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1 day ago

Story of Black British music writ large in first exhibition at V&A East

The V&A East's exhibition 'The Music is Black' showcases the evolution of Black British music from Africa to contemporary genres.
Humor
fromVulture
2 days ago

Julio Torres's Second Brain

Julio Torres skillfully blends his persona with creativity, showcasing insights through his notebooks filled with ideas for performances, designs, and writing projects.
fromPitchfork
3 days ago

Tokischa: AMOR & DROGA

Tokischa's long-awaited debut, AMOR & DROGA, reflects a shift in her artistry, blending mess with melancholy, and showcasing her growth as an artist. The pounding dembow riddims boldly crash into electro pop, rock, and trap, interspersed with gentle waves crashing and lyrics about lovers who never pulled up.
Music
Music production
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

Watch Monaleo Channel Her Inner Barbie in "Crossroads Freestyle"

Monaleo returns with 'Crossroads Freestyle' after a hiatus due to a medical emergency, showcasing her signature style and quick flow.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week ago

How David Cross Gets Ready for a Night of Dangerous' Comedy

Mr. Cross, 62, is not afraid to go off-color. The special includes jokes about slavery, an extracurricular offering at a Chinese massage place and a culinary fantasy about what God does with miscarriages.
DC food
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Kae Tempest on creativity and his gender transition: I'm just glad to be alive'

Kae Tempest navigates life as a visible trans person, expressing gratitude for existence and sharing experiences through art.
Social justice
fromCaribbean Life
1 week ago

Respect due Dr. Drew: Official recognition of Rastafari - Caribbean Life

St. Kitts and Nevis officially recognized Rastafari as a bona fide religion, marking a significant milestone for the movement.
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

The Worlds of Jamaica Kincaid

I find England ugly...I hate England; the weather is like a jail sentence...the food in England is like a jail sentence.
Books
#rumba
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Cuban Rumba Jam: Play, Sing, Dance & Enjoy | Berkeley

Rumba event at La Peña Cultural Center features Afro-Cuban music and dance every 1st and 3rd Sunday, encouraging community participation.
Arts
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
6 days ago

Spoken-word poetry, immigration fears, friendship, and 'Brown Face' onstage * Oregon ArtsWatch

The play at Milagro Theatre explores friendship, identity, culture, and immigration through a poetry-slam format with audience engagement.
London music
fromBrooklynVegan
3 days ago

clipping announce NYC 'Splendor & Misery' fest ft. SPELLLING, Shabazz Palaces, Elucid, Fatboi Sharif, more

clipping will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album Splendor & Misery with a special NYC show on August 13.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago

How a Dexter' Star Is Singing Her Way Through Spanish Harlem

Luna Lauren Velez maintains her Puerto Rican roots while thriving in Hollywood, known for roles in 'New York Undercover' and 'Dexter'.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Eliades Ochoa, the last great troubadour: People in Cuba have lost their joy'

Eliades Ochoa's aura is so powerful that under the generous rays of sunlight streaming through the large window on this March morning, he evokes a Western film.
Madrid food
#poetry
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The best recent poetry review roundup

The collection features unrhymed sonnets exploring the relationship between landscape, language, and human experience amidst themes of illness and trauma.
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Choreographing Lagos: Dele Adeyemo on Dance, Cosmology, and Spatial Practices

Eshu's proverb tells both a story of reparation and of ancestrality by joyfully bending spacetime conventions and accessing subjects from the past with present actions.
Social justice
#open-mic
fromFuncheap
2 months ago
SF music

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

Weekly outdoor open-mic-style performances at 16th & Mission BART every Thursday 9pm–12am; free and welcoming to all artistic expression.
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2 months ago
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16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

Weekly outdoor open-mic at 16th & Mission BART every Thursday 9pm–12am, free and welcoming all performers and languages.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

An outdoor open mic event has been celebrating diverse expressions in San Francisco for 19 years, welcoming all forms of art every Thursday night.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

16th & Mission Open Mic (w/out a mic)

An outdoor open mic event has been celebrating diverse expressions in San Francisco for 19 years, welcoming all forms of art every Thursday night.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Performance Artist Crackhead Barney Moves From the Streets to the Stage: 'Art Should Be Going Insane'

Crackhead Barney is a performance artist known for her viral heckling of protestors and celebrities, significantly impacting NYC's political landscape.
Writing
fromwww.amny.com
4 weeks ago

At Zoe Branch's table, poetry is alive and well in New York City | amNewYork

Zoe Branch's typewriter poetry in Central Park has made her a notable figure, offering personalized poems that connect deeply with individuals.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The dream is to be a standup, but everyone who knows me says: Please don't' Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy, and defying categorisation

