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Welcome to Lime’s second annual Wedding issue. We have beauty secrets from a top model to finding the best hen party – it’s all here, ladies.

Men, we’ve had lots of fun finding out what our interviewees think are London’s most romantic hot spots if you are

thinking of proposing and the perfect first wedding song, too.

You’ll have to read on to seek inspiration.

So readers, where in London do you think is the most romantic place for someone to propose?

Let us know via twitter @limewithus.

Sophia A Jackson xx

editor@gotmedialive.co.uk

Team Lime Editor Sophia A Jackson editor@gotmedialive.co.uk Designer Mialisa Fenty Contributors Cassam Looch Semper Azeez-Harris Tricia Wombell Alicia Adejobi Karla Williams Micallar Walker

Nicke Adebowale Amardeep Sohi Joyce Connor Jennifer Rock Victoria Woode Sarah Nicholas Advertising and sales Dean Serieux dean@gotmedialive.co.uk Events listings info@comelime.com

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May Restless Beings charity event

finest street dance, and for the first time ever at Sadler’s Wells a performing robot appears on stage.

Info: Sadler’s Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN | www.sadlerswells.com

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til 02 May The 8th annual Breakin’ Convention international festival of hip hop, dance and theatre Still the only event of its kind in the UK, the Breakin’ Convention festival of hip hop dance theatre returns to take over Sadler’s Wells during May bank holiday weekend. Alongside an international line-up of artists the festival features workshops, aerosol art and freestyle circles in the theatre foyer. The performance line-up for 2011 features footwork from the USA; traditional dance from Uganda; popping from Denmark; Korean b-boys; the UK’s 4 LIME MAGAZINE 2011

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May Judith Jacob Yabba Yabba’s with Friends‫‏‬ Judith is back with her successful live chat show this time at The Ritzy Upstairs in Brixton. Her guests perform, Judith interviews them then you the audience gets to ask question. This month it’s Dennis Bovell, PC Mistri and Junior Giscombe.

Info: 8pm | Ritzy Upstairs, Ritzy, Coldharbour Lane, London | 0871 902 5739

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May The First Lady Roof Garden Fayre Hosted by Roses Gabor and Mikill Pane; presented

New member’s club opens on Park Lane On April 19, Lime attended the cocktail and canapé reception of new member’s club One For One Park Lane. The venue is perfect for event hire/photo shoots/after parties etc. We loved the sparkly toilets in the ladies – a bit of bling can never go wrong. One For One members club situated on the infamous Park Lane has been created to deliver a level of service

by Chyna Desveaux with DJs Nikki Beatnik; LA DJ Petite; and Sadiq Bello. Guest speakers include model Rachael Williams; make up application professional Melanie Leonard; Katie Ryan, CEO, Pink and Black Management and Kara Messina, creative director of Y’OH Menswear. Artists include Ola the Poet; Cherri Prince, Jane Fraser and Aruba Red. Info: The Queen of Hoxton, EC2 A3JX | thefirstladyblog.wordpress. com

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- 28 May RHS Chelsea Flower Show The Chelsea Flower show is the ultimate event in the gardening calendar. It’s the place to see; and to be seen at. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the world’s most famous gardening event and marks the start of the summer season.

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and features that has been missing within the Central London members’ club scene for many years. One For One will house a number of unique features which have been developed by the owners to ensure that the members experience is nothing short of exceptional. Membership and entry by invitation only.

Info: www.141parklane. com

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Poetic Pilgrimage

Restless Beings celebrating third anniversary – join us aboard the HMS President 1918 in central London, for a journey back to the 1920’s. Jazz and Blues – famous for their consciousness, will be the tone of the night, alongside some of London’s most celebrated poets. The lineup will provide entertainment and a real feel of a SpeakEasy on board the ship - echoing the struggles and suppression of those who have had their human rights violated an EchoShip. Performers include Cherri Prince, Inua Ellams, Mohammed Yahya and Poetic Pilgrimage.

Info: 6pm| HMS President 1918, Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0HJ | www. restlessbeings.org/events

-08 May Tea and Coffee Festival With an ever-growing schedule of fascinating demonstrations and exhibitors the inaugural Tea and Coffee Festival is guaranteed to perk up your weekend. The bank holiday bonanza is over – how to fill your time? Head down to Southbank Centre Square to see and learn a myriad of new and exciting things based around the nation’s favourite beverages.

Info: 11am - 8pm daily (6pm on Sunday) | Southbank Centre Square (Behind Royal Festival Hall), Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX | www. teacoffeefestival.com

the grounds of the Royal Hospital since 1912 and HRH the Queen regularly visits RHS Chelsea before the Charity Gala Preview.

With 17 show gardens, 15 smaller gardens and a hundred of the world’s best growers and nurseries, 2011 is destined to be one of the best RHS Chelsea Flower Shows in history.

Info: The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, SW3 | www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea

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We took a little time out to speak to Kemal Dempster from acclaimed dance group Plague

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lague may not be a household name but they are one of the strongest UK dance crews around. All seven members of the crew will be performing at the 8th annual Breakin’ Convention, an international festival of hip hop, dance and theatre which takes place at Sadler’s Wells this month.

Kemal, tell me about Plague, who are you and how long have you been together?

We’re a dance crew that were formed back in 2000.

We started off as a group of three but now there are seven of us. Plague was created by a guy called Mukthar who is now on tour with Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas.

Mukthar decided to put a group together and then started scouting people, entering competitions and went on to win several trophies, practically every competition in the UK. Our members are Shawn, Bly, Eharmesh, Roxy, Brooke, Natalie and me. None of the original three are still in the group. The fact that we’ve grown in numbers is good, as we can now do more complex moves and visually it looks a lot better.

What is your biggest achievement as a group?

We won the World HipHop Championships in 2005. Plague are the first ever UK dance group to win the title so this

is by far our greatest achievement. Winning the World Championships is a massive thing for the crew. Other UK crews have won similar titles in Europe but never in America. Also two of our members performed during the 2008 Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing.

