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Love Me by Gemma Weekes [Book Review]
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 at 11 years old by her capricious, self-centred mother Marie. Eden lives…
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Interview: P.P. Arnold
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.
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Interview: ROBERT GLASPER
When Robert Glasper’s Trio hit London town for a sold-out gig towards the end of last year, we were wowed. Now that he’s due back next month to play keys for Q-Tip’s show at The Roundhouse (March 14th – tickets here), we just had to catch up with the high-spirited 30-year-old jazz pianist.
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Interview: PETER HADAR
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…
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Interview: ERIC BENET
“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, which makes it a haggard 1am call for me. Though…
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Nneka: It’s Not About Entertainment
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 she chose out of “the urge just to study something……
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Interview: CHAKA KHAN
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 the Chaka Khan Foundation. “[Autism] was sort of new…