Conscious hip hop artist Common, embraces the art form’s core principles: storytelling and presenting music with a message.

Here, Common presents “A Dream”, and gets us thinking about the dreams that we’re all working towards.

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A second equally powerful tune by Common is “The Light”…

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Los Angeles based Hip Hop group Karmacy communicate a dialogue between two brothers.

With a part gujarati conversation, they tell a story about how one brother wants to escape the boredom of Indian life to explore the girls and money of America and become a millionaire. The other brother asks him what’s the need?

How often are we running outside ourselves and to other parts of the world to seek fame, fortune, excitement, love, and acceptance?

On the other hand, why hold back from travelling and exploring?

When we decide to venture out into the wider world, what’s the incentive, and what’s the intention? What are we expecting from the experience and what are our motives behind our actions?

Drawn out from they lyrics of “Blood Brothers” by Karmacy, you’ll find that “nomatter where I go, my soul is in the same place”.

Last Wednesday (28th Feb 2007), I was placed on the guest list of top jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine’s gig at the Jazz Cafe, Camden, London, by my good friend bassist Darren Taylor.

What a phenomenal gig! A prime example of hours and hours of determination packed into two hours of passionate delivery.

Check out this video of a gig that Courtney, Darren and the band played at Falmouth Princess Pavillion. Darren’s on the double bass behind Courtney - you can see that he’s having a wiked time!
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For more on Courtney, visit www.courtneypine.co.uk

On the night, Courtney also played a sax tribute to Lynden David Hall - here’s the late Lynden’s very own Sexy Cinderella:

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On Friday 8th December, I had some friends round for dinner. After the meal, we played Cranium, and Roopal Shah created this Masterpiece!

What does the plasticine model mean to you?

» Continue reading “Mr Cranium”

Qawaali singers and Gospel vocalists share the ability to sing with such passion that the sound coming from deep within resonates far beyond the walls of sense-driven reality. Enter, Joseph Aquilina’s band, “Aquilina”, a unique blend of vocals, guitar, double bass, violin and drums.

Joseph Aquilina on the Guitar

» Continue reading “More to Ask - Joseph Aquilina”

On Saturday 16th December at 8.30pm, my friend Diva Eve (Evelyne Brink) is taking to the stage in Soho, London, to perform “Madonna - The Immaculate Impression - A Tribute“.

Diva Eve as Madonna

» Continue reading “20 Years Of Madonna’s Greatest Hits Packed Into 1.5 Sexy Hours”