Another two of our members toured with the show Africa Africa.

We believe if you work hard enough your talent you’ll get notice.

How do you all come up with new routines?

There are people in the crew who specialise with particular movements. We listen to the music first and then decide what to use. So if we’re doing a locking piece we might want a funky tune with accents and probably use a fast tune, to show natural rhythm and power. As a group Plague specialise in popping, locking and house.

If a few of us didn’t think a move was working we would speak up and give suggestions. If everyone agrees to change it then we’ll change it. We work as a team.

Plague has accomplished a lot over the years but do you have more goals to reach?

It would be great for Plague to be known more abroad. I personally would love to perform in China or

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We believe if you work hard enough at your talent – you’ll get noticed Japan, there’s a big dance scene over there that I would love to see.

So what can we expect from the Breakin’ Convention?

You’ll be amazed. You’ll see a lot of different styles from B-boys, contemporary dance, abstract, solos, everything. There’s an area of Ciphers – boxed off squares were people basically throw down their moves. It’s like battling but friendlier. Plague will be performing on the Saturday and Brooke will be teaching a locking workshop on the Monday.

Where in London do you think is the most romantic place for someone to propose?

I would say the Southbank at sunset. Big Ben and The London eye in the background looks beautiful.

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What would be your first dance with your partner at your wedding?

It would be Love Never Felt So Good by Michael Jackson.

Info: Breakin’ Convention will take place at Sadler’s Wells until 2 May | www. breakinconvention.com | www.prodance.co.uk/ KEMAL *This interview is published courtesy of Afridiziak Theatre News where you can read the full interview: www.afridiziak. com LIME MAGAZINE 2011

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Jun The London Docks Wedding Fair At the London Docks Wedding Fair you can expect to be introduced to a wealth of companies all beaming with the knowledge and expertise you would expect to find from the finest in the wedding industry that will help make your dream day just perfect. The London Docks wedding fair is designed with you and only you in mind, to make that complicated task of planning your wedding that much easier.

In a relaxed and calm environment the show aims to save you time spending weeks trawling the shops and showrooms, making countless calls and waiting for company brochures.

Info: 6-9pm | Dickins Inn, Marble Quay, St Katharine’s Way, London E1 W1UH | www.thelondondocks weddingfair.co.uk

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-19 Jun Channel 4 presents Taste of London

Jun Tanaka at the Taste of London restaurant festival

Taste of London is celebrating what is arguably its best restaurant line-up to date, totaling an impressive eleven Michelin stars. The restaurants include: Asia de Cuba; Awana; Barrafina; Benares; Bentley’s; Bocca di Lupo / Gelupo; Chef Collin Brown; Club Gascon; Corrigan’s Mayfair; Fino; Fouronine; Gaucho; Gauthier Soho; Kai Mayfair; Launceston Place; Le Caprice; Le Gavroche; L’Anima; L’Etranger; Maze; Melati; Opera Tavern; ORA; Paramount; Petrus; Quo Vadis; Refettorio; Rhodes 24; Roux at The Landau; Satay House; Scott’s; Skylon; Suka; Tamarind; The Cinnamon Club; The Modern Pantry; The Ritz; Yauatcha; York & Albany. The event promises to delight over

Lime restaurant review: Kanteen Lime rating: Words: Micallar Walker Try as I might to be kinder and more positive in this review the words that repeatedly spring to mind are ‘distinctly’ and ‘average’.

It’s hard to imagine that Kanteen is the restaurant within the K West Hotel. Languishing, undeservedly so, on the floor above the uber stylish K Lounge, the restaurant décor feels immediately dated and out of place – a piece of the ‘K’ jigsaw that doesn’t fit. The walls of the restaurant are dressed with works of art that I found to be abstract for abstract’s sake and rather intrusive. I’m assured that the artwork is changed regularly to 6 LIME MAGAZINE 2011

After the blazing success of last year, Afro Hair and Beauty LIVE will once again be held at the Business Design Centre Islington, London on 29th and 30th May 2011. Celebrating their 30th anniversary the show promises to be fun, fresh and funky, the perfect event for young black fashion conscious women. The show will be split into three themes: flair, fashion and fix. Also, live demonstrations from a host of experts will give you top secret industry tips and tricks for hair, make-up and more.

– Lime magazine has teamed up with the Afro Hair and Beauty show and is giving you the chance to win tickets to this year’s Afro Hair and Beauty Show. We have three pairs of tickets to giveaway. To enter email competition@comelime. com with Afro Hair and Beauty in the subject header by May 23. Please include your full name and contact number.

50,000 visitors across the four days. New for 2011 is The Secret Garden which will be tucked away in an exclusive enclave of Marylebone Green. The beautiful gastronomic oasis will play host to a line of world class chefs including Silvena Rowe, Gary Rhodes, Michel Roux Jr, Chris Galvin, Theo Randall and Jacob Kennedy and provide a stage for the

much anticipated British BBQ Championships where 18 of the UKs most renowned chefs including Tristan Welch (Launceston Place), Paul Merrett (The Victoria) and Atul Kochhar (Benares) will battle it out on the coals to impress a line-up of revered food critics.

Info: Regent’s Park | www.tastefestivals.com/ london

create, and I quote “new points of interest”. Waiting staff are added to the mix flaunting badly chipped nail varnish and a tendency to be overly attentive – as each visit back to my table (approximately every 5 or 6 minutes) hammered home a sketch in my head of Are You Being Served or some similar comedy of manners. And so to the food . . . .

Think Sunday pub lunch and you’re pretty much there. With nothing overtly exciting on the menu, staples of steak with a choice of garlic butter or pepper sauce and half a chicken with coleslaw and spicy potatoes wedges are just about as thrilling as it gets. The dessert however remains as one redeeming feature; a mouth-watering warm apple tart

which came with an unexpected scoop of vanilla ice cream (the menu promised honeycomb). Harsh you may say, but I urge you to visit Kanteen for yourself and perhaps (I sincerely hope) you may come away having had a more satisfying dining experience.

