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09 Dec

Posted at 06:30h in Reviews
“Whatever happened to Major Tom?” is a question every Bowie fan has asked at least once since the 1995 'Hallo Spaceboy', the last we heard of Major Tom from Bowie himself. Black Einstein has removed the question mark and replaced it with their debut EP “Whatever happened to Major Tom?, released recently on BandCamp. Black Einstein is the supasoulful vision of London based producer Colin Emmanuel and his collective who bring together mischievous fusions of funk, rap and jazz into soundspace.

09 Apr

Posted at 14:34h in On-Screen, SoulCulture:TV, Theatre
Hollywood actress Sanaa Lathan talks to SoulCulture.TV about her family's history in entertainment, being very critical of her own work and distinguishing between herself and the characters she plays. "I am my instrument, you can't just leave yourself behind. There's a little of me in every character.... and yet... well-written characters have their own spirit about them." We also discuss her fun, cartoon role in The Cleveland Show - and the issue of under-representation of black culture, as well as being typecast for specifically "black" roles. "The truth is...