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Nicholas Daley: A beat all of its own

Aimee Shirley — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:00:05 +0000

Music permeates the space of Nicholas Daley’s studio based in the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in North London: From Shabaka Hutchings’ eloquent, saxophone-heavy tunes and his jazz group Sons of Kemet, a line-up that comprises some of the most progressive 21st-century talents in British jazz, to Culture’s Two Sevens Clash, an instrumental album to Jamaica’s

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Kelsey Brookes

freundevonfreunden — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Kelsey Brookes did not come to art in any of the usual fashions. In fact, as he tells us on a rainy morning in Kreuzberg, the microbiologist-cum-artist found art through self discovery and surfing.Without a sign of jet-lag, and brimming with energy and enthusiasm for everything from the neighbourhood to his work, Brookes talks to

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Gilles Peterson

freundevonfreunden — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000

The elevator door in the hotel opened and there he stood: Gilles Peterson. The Dj’ing legend from London. Wearing his favourite visvims, blue jeans and a black t-shirt. Nothing but sympathy. The first impression set the tone for the rest of this inspiring, friendly conversation. Meeting Gilles was more of a long talk about his

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