Info: Kanteen, K West Hotel, Richmond Way, London W14 0AX | www.k-west.co.uk/kanteen.htm Follow us on twitter @limewithus for free and discounted tickets to the best events in the city

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Lime’s guide to LONDON’s

hen party scene From Burlesque to flower arranging – our hen party suggestions offers something for everyone Hen/stag party suggestion:

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the Burlesque night Lime event review: Wam Bam Club | Lime rating: Words: Jennifer Rock For anyone seeking an alternative hen or stag night experience then a trip to Café de Paris for an evening of Wam Bam entertainment Viva Las Vegas style might just be the thing to get the party started. Our night kicked off with an introduction to the art of burlesque, with pre-show classes run

by Burlesque Baby who offer a selection of hen inspired parties. Today our class led by Gemma of (Cabaret Rouge) walked us through a three part routine complete with the pre-requisite feather boa. Not to be taken too seriously our group of about 15, soon got into the character and feel of 1930s cabaret, though a slightly larger performance space may have enhanced the realism.

But leave any inhibitions at the door because it is all in good fun. Just before the Wam Bam club night of comedy, magic, music and Burlesque started we were seated at large round tables with other guests

Burlesque Baby Tea Party style hen parties

and soon tucked into our threecourse dinner topped with a glass of champers.

From the French inspired menu I opted for the Boneless Tamworth Pork Rib on a bed of Sweet Mash Potato, without being too filling, it left me pleasantly surprised by its texture. My main was Pan-Fried Sea Bass with Steamed Vegetables.

My guest tucked into the Goats Cheese Roast Pepper Roulade to start with a generous portion of Rib-Eye Steak as her main, leaving her impressed by the generous portion. Her dessert was the Chocolate Bavarois which is for the chocolate lover. Whereas my Braeburn Apple and Cinnamon Tarte was a combination of three delicious desserts wrapped up in one and envied by other guests. As we ate, tributes were paid to comic actor Charlie Chaplin on the overhead screen on what would have been his 122nd birthday. Then before long it was time for the entertainment to begin. The show’s host Lady Alex graced the stage with girls from Cabaret Rouge who were decked out in white can-can attire, true show-girl style. The audience were then treated to elements of the exotic including fire dancers, aerobatics with an element of humour provided by one of the world’s most unlikely male ballet dancers and even an Elvis impersonator. My favourite was the 18th century style

Wam Bam Family

renaissance trio dancing to contemporary r&b numbers. The Wam Bam club performers sung as they wandered through the crowd singling out willing and non-willing participants for frivolous and spirited banter. It was a full house with a mixed audience and plenty of men and women on hen or stag nights enjoying themselves and soaking up the atmosphere. By the end of the evening we were on our feet arms swaying to an old Queen classic which drew the evening to a close. Those AHB BBH page ad

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who dared then retired to the boudoir, a discreet red velvet themed room tucked away to the rear with oversized beds, walled mirrors, providing the perfect ambiance to possibly indulge in your own Moulin Rouge moment. For something a bit more tailored, Sharon Kay’s Burlesque Baby offers a huge range of hen parties from Charleston to pin-up, vintage tea to your classic hens knees up.

Info: www.wambamclub. com | www.burlesquebaby. com

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It’s all about hair, beauty and style.

Live hair and fashion shows Top celebrity stylists Makeovers Hair and beauty advice

29–30 May 2011 Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1

Opening hours 10.30am – 6.00pm

For ticket outlets and further information visit:

Tickets: £12 at the door £10 in advance

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Hen party suggestion:

the spa experience K West Hotel and Spa Lime rating: Words: Micallar Walker

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Release your inner Bridezilla and discover the Kalm within you...

A short distance from Shepherd’s Bush tube, the Earls Court and Olympia exhibition halls and the Mecca that is Westfield Shopping Centre, this is the ideal retreat for a bride-to-be taking time out from those stressful prenuptial preparations. Winner of the Best Luxury UK Hotel Spa in 2011 as voted by the World Luxury Spa Awards, the K Spa teams dedicated and highly qualified therapists with the best treatments and holistic products including Aromatherapy Associates, Ytsara and Germaine de Capuccini to deliver meticulously bespoke packages. There are elements of the K Spa that elevate it to ‘never seen/never tried before status’ - like the Sun Meadow a luxurious treatment room with specially designed UV lights for light therapy treatment which also doubles as a Thai massage room. There’s also The Klafs Snow Paradise aka The Snow Room which at a tingling -100C provides a unique

Hen party suggestion: The

swanky hotel experience W Hotel, Leicester Square | rating: Words: Karla Williams

‘Finnish’ experience where sauna guests can cool off in a dreamy winter landscape surrounded by the finest natural powdery snow.

With the emphasis very much on your ‘personal journey’ there are a number of facilities to travel through. There’s a gym entitled K Fit, a sanarium and sauna, a steam room, a hydrotherapy pool and seated alcove sections charmingly named ‘Kuddles’. Perhaps escape with your chief bridesmaid and make a weekend of it by staying in one of the K West Hotel’s divine luxury guestrooms. Keep in touch

with the real world in the K Library equipped with the latest Apple Mac computers and have a cocktail or two in the super sexy K Lounge amidst the luxuriously decadent accent walls and white fringed lighting. Whether it’s for a day or a short stay your time at the K West Hotel and Spa will leave you feeling both relaxed and energized and ready to tackle the groundwork and finer details for that special day.