I'm late for the school run. I'm stuck in traffic. I'm meant to be at my laptop, but I'm having to do it on my phone, in my car.
London
fromBrooklynVegan
3 weeks ago

BV Interviews: dub producer Adrian Sherwood talks Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mark E Smith, Panda Bear/Sonic Boom, postponed tour & more

I'm not really a musician. I'm more a sound man. I was once described derogatorily as a fan who'd got his hands on a mixing desk, and I think I'm more that than a musician.
Music production
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

African people are surreal': songwriter and blues poet Aja Monet on Black resistance and love as spiritual warfare

Aja Monet blends surrealism and blues in her art, addressing themes of love, resistance, and societal absurdities influenced by historical fascism.
Music
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Topical Dancer is propulsive, playful, and political

Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul's 2022 album blends incisive political commentary with danceable electronic and organic sounds.
Graphic design
fromColossal
1 month ago

Myth, Masks, and LEGO: Ekow Nimako's Elaborate Afrofuturistic Sculptures

Ekow Nimako creates Afrofuturistic sculptures from black LEGO bricks, exploring African diaspora mythology, folklore, and spiritual traditions through figurative and allegorical forms.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Orwell went off to fight. I thought I'd have to do the same': Raoul Peck on his intimate connection with the writer

Raoul Peck, a Haitian-born filmmaker known for examining intellectual history and power structures, found unexpected relevance in George Orwell's work despite initial skepticism.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Here are 10 great ways to celebrate poetry in NYC for World Poetry Day | amNewYork

Sadly, on Nov. 1, 2023, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe closed its location at 236 E 3rd St. to undergo a three-year Nuyoricanstruction project aimed at renovating its 100-year-old building, with plans to reopen in 2026. During that time, the cafe has partnered with the Bowery Poetry Club to host a Nuyorican Poets Cafe Slam every Monday night beginning at 7 p.m.
NYC music
Writing
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

The art of College poetry - Harvard Gazette

Harvard College hosts three National Youth Poet Laureates who emphasize performance techniques, personal storytelling, and the transformative power of poetry in their academic and artistic pursuits.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Meet the Kerry Japanese artist bringing sean nos and Irish language to life for a new generation

Amano De Londra Miura showcased her stunning sean nós talents live on TV, putting the Irish language back on the map and highlighting its cultural importance.
London music
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

New York hip-hop experimentalist Elucid: I like the harmony of the city. Everybody's got a little solo'

Elucid experiences the Dream House installation's meditative drone composition, which triggers his creative process through sensory immersion and unconscious sound-to-word associations.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Black music is not a subculture it is the engine': Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on

Kanya King stated, 'Black music shapes what we listen to, how we speak, how we dress, how we tell our stories and I guess it's defined as Britain's cultural identity but structurally and institutionally is still often treated as m.'
London music
London music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Joshua Idehen: I know you're hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try

Joshua Idehen transformed from a toxic troll to a reflective artist, using his experiences to create impactful poetry and music.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | In a time of fear, I made adanceabout hope | amNewYork

Dance communicates profound truths about human experience and social injustice that words cannot reach, offering a vital form of resistance and expression during times of fear and displacement.
London music
fromEsquire
3 weeks ago

Kneecap Will Never Back Down

Kneecap's new album 'Fenian' aims to reclaim Irish heritage amidst political challenges faced after their pro-Palestine stance at Coachella 2025.
NYC music
fromHip Hop Hero
1 month ago

Why J Cole considers Queens, New York his second home

J Cole was born in West Germany to an army father, grew up in North Carolina, and moved to Queens for university where he developed his music career with support from his landlord.
Film
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I Asked Jamaicans About Cool Runnings. They Have ... Mixed Feelings.

Cool Runnings remains a nostalgic, culturally influential but inaccurate portrayal of Jamaicans and the Jamaican bobsled team.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The best recent poetry review roundup

Andrew Motion's latest collection explores mortality and loss through elegies, showing a shift toward rootedness and acceptance of death as a universal human experience rather than personal bewilderment.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Act Black: posters of Black Americans on stage and screen in pictures

Many of these posters are the only surviving proof of certain shows, with no recordings of plays, and certain films, having been lost over time. They offer a history of Black Americans trying to counter harmful stereotypes and provide vital and humanizing contributions to a growing Black culture.
Arts
fromCaribbean Life
2 months ago

Bronx filmmaker spotlights Jamaican Diaspora stories - Caribbean Life

But rather than walk away from his creative calling, Driven said he pivoted - teaching himself videography and landing his first paid job through a Craigslist post filming Caribbean DJ, and DJ Mad Out. "That opportunity introduced him to New York's Caribbean music scene, where he went on to work with artists such as Shaggy, Ding Dong and Kranium," she said. "Those early experiences sharpened Hillmedo's eye for authenticity, capturing Caribbean culture not as spectacle, but as lived reality," she added.
Brooklyn
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Chris Fleming Prances, Scuttles, and Undulates Onto HBO

