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/this-band-was-punk-before-punk-was-punk/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/john-blanke/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/john-blanke/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:17:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=400 It appears that John Blanke, an African trumpeter, was a regular musician at the courts of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Musicians’ payments were noted in the accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber, who was responsible for paying the wages. There are several payments recorded to a ‘John Blanke, the blacke trumpeter‘. This [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/john-blanke/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:21:53 +0000 raymondobe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=397 I too have a dream! I usta hang out all day with my cousin, fantasizing about the day we were gonna be supa rich and famous. My cousin had a studio in the basement of his yard over on the West side of town; Powis Square. I rented a tiny room on the North side, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-08/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-08/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:10:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-08/ http://www.ondamoney.com/ http://tinyurl.com/akyq45 # Hot Digital Radio http://tinyurl.com/bv8n3m # Black Women In Europe http://tinyurl.com/auccek # Bienvenue sur Grioo Pour Elle, le site dédié à la beauté des femmes noires et métissées http://tinyurl.com/bxu2vo # Marie-Raphaelle Designs http://tinyurl.com/btu8um # Danielle Belton’s The Black Snob – The Snob Blog http://blacksnob.com/ # Black Girl in London http://tinyurl.com/akfnn7 # AfroSpear http://tinyurl.com/add9lw [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-08/feed/ 0