Info: K West Hotel and Spa, Richmond Way, London W14 0AX | www.k-west.co.uk/kspa.htm

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Having opened its doors on St Valentine’s Day 2011, W Hotel in Leicester Square is the latest in a long line of global establishments that pride itself on being all about the glamour. With 192 guestrooms, including the appropriately titled Marvellous and Fantastic Suites and the Wonderful Rooms, the location personifies modern culture having been incorporated with designer mirror balls, fashionable artwork and ‘bling’ covered doors at every turn. The venue is also known as The Party Hotel and this can be seen as you walk along the darkly decorated corridors, that alleviate rather than aggravate a hangover, and enter the padded lift – which I was told was to prevent drunken guest injuring themselves as they stagger back to their rooms. The sixth floor plays home to the gym and spa facilities and the on-site South Eastern 8 LIME MAGAZINE 2011

K Spa - Foot Baths

W London - Leicester Square - Cool Corner room

Restaurant means it an ideal location for a sophisticated hen night getaway or if you fancy something a bit more riotous the suitably named Wyld Bar and dance floor should do just the trick. While I was initially impressed with its contemporary chic I couldn’t help wonder how long the design would last as with such focus being placed on the style of today – surely in a few years time it would become and feel dated? I also couldn’t help pick up a slight pretentious air as the hotel made every effort to scream

at you just how great it thinks it is.

The cheapest of the rooms is still a rather pricey £268 per night and upon inspection of the Wonderful Room I did think it felt a little cramped. W Hotel is undoubtedly the place to be photographed and be seen but unless you happen to have an A-list budget to match you could just be in for an expensive lesson in style over substance.

Info: www.wlondon.co.uk

the generation crossover Kenneth Turner Flowers

by Stormy Masterclass at the Cheval Residences Words: Sophia A Jackson

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Lime editor Sophia A Jackson at the Kenneth Turner Flower Arranging masterclass held in March 2011.

and creativity as we got to grips with bending, preening, trimming, and shaping to get the full flower arranging experience. After the session I felt educated and more knowledgeable on how to select and get the best out of flowers.

Stormy cater for groups of about 20 people for the flower masterclasses and or they can come and show you how to professionally decorate your abode with flowers according to your house style from dining room tables and bathrooms to your Christmas tree or a room for a wedding shower. Stormy are flower connoisseurs who only use flowers that are season and with a studio based inside Covent Garden Flower Market the flowers are guaranteed to be fresh.

We are told the flower school will reopen in Covent Garden Flower market within the next two months.

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If you want to stay away from the stereotypical hen party experience with something more sophisticated then a Kenneth Turner Flower Arranging Masterclass might be what you’re looking for. This is ideal if you want to include your mother, grandmother or great aunt as flower arranging can appeal to all age groups. Kenneth Turner Flowers, one of Britain’s most established florists, marry flowers with candles and room fragrances which are sold across the globe and in London at Harrods and Selfridges amongst other places. The masterclasses are run by Stormy lead by Laura Lee who worked with the influential florist, Kenneth Turner for 25 years and her colleague Jon Poulsom. They have partnered with Cheval Residences and the idea is that flower arranging masterclasses can be held for those staying at the apartments and want a one to one to learn how to create beautiful flower arrangements. Our group were each given a basket, pussy willow, moss and an orchid which we had to personalise using various props and scissors.

Having never done anything like this before I was surprised at how relaxing and calming the whole experience was. The session encouraged giggles

Wedding tip from Laura Lee: flowers that are popular now are Garden Roses and Lily of the valley. Gerbera’s are no longer in fashion. Oh, and if you want your orchid to last then it shouldn’t sit in water.

Info: www.kennethturner. com | www. chevalresidences.com

John Legend, Trey Songz, Morgan Heritage, Sixun, Ledisi, Allison Marquis & Eclectic Pan Jazz, Augustin “Jab” Duplessis f/Derede Williams, Yellowjackets, Carimi, Mervyn Wilkinson, Maceo Parker, Taj Weekes & Adowa, Chuck Brown, Angelique Kidjo Mike Stern w/Richard Bona, Bob Franceschini & Lionel Cordew, Regina Carter’s “Reverse Thread”, Bad Ass Brass, Saint Lucia Collective, Anacaona.

For more information contact the Saint Lucia Tourist Board on 0207 341 7000 www.stluciajazz.org

Cheval Phoenix House

Kenneth Turner Blue Tangerine Candle in Glass

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Image credit: © Malta Tourism Authority 2011

Malta for HONEYMOONERS

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A Mediterranean retreat for culture vultures

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ewlyweds who are looking to soak up more than sunshine on their honeymoon should look to Malta as their destination.

Located between Sicily and North Africa in the Mediterranean Sea, this archipelago is often perceived as a picturesque retreat, ideal for water sports and sun bathing.

But its central location has created a diverse and relatively undiscovered arts and culture scene.

I went to see for myself exactly what Malta could offer the couple looking to combine sun, sea and cultural sights.

My first stop was to the old capital city of Mdina, which is located in the heart of the island. As a walled city, it remains an enclosed space and houses approximately 200 people who live alongside (and inside) the palaces, museums and the Cathedral of St Paul. Aside from a few parked cars, Mdina appears untouched by modernity, which only adds to the allure of the city locked in time. The narrow, deserted lanes are perfect for a long, romantic stroll, amongst a combination of medieval and baroque architecture. If you visit in the afternoon, you’ll catch the sun as it hits the globigerina

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If you’d like to dip back into the magic of being on honeymoon, the waterfront in St. Julians is the perfect spot for an evening stroll limestone, turning the buildings golden. Mdina offers superb views of the island so it’s an area to savour, especially considering the bustling area of Rabat waits anxiously outside.

The capital city Valetta is equally busy and it’s most precious building is St John’s Co-Cathedral.

Inside the church has been decorated with an extravagance which brings the soul to an abrupt halt.

Art lovers will also be taken aback by the painting

by Caravaggio which thrusts the preceding extravagance into submission. The Beheading of St John the Baptist is the only signed painting by Caravaggio. His delicate strokes have created an image that leaps out of the frame like a 3D image. It left an impression, long after exiting the Cathedral.

As you wonder along the parallel streets of Valetta, a tour of the Casa Rocca

Picolla gives an intimate context to Malta’s history.

