Love Me is the debut novel by London based singer/poet Gemma Weekes. It chronicles the loves and battles of 20- something Eden Jean-Baptiste. Her life is marred by the twin torments of her obsession with the handsome, emotionally distant Zed and being abandoned...
We draw inspiration from many sources in our lives: the loved ones who whisper encouraging words when we need them the most, the faith we lean against when we can’t stand on our own…and then there is Soul music, a genre whose name proclaims exactly which part of us it is meant to nurture.
With Valentine’s Day looming, what better time to have a long conversation over a green tea about Love? Pondering if there’s still space for romantic sentimentality in today’s ‘Do You’ society, SoulCulture caught up with Peter Hadar – a soulful New Yorker on a mission to make innovation mainstream. Bring on experimental music and creative relationships – time to dash those clichéd roses to one side, perhaps?
“It’s 8pm and I’ve been talking ALL day. But you know what; I love my job so I’m grateful everyone wants to talk to me…” Eric Benét says, laughing warmly from New York. I’ve just rushed home myself from a late night showcase in London,...
There is something strikingly confident yet vulnerable about Nneka. Born in Nigeria on Christmas Eve 1981, the singer moved to Germany in 2000 for reasons she is more than hesitant to disclose. She completed a degree there last year in Anthropology and Archaeology – subjects...
In 1999, Chaka Khan's socially responsible propensity compelled her to found an organisation in support of "women and children at risk", particularly those with autism, due the sense of loss and confusion she experienced when her nephew was diagnosed with autism around that time. So began...