It’s now been a week since I returned home from a my first ever trip to Israel and Palestine, and my head is still trying to make sense of everything I saw, heard and felt while I was out there. Two Saturdays ago, a disparate bunch of arty types (and one seriously cool reverend) got [...]
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“All we want here is peace…”
Posted by George Luke on April 8, 2012
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/all-we-want-here-is-peace/
My Name is Brima
“Party like it’s 1999.” Hmm, sounds like a plan. Yeah, I know everybody says that, but trust me – I for one will be glad to see the back of this year. And this decade. In fact, the whole century can jump off a bridge. Like I had to in order to save my life. [...]
Tagged fiction, Sierra Leone
Posted by George Luke on February 26, 2012
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/my-name-is-brima/
Africa Oyé!
Africa Oyé 2011 Sefton Park, Liverpool, 18-19 June Liverpool’s African music festival has become a key event in my calendar. It’s a chance for me not only to hear great music and gather material for the Sounds of Africa show I produce, but also an opportunity to socialise and hang out with a few other [...]
Posted in Africa, arts, Culture, human rights, Latin America, Life in general, music, politics, refugees, social action
Posted by George Luke on June 20, 2011
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/africa-oye/
In Conversation: Watcha Clan
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of hanging out with Sista K, Supreme Clem and Nassim – three members of the Marseille based ‘global fusion’ band Watcha Clan. Their fifth album, Radio Babel, comes out in April and it’s simply the most awesome take-everything-you-can-get-hold-of-and-shake-it-all-about concoction I’ve ever heard; a mix that includes dubstep, drum [...]
Posted in Africa, arts, asylum, Culture, film, human rights, Life in general, music, politics, refugees, social action
Tagged Watcha Clan, World Music
Posted by George Luke on March 18, 2011
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/in-conversation-watcha-clan/
AFRICA OYE 2010
Man, this year has flown past. I can’t believe it’s been a whole 12 months since I made my now annual trip up to Liverpool for the Africa Oyé festival. But it has – and I’ve just enjoyed a brilliant day in the sun with a field full of friendly Liverpudlians and some awesome music [...]
Posted in Africa, arts, Culture, human rights, Latin America, music, politics, refugees, social action
Tagged World Music
Posted by George Luke on June 20, 2010
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2010/06/20/africa-oye-2010/
The Freed Bird Sings
I haven’t been as prompt with my updates on here as I’d like to. But I should share a really heart-warming moment from a couple of weeks ago with you. Actually, I’ll go back further – back a few years to when I was hosting my World Beat radio show on UCB, and I first [...]
Posted by George Luke on November 23, 2008
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/the-freed-bird-sings/
Still Human, Still Here…
Like most other people I know, I care about stuff. Unlike a hardcore few of them, there are limits as to how far I’m prepared to go in support of my causes of choice. So I’ve always had a grudging respect for the guys I see camped opposite the Houses of Parliament, whether I agree [...]
Posted by George Luke on October 24, 2008
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/still-human-still-here/
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