It’s a lived in museum which continues to be the primary residence of the De Piro family.

Honeymooners may want to pay special attention to an ancestral bed, which is thought to bless those who touch it.

Theatre lovers are also well served in Malta. The Manoel Theatre in Valetta is Malta’s national theatre.

The building itself dates back to 1731 and was commissioned by Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena. It stands proud as one of the oldest theatres in Europe and the interiors are lavish and ornate. Although panto is a firm favourite amongst the Maltese, concerts, plays and operas are all performed at the Manoel. Anyone looking to be exposed to opera for the first time will not be disappointed.

The performances are subtitled and if you’re lucky enough to get tickets for the opening night, you may be in the company of the President and Prime Minister.

Theatre-lovers should also visit the neighbouring island of Gozo in October, where opera forms the central event at a cultural festival. The opera and

festival are produced solely by the community, and take a full year to prepare.

The Astra Theatre and the Aurora Theatre are the two main theatres on the island.

Valetta has a lot to offer but Malta’s cultural landscape is not limited to the densely populated city. A defining characteristic of the island is the fact that Malta is home to temples which pre-date Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids by 1,000 years. Even if you’re not necessarily keen on archaeology, it’s fascinating to step into a time before technology.

The Ggantija Temples are located on the island of Gozo, a short ferry ride away from Malta. But the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples are the most impressive. They sit on a cliff top in southern Malta, facing the isle of Fifla.

Surrounded by a heritage park, the area is serenity personified. When walking between the two temples, the air is light and silent – the perfect escape from city life.

For honeymooners, the waterfront in St. Julians is the perfect spot for an evening stroll. The pretty gardens and contemporary lounge at Palazzo Naxxar are also worth a visit.

Info: www.visitmalta.com

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Director Performance Cars, Bill Donnelly-Director, Sales & After Sales, Marek Reichman-Director Design at the launch announcement Aston Martin in India

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Aston Martin launches in India Last month, Aston Martin officially opened the doors to its first dealership in India, bringing the British marquee’s luxury sports cars to the city of Mumbai. The Aston Martin dealership in Mumbai is located at Kemp’s Corner at the junction of the ultra-premium Peddar and Altamount Roads and will offer customers a premium boutique environment wherein they can custom specify the cars to their exacting needs. The after-sales facility in nearby Worli is a first of its kind dedicated, air conditioned workshop in the high luxury segment. The showroom and after-sales facilities have been specially designed to follow the international design elements that have timelessly identified the elegance of the Aston Martin brand worldwide.

Info: www.astonmartinmumbai.in

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til 08 May Saint Lucia Jazz 2011 – 20th Anniversary R&B star, John Legend, joins a host of musical stars set to grace the stage at the internationally acclaimed event. Confirmed artists include some of the world’s biggest jazz, reggae, soul, world music and r&b musicians including Angelique Kidjo, Tarrus Riley, Morgan Heritage, Chuck Brown and Trey Songz Info: www.stluciajazz.org 22-29 May Turkey: SunSplash Antalya SunSplash Antalya is Turkey’s biggest little secret, a boutique music festival that combines style, luxury travel and serious dance music for discerning ears. With its amazing beachfront setting on the stunning Turkish Riviera, this exclusive, week long

party takes up residency at the super chic Hillside Su Hotel. Limited to just 400 guests, SunSplash Antalya is a truly refreshing addition to the sunny, European festival scene, presenting a healthy blend of music, art, travel, food and good living. Artists already confirmed include; Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1) Jose James, Mad Professor, Kon and Amir, Benji B (BBC Radio 1), Phil Asher, Simbad, DJ Cliffy, Lefto, and Ahu. Info: www.sunsplashantalya.com

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- 27 May Reggae Film Festival The five day event will open with the screening of animated, documentary and feature films from Jamaica, Antigua and the UK in the presence of Jamaican and international film and music stars.

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-22 May The 64th Cannes International Film Festival A celebration of Bollywood at the 64th Festival de Cannes: Bollywood - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, is the title of a feature film produced by Shekhar Kapoor exclusively for the Festival de Cannes.

It will be screened out of competition during the 64th Festival. It all began with a conversation with ShekharKapoor, a member of the Cannes Jury in 2010. Why not make a film that brings together the most beautiful moments in the history of Indian musical films, with all their moving pageantry and dance? A few

David ‘Steel Pulse’ Hinds – star of the Festival feature film Rocksteady, Heavyweight champturned-actor Lennox Lewis Johnny Was, Ghett’A Life, J-American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph; Jamaican film-makers Chris Browne, Ras Kassa and Storm Saulter and Mitzie Allen, producer/ director of Hama Films Antigua. The 2011 event to be staged on the Whitter Village central courtyard lawns, will once again feature a Make A Film In 24 Hours competition, a Children’s Programme and film seminar. Live Reggae music before Screenings, a series of Midnight Movies and a Gala Awards Show are among some of the special features of the 2011 event.

Info: www. jamaicafilmacademy.org

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Bollywood - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

months later, there was Bollywood, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. It is a swirling and poignant montage in which Shekhar Kapoor, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Jeff Zimbalist pay tribute to this cinema genre that has contributed to establishing India’s identity in the eyes of the world and to making Mumbaione of the world capitals of film history.

Info: Cannes, France | www.festival-cannes. com/en.html

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York] will accommodate a multitude of elite media, buyers, Caribbean officials, industry professionals and celebrities with the sole purpose of bringing more exposure and sales revenue to Caribbean fashion designers. In effect, CIFW will bring greater admiration and appreciation for Caribbean fashion and beauty worldwide.

Info: www. caribbeanfashionweek.com

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– 19 June DC Black Theatre Festival The DC Black Theatre Festival [DCBTF] is a weeklong event celebrating Washington DC’s thriving theatre community.

The DCBTF will bring together a wide array of local and national artists, writers, producers, theatre companies and theatre lovers in what promises to be one of the city’s biggest self-producing black theatre projects ever.

