Terri Walker Live @AestheticSounds, London | In Photos

Performing live at East London’s Vibe bar for Aesthetic Sounds’ fifth birthday celebration, radiant UK talent Terri Walker headlined a soulful double bill with Washington DC’s YahZarah* on Thursday night. [*YahZarah photos coming soon] Photographer Samit Tailor was in the house to capture the night for SoulCulture:

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Black Girl Still Rockin’: Interview with Res

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LIVE REVIEW: BABYFACE @ Indig02, London

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