A woman's relationship with Trader Joe's is abstract. It's like the way women see Trader Joe's, it's the way the aliens from 'Arrival' view time. Unlike most men—who make a beeline straight for the same blue-corn tortilla chips that have been there since pre-Obama—women swan dreamily through the store, guided by their foremothers toward the strangest possible products.
Humor
Photography
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Rhythm, roots and revolution: Jennie Baptiste on capturing Black culture through photography

Jennie Baptiste combines a background in dance and performance with sensitive music photography that explores identity, mental health, and Black music culture.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
2 months ago

Is This Love? The Jamaica Bob Marley-inspired World Cup kits will have you jamming this summer

Jamaica unveiled Bob Marley–inspired home and away kits by Adidas while the team proceeds to play-offs needing consecutive wins to reach World Cup 2026.
Business
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Why the best problem-solvers think like jazz musicians

Organizations that toggle between wonder (imagination) and rigor (discipline) generate novel value and shape disruption better than those relying solely on technical systems.
#sly-dunbar
Film
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Bronx filmmaker spotlights Jamaican Diaspora stories | amNewYork

Dante Hillmedo centers Bronx Caribbean immigrant experiences in film, teaching himself videography and building Team Elite Productions to portray Black and Caribbean stories authentically.
Photography
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Broadway Polaroids on Creativity, Presence, and Resilience

Broadway Polaroids captures honest Polaroid portraits of Broadway performers, prioritizing presence over polish and building community through authentic moments.
#open-mic-night
Humor
fromVulture
1 month ago

'He Is Basically the Goop That's Inside a Lava Lamp'

Comedian Chris Fleming delivers hyperspecific, manic observational comedy wrapped in performance-art strangeness, creating absurdist humor through elaborate tangential narratives and surreal character dissections.
#reggae
Books
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths says she won't let pain be 'the engine that drives the ship'

Rachel Eliza Griffiths experienced dissociative episodes and memory blackouts after her best friend's death and during subsequent trauma, and she chronicled these experiences in a memoir.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I paid people with pints and chips': Georgina Duncan on the prize-winning play she tapped out on her phone

Sapling won the Women's playwriting prize; the Belfast-set drama examines teenage grief and the long, community-defining scars left by past violence.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Field Notes: BART Poetry, Revolutionary Black Panther Art, and from Rural Alaska to the Super Bowl

On a daily ride between San Leandro and the Mission, a young poet found her page in motion. Sehinne's poem earned a rare sweep of nine-or-higher scores at the 2025 Brave New Voices festival, helping Team Youth Speaks Bay Area take first place. In the piece, the train becomes a steady, slightly offbeat presence part family member, part witness a place where writing happens in stolen minutes between stations.
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Music
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Lila Ike learned what "self-love" means with her Grammy-nominated album

Lila Ike, a Jamaican reggae artist, released Treasure Self Love and earned a Grammy nomination as the sole female nominee in the best reggae album category.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

From baby beatboxer to drummer of the year for south London teen

Over the years my main focus has been jazz so bringing that style and rhythm up to the stage, they found really interesting. Ellis thinks his jazz background made him stand out among his fellow contestants, attributing his success to the distinctive musical perspective he brought to the competition.
London music
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

How Wifredo Lam Made Surrealism More Surreal Than the Surrealists | Artnet News

An exhibition of Wifredo Lam is about as safe a bet as the Museum of Modern Art can place and still plausibly say that it's a bet on expanding the canon. The Cuban artist is one of the most famous painters of the 20th century, featured in almost every single key show about Surrealism. MoMA acquired his famous painting The Jungle in 1946, a few years after he made it.
Arts
fromCurbed
2 months ago

The Cuban House of Spirits

The artists José Parlá and Claudia Hilda, his wife, live in a former fire station in Fort Greene surrounded by memories of Cuba, which Parlá's ­family fled in 1970 and where ­Hilda lived until recently. "There's a lot of magical realism here, a big mix of Cuban traditions and religion," says Parlá, pointing to an icon of la Caridad del Cobre, the island's patron saint, in the kitchen. "We cannot move her!"
Arts
London music
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

I've Been to Nearly Every Caribbean Carnival-and These Are My Favorite Celebrations

Caribbean Carnival originates in Black resistance and remains a cultural celebration of freedom, music, vibrant costumes, and diasporic connection despite commercialization.
Music
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Hip hop faces its midlife crisis

Hip hop's cultural dominance has sharply declined, losing 24% sales share and 19% streaming share since 2023, with few emerging artists capable of sustaining mainstream relevance after Kendrick Lamar's 2024 peak.
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