Info: www.dcbtf.org

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PICTURE Perfect

Beauty tips from model and Miss Black Britain winner Rachael Williams

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alking down the aisle is the ultimate catwalk experience. So to help prepare our brides to be for their big day, Lime got chatting to model Rachael Williams for tips and advice on how to turn heads and remain picture perfect.

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networking with industry professionals and it went from there.

Do you use any kind of fitness or skin care regime?

I’m not a fan of the gym but I like to jog and run about 3-4 times a week.

You must look after your skin regardless, and eat healthy. I don’t restrict myself when preparing for a show but I won’t over eat or put on excessive amounts of weight. For commercial/editorial shoots, ideally you have to be no bigger than a size 8.

Plus size would be about a 10-12 which does seem morally incorrect.

I’m guessing it’s not all glitz and glamour, what is the competitive side of the industry?

Mainly competing for jobs, in London there are a small amount of African-

Caribbean jobs, so if you’re put forward, you will be casting with every other black girl and they will only pick one to represent all.

Tell us about your organisation We Girls Rock.

I founded the company in 2009 which is run by me and my sister Rebecca Williams. We do monthly courses for young girls between 13 and 25. They are taster courses which cover sports, fashion, business and entertainment. We hire teachers to give basic insights into industries.

It is fun and practical.

When I was starting out I didn’t have that, I had to experience everything for myself.

Do you see what the photographer sees, have you got the eye?

I do notice when I take general pictures with family and friends I look back and I can see how to make the picture better. I am dark skinned so I know that I need to make use of the light.

Describe one of your best shoots?

When I went to Miami in 2010 we did a swim wear shoot for Lorena Swimwear. We were shooting on the beach and it was lovely because it was a different environment.

What is next for you?

I am going to Ghana where I have some photo shoots and Sierra Leone are doing a shoot honouring Michelle Obama. There’s also the Women of Excellence Awards.

What would you say to Michelle Obama if you actually got to meet

What do you aspire to do after modelling?

Grow with We Girls Rock. We want to have an active monthly day course where girls can interact from all areas.

How does it compare to what we see on TV shows?

It is glamourised a lot because so much happens behind closed doors, it can be hectic and girls with weight issues are air brushed so they look perfect.

You must be used to the camera – but will you be nervous on your big day?

I am a neat freak and I’m organised and what would make be nervous is wandering if my maid of honour is getting it right. I would have to take my own advice. The cameras will be on me all day so I want to keep that calm look on my face until the end of the day when I can scream and jump for joy.

Where in London do you think would be the most romantic place for someone to propose?

I am a romantic; I have literally planned the whole of my wedding.

It would have to be somewhere sentimental for me and my fiancé.

The first place we went on a date or an outside setting at night by a river or a park with lots of flowers rather than the traditional restaurant.

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What song would you choose for your first wedding dance with your hubby?

I have my song in my phone. Faith Hill, I Love You or BeBe Winans I Found Love. I know my husband would have to be included as well so we would probably choose a song together.

Info: www.rachael-williams.com | Rachael Williams will be speaking at the First Lady Roof Garden Fayre on 22 May | 11am-7pm | Queen of Hoxton, 1-5 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3JX | http:// thefirstladyblog.wordpress.com

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her?

I don’t know (laughs). I think I would give her a We Girls Rock jumper. She is a role model to me and we haven’t got many women we can look up to. She does a lot as the First Lady, and humble as well.

Walking down the aisle…

Walk very slowly; make sure you have walked in the heels before. Walk in your dress so you know how big to take your steps, rehearse your speed and smile, you’re getting married.

The perfect wedding picture...

Practice your smiles and poses with your fiancé; know how you want to be situated. I like my mum and dad’s picture they are hand in hand and are looking into each other’s eyes. It is sentimental and not too poesy or smiley but something that is natural.

Modelling tips and beauty secrets…

A few months before your wedding day work on your diet and fitness levels. If your dress is a boob tube you can do exercises to make your breasts look perfect.

Or for a short dress do exercises to make your legs shapelier. Beauty wise I am strong on massages and body scrubs to make your skin look radiant. It helps to relax you.

Never do anything new a couple days before. Stick to a routine so your body can get a balance for itself.

Blow the budget or save those pennies?

I think that you should get what you want. You should try out different hairstyles and make-up beforehand. People like to believe that the more money they spend, the better they are going to look.

Don’t be afraid, you can look just as good with the simple things.

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issue Collectively Blak Women’s Health and Beauty Spa Day Day package includes: Full use of facilities (gym, swimming pool, spa, steam room and sauna) Buffet lunch (sandwiches, wraps and wedges) 1 x 30 minute treatment Exercise classes Treatments in the package include a choice of one (30 minutes) only: Back Neck and Shoulder Massage

ESPA Taster Facial Jessica Manicure ESPA Salt and Oil Scrub Indian Head Massage Info: 10am to 5.30pm | Esporta Health Club Repton Park, Manor Park, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 8GN | collectivelyblak@ gmail.com

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-30 May The 30th Afro Hair and Beauty Live Afro Hair and Beauty live celebrates 30 years showcasing the best brands in hair and beauty products. The event will

says. In addition, the glamorous, multi-tasking mother also runs her own fashion label, Aayana.

The forthcoming Asian Women of Achievement Awards, takes place on 19th May at the London Hilton, Park Lane. The awards celebrate the often unsung Asian heroines of British life, celebrating Asian women making a huge contribution in fields as diverse as business, entrepreneurship and social and humanitarian work.

Info: http://awa.realbusiness. co.uk

offer both professionals and consumers an exciting and varied programme ranging from hair and fashion shows, workshops/seminars and competitions. In addition, there will be over one hundred companies showcasing their latest products and services. This year we have an in-house salon where you can learn from the experts and get a makeover from an award winning stylist.

