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“I Need A Dollar” singer Aloe Blacc goes to Ghana with Malaria No More
This heartwarming short film follows American soul singer Aloe Blacc on his first trip to Ghana in Spring 2012 as an ambassador for UK charity Malaria No More UK. Malaria No More has a goal to ensure every home in the country has a mosquito net and Aloe was going to see how they are…
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Clap and Click with Artis
Artis Specialist and Mentor Leader Stuart Barter (Chime) once again successfully fuses music, drama and movement – in an innovative and fun way, the children have to play back a rhythm using claps and clicks depending on what part of the drum the teacher is playing. To start, the skin of the drum is a…
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Marcus Miller, the baron of bass.
JAZZ. Calm down calm down! Don’t worry, we won’t bore you with different forms of music improvisation by its chordal complexity, often exhibiting ii V progressions in multiple keys… zzz. – lets just remind ourselves of one of the greats. Marcus Miller, baron of bass and sultan of session continues to perform and is coming…
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Homespun and Stylish
A quiet revolution has swept the country over the last two years, like a gentle tsunami laced with, well, lace, and buttons, and knitting wool. For everywhere you look, craft has enjoyed a subtle boon, from cool knitting clubs to vintage faires to TV programmes to craft “queens” like Jazz Domino Holly. The trend hasn’t…
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Our crime: BBC 3 goes behind the scenes of teen crime
Many of the crimes committed by teenagers in the United Kingdom are captured in self-shot footage from bystanders, victims, and often the offenders themselves, whilst others are caught on the four million CCTV cameras nationwide. New BBC3 series ‘Our Crime’ explores the human stories behind these shocking real-life scenes of violence, theft and mayhem. In…
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Broken Hearts DJs nominated for Rising Star Sony Award
The intrepid twosome have been presenting their special blend of music, fashion and culture on their Peppermint Candy programme on JazzFM.com since last May, a show that The Guardian said “will shatter your expectations of jazz radio.” They are up against competition from Radio 1, Kiss and French Radio London so make sure you cast…
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The craft of Alighiero Boetti
Alighiero Boetti Mappa 1994 Private Collection © Alighiero Boetti Estate by DACS / SIAE, 2012, courtesy Fondazione Alighiero e Boetti Embroidery Enter Room 6 of Tate Modern’s current exhibition Alighieri Boetti: Game Plan, and you’ll immediately notice beautiful blue canvas paintings that span the length of the room – shaded here and there with large white…
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The political awakening of Youssou N’Dour
Earlier this year, the country of Senegal in West Africa called an election. Under usual circumstances, the current president Abdoulaye Wade would have concluded his two-term run and allowed for new contestants to run, one of which was the celebrated Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour. However, the 85-year-old Wade decided to run for a contested third…
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Meet Bob Sinfield, the face behind the voice at Jazz FM
As well as presenting Big Band and Trad on Jazz FM, Bob Sinfield tells Radio Times how he once stepped in for Harry Enfield for a Radio 2 sitcom and written jokes for Bob Monkhouse and Tracey Ullman. Bob Sinfield’s Big Band and Trad is on www.jazzfm.com every Saturday at 1pm.
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Dionne Warwick tours the UK
What do Dionne Warwick and The Rolling Stones have in common? They may not inhibit the same genre, but it’s a little known fact that they started their careers at the same time; just as the decade of love was unfolding in 1962. Fifty years on, both are household names and musical legends with their…