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‘Somethings are just worth doing’ … Season Two // The Dewarists [Episodes 1 & 2]

‘Somethings are just worth doing’ … Season Two // The Dewarists [Episodes 1 & 2]

By | November 5, 2012 at 8:44 pm | Comments

Well, the fabulous The Dewarists, the part music documentary, part travelogue which takes independent musicians to diverse locations across the world, to collaborate and inspire as they create wholly original works of art -- that stand the test of time and orthodox is back on...

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REVIEW: Knowledge is Power // AKALA

REVIEW: Knowledge is Power // AKALA

By | September 20, 2012 at 8:34 pm | Comments

Words by: Kishan Ramsamy | http://kishmeister.net/ With an artwork piece that speaks a series of thoughtful metaphors through the picture of a person blindfolded in front of an enlightened book, Akala graces us with the ‘Knowledge Is Power’ mixtape. Following on from his...

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GIG ALERT: AKALA – Live in Concert // Birmingham UK [The Drum]

GIG ALERT: AKALA – Live in Concert // Birmingham UK [The Drum]

By | June 6, 2012 at 10:07 pm | Comments

AKALA's rappng reflects his personal struggles against ignorance, against racism’s divide-and-conquer imprimatur, and against the dumbing-down of the musical form that helped provide him with the answers he needed. "I remember when Wu-Tang Forever came out," he says, casting...

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hip-hop & shakespeare? // akala [TEDxAldeburgh]

hip-hop & shakespeare? // akala [TEDxAldeburgh]

By | January 12, 2012 at 5:43 pm | Comments

Akala demonstrates and explores the connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop, and the wider cultural debate around language and it's power. MOBO award-winning hip hop artist 'Akala' is a label owner and social entrepreneur who fuses rap/rock/electro-punk with fierce lyrical...

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NADABRAHMA // top tracks of 2010

NADABRAHMA // top tracks of 2010

By | December 25, 2010 at 2:56 pm | Comments

Merry Christmas people! I've got a round up of what I consider to be the top tracks of 2010 (in no particular order). So enough of the chit chat from me and on with the show. Aeroplane Dope & D-Skillz featuring Raggo Blunt - Pinky Finger (Piyush Bhatnagar Remix)...

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making a difference // akala

making a difference // akala

By | August 11, 2010 at 11:12 pm | Comments

When I discovered Electronica, my Hip Hop, R’n’b, Rap collected started to fade out, then I realized that there wasn’t much mean or depth in what I was listening to. Subjects like guns, drugs, hoes and sex being talked about,  having a negative impact on society. We...

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