Info: Business Design Centre, Islington, London | www.afrohairshow.com

Event review: Raw Skin Food Spa launch at Ivo Venturi Rating: Words: Sarah Nicholas Photography: Jon Devo at Canonjon Devo Photography If you’re looking for a way to get in some last minute pampering before the big day, or just looking for a way to enjoy some fun and relaxing girl time, then a session at Ivo Venturi with the new range from Raw Skin Food is a well deserved treat for you and your special group of girls. The 100 per cent allergen free ethical skin care brand is made from all natural products, such as mangoes, brown rice and cocoa. All these ingredients combine to create a range of products designed to bring out the best results from your skin, without the help of chemicals. The use of the natural ingredients allows your skin to absorb all the good elements of

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the products and makes your skin feel hydrated and refreshed. With different products catering to almost all the different skin types, you will find the perfect product for you. Suitable for all skin types, this is a unique way to help you look your most radiant on your special day. Try the cocoa soufflé facial mask, best of luck trying not to eat it.

Info: Raw Skin Food Spa, 5 Sloane St, Knightsbridge SW1X 9LA | www. rawskinfood.co.uk

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Kanika Chandok, shortlisted for Asian Women of Achievement Arts and Culture Award

Blue-eyed Indian beauty, Kanika Chandok, is an inspiring all-rounder – Indian muse of international fashion label Pucci; fashionista and socialite; talented musician; as well as dedicated mother of three. At 29, she is a formidable woman, who shares a close relationship with fashion house, Pucci, Kanika and is currently working on exclusive collaborations with the respected label. “I am doing something great with Pucci, which is every girls dream!” she

New fashion label Fabryan launches Nevaeh dress

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Perfect for a beach wedding, Grecian theme or slipping into for an evening soiree, the breathtaking Nevaeh dress from new fashion label Fabryan is a must-have for any bride-tobe. With a wonderland feel, this flowing, long white dress offers a low scooping back and a deep v neckline, with contrasting gold detail.

Perfect for creating that princess bride style, boho hair, simple make-up and delicate jewellery are all you need to complete the look. Priced at £350 and made to measure.

Info: www. fabryanboutique.com

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ooking radiant is as much about make-up and skincare as your choice of clothing, but you don’t have to spend a fortune to look your best. My most important tip is to look after your skin as it really is ‘nature’s blank canvas’. Skincare is something that can be done at home and once you get used to the routine of it you’ll see the results in no time. Great skin equals a flawless base for your make up.

Industry insider and Brides and Beauty founder Joyce Connor’s advice on how to achieve bridal beauty in times of austerity WORDS: Joyce Connor

Always remove every trace of make up at night and cleanse thoroughly before going to bed. During the day drink plenty of water to achieve a fresh and hydrated appearance. Your skin will look dewy, so you will need less foundation in the long term. Cleansing twice is very important.

The first cleanse removes the make up and the second cleanse cleans and freshens the skin. Use slices of raw potato, cold tea bags or cucumber to refresh the eyes. Leave on for five to ten minutes and rinse off the residue with cool water.

For problem skin make sure you use the right cleanser, toner and moisturiser for your skin type. Take ‘over

the counter advice’ at an in store beauty counter to be sure of your exact skin type. If you can’t afford the recommended products check out your local chemist to find something similar, but more affordable. Lots of skincare salons also do free consultations and will give you advice on how to care for your skin. Department store make up counters have free samples available to try before you buy. Get them to test the product on you too, but go outside in daylight to check the colours on your skin.

Using a sheer foundation or tinted moisturiser will give a more natural look.

Create your own tinted moisturiser by mixing your foundation with your usual moisturiser. A 50/50 blend is best. Apply in light downward strokes from the forehead to the chin.

If you have oily skin avoid using heavy pore clogging foundations and switch to a mineral powder foundation instead.

These can be bought at reasonable prices. Browse the Internet for bargain make up finds. Check the product isn’t laden with talc because this will cause more problems. Talc will absorb oil but it will also clog up the skin.

Check through the contents of your make-up bag to find products, such as eyeshadows or lipgloss, which you bought some time ago but never used.

You liked them when you bought them, so now is the time to experiment. If the unused make up is more than two years old then its time to bin it and start again.

Create new eye and lip colours by blending shades together. Check with friends if they have any new unwanted make up that they can send your way. Colouring your lips in with a lip pencil and then covering with a clear lipgloss can be effective.

The London Eye on one of the champagne experiences.

Info: www. bridesandbeauty.co.uk | www.twitter.com/ BridesandBeauty

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Bridal Beauty If you find products that you’re unlikely to use, ask your friends to bring their own make up bags round and hold a ‘swap shop’ party. For hygiene reasons it is best only to do this with brand new and unused products that are less than 12 months old.

To prolong the life of your make up keep it stored in a cool dry place.

Use a lip brush or cotton bud to get the last bits out of the bottom of your favourite lipsticks. By using a lip brush to apply your lipstick you will make it last much longer on the lips.

If you’re not confident about doing your own make up you can book a make up artist if your budget allows or get a make up lesson beforehand so that you can do it yourself on the wedding day. Practise getting the look regularly so you don’t forget how to do it.

Now you’re ready to glow down the aisle!

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May – 03 Jul Merchants of Bollywood

10 Following a sell-out critically acclaimed international tour and packed houses at the Peacock Theatre last summer, the glamour and glitter of Bollywood is back! A theatrical dance extravaganza, The Merchants of Bollywood charts the history of the world’s largest and most prolific film industry, and the dynasty of stars that have lit its way over generations.

Info: 7.30pm | Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2 | www. sadlerswells.com

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-21 May Pandora’s Box

By Ade Solanke, directed by Ben Evans On holiday with her streetwise son in Lagos, a British-Nigerian mother is in turmoil. Should she leave her only child in a strict Lagos boarding school, or return him to the ‘battlefields’ of inner London…? A family spanning three generations

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-28 May Flawless – Chase the Dream Following a successful tour of the UK, street dance sensation Flawless take the West End by storm with their stunning live show Chase The Dream. One of the UK’s hottest dance acts, Flawless appeared at Sadler’s Wells’ festival of hip hop dance theatre Breakin’ Convention twice before winning the nation’s hearts in Britain’s Got Talent with their fastpaced routines and jaw-dropping skills.

