Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie’s popular novel Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the 2007 Orange Prize For Fiction, is to be turned into a film. “Speaking at a recent book signing in Australia, Chimamanda noted that she would not be involved in any aspect of the movie production. She did note that she expects [...]
Popular New Jersey poet Taalam Acey gives his views on the use of the N-word – and Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s controversial repeated use of it in a recent rant – in the video below. He also talks about the “violent culture” in the city of Baltimore, pointing his attention to possible reasons for the increase [...]
Hip Hop legend-in-action [and seemingly the modern blueprint for every other new emcee that emerges] Jay-Z has collaborated with respected journalist and former editor of The Source, Dream Hampton, on a new book titled Decoded – set for international release this November. Throughout its 336 pages the hardcover, illustrated book mixes first-person memoir – tracing Jigga’s [...]
For the second year running, E4’s Udderbelly entertainment season at the Southbank Centre played host to London’s exclusive spoken word/music night Poejazzi on July 1st, which featured a band with lead vocalists that change costume six times in a set of just seven tracks, a young reincarnation of Joni Mitchell with in song jokes that [...]
Some musical spoken word for the ol’ ipod…. London poet Dean Atta proclaims to be “embarking upon an exciting journey into the world of music” and has worked with a number of producers on five-track spoken word EP Reason & Rhyme – available below for free download. Described as an “eclectic jigsaw of words and [...]
Poejazzi, as part of its Year of the Poet season, triumphantly returns to the E4 Udderbelly in London on Thursday 1st July, 2010. Featured acts: Yungun – the internationally-acclaimed wordsmith praised by Zane Lowe and Mark Ronson and who has supported Slum Village and De La Soul – with a live band and his brilliant [...]
“I don’t know how to be a hypocrite,” says the refreshingly outspoken poet and novelist Lola Shoneyin. This, one of many bold statements made by the Nigerian author, perhaps is the reason she has no qualms speaking openly on whatever issues are close to her heart; be they the socio-political challenges facing her native land [...]
February 2010 revealed a jewel in the crown of super-sonic XL Recordings – whose coat of arms reads: Radiohead, the White Stripes, Basement Jaxx, Vampire Weekend, Ratatat, to name but a few – with the musician, poet, novelist, activist, the extraordinaire and un-classifiable Gil Scott-Heron. Music messenger Richard Russell, XL’s founder, sealed the production of [...]
Set aside 7 minutes to watch prolific US spoken word artist Taalam Acey discussing the relationship between Hip Hop, Poetry and Spoken Word from The Market 4 Change Volume 2. Filmed at The University of Washington, Tacoma (Longshoresman’s Hall) on Wednesday February 3, 2010 by Jeff Hobbs. [...]
London-based Nigerian poet Inua Ellams‘ self-penned play The 14th Tale opens at London’s National Theatre (http://nationaltheatre.org.uk) in the second week of February. A biographical coming of age story, the one-person play charts his experiences growing up in Nigeria, being schooled in Ireland and returning to England, where his career currently blossoms. The 14th Tale will [...]
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