Winner of the World Dance Champion title, the crew of 10 performers has

and two continents meet together in Lagos for the first time in over thirty years. But the joy of reunion also unleashes long-suppressed truths. An exuberant mix of comedy, tragedy and family drama, Pandora’s Box reveals the heartbreak behind the difficult choices all parents must make and the price their children pay.

Info: 7.45pm | Oval House Theatre, 52-54, Kennington Oval , London SE11 5SW | www.ovalhouse.com

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ds 07 May Funk It Up About Nothin’ With the world’s attention turned to London for the Royal Wedding in April, Theatre Royal Stratford East presents an alternative

starred in the number one UK box office film hit StreetDance 3D and worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Madonna, Beyonce and Leona Lewis.The breathtaking show Chase the Dream features the high energy street dance Flawless has become famous for; acrobatic moves and a slick performance style, plus a soundtrack packed with hits.

Info: 7.30pm | Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2 | www. sadlerswells.com

to this straight-laced love story. Taking Shakespeare’s traditional tale of love and misunderstanding, Funk It Up About Nothin’ turns it on its head, injecting energy, funk and the odd rude bit to create an inner-city love story for the masses. Funk It Up About Nothin’ follows other shows by Theatre Royal Stratford East like The Harder They Come (currently in preproduction for its second international tour) and Britain’s Got Bhangra, (the first British Asian Bhangra musical) in pushing the boundaries of musical theatre for new audiences.

Info: Theatre Royal Stratford East | www. stratfordeast.com

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ds 07 May Clybourne Park In 1959 Russ and Bev are selling their desirable two-bed at a knock-down price. This enables the first Black family to move into the neighbourhood, creating ripples of discontent amongst the cosy white urbanites of Clybourne Park. In 2009, the same property is being bought by Lindsey and Steve whose plans to raze the house and start again is met with a similar response. Are the issues festering beneath the floorboards actually the same fifty years on?

Info: 7.30pm |Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DA| www.clybournepark. co.uk

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Talawa has commissioned a piece of original digital art from artists Evewright and Derek Richards.

You are asking the public, what does black British mean now? I would like to ask you this question.

The simplest answer for me would be having a British identity but also having other elements of the cultural, social and personal to strengthen that identity and also make it richer.

What kind of responses have you been getting from your #blackbritish campaign on Twitter?

For some reason there seems to be a lot of responses about food [laughs]. There was one about a Full English but with plantain and hot sauce. There is also a lot about being black and British and how you marry those identities together.

What will be the end result?

A series of portraits and images which are made up of small dots which can be projected on screen or on the computer and when you roll the mouse of it each one of those dots become an answer.

The idea is that each one of those dots represents an answer as to what it means to be black-British.

It will be at any venues that we do a production throughout the year but also by the middle of the year it will be online as we’ll have enough answers by then. It will be accessible via our website’s mini site when you roll the mouse over the questions.

Please get involved by going on Twitter using #BlackBritish to @talawatheatreco.

Celebrating 25 years of Talawa

WORDS: Sophia A Jackson

Why was the The Colored Museum by George C Wolfe chosen as the production to celebrate Talawa 25 at the Victoria and Albert Museum and what’s the synergy there?

Our archive is there which is the beginning of the relationship and they are interested in starting a discussion about what you keep and it’s their first time having a major theatre piece there. The play will be staged in the Old Lecture theatre which they have just refurbished and it’s just beautiful.

We’re very nervous, they’re very nervous and it will be great. We chose The Colored Museum as we

wanted there to be some political thought and provoke discussion about what makes us who we are and being black British.

This felt like a good place to start and George C Wolfe has won countless awards. They are staging it now in New York too.

What do you think are Talawa’s greatest achievements in the past 25 years?

Number one is continuing to survive – that is a major thing. I hope the men will forgive me but the fact it’s been led by stroppy women all along – Yvonne [Brewster OBE], Paulette [Randall] then me. It’s basically been

stroppy women which I think is important.

Also that we continue to have a conversation with mainstream theatre that’s not about begging for a position but saying we’re here. Yvonne is fond of saying we did the first big black productions in London and now everybody else is doing it we can go off and do other things. When Talawa started we did the Black Jacobins, and the Trevor Rhone plays, nobody else was doing them. Yvonne tells the story of when she did Smile Orange it was a theatre which I think was in Hampstead.

The first night there was a reasonable crowd, the second it was sold out and there was a line all around the block and the third night they came and found the theatre had been burnt down. Talawa has consistently faced a challenge and continually ask ourselves do we need to exist. We define ourselves as a black-led theatre and a black British theatre and we’ve evolved over all that time but we will continue to exist until there is no need for us. So it is survival.

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Where in London is the most romantic place for someone to propose?

I live near the river and I think the river at night with all the lights is just incredibly beautiful that to me is a lovely setting.

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– 21 May Convictions After eleven years of working with prisoners and ex-prisoners to produce shows in prisons and in theatres, deliver wide ranging educational projects for young people and develop playwriting skills, Synergy Theatre Project is presenting its first festival of new plays written in prison and afterwards. Tests of faith, truth and nerve from the imaginations of prisoners and ex-prisoners, Synergy’s first festival of new plays celebrates the work of compelling new playwrights with two production premieres and readings.

Every Coin: Written

by Carlon Campbell Robinson and directed

by Esther Baker The old way doesn’t work anymore. It’s dated.

Nobody gives a f**k about postcodes. Or about who done what to who before Islam. Mark doesn’t do politics, he wants to finish his sentence and get back on the road.

The Archbishop and the Antichrist: Written

by Michael Ashton and directed by Lucy Kerbel You don’t even get to judge do you? You only get to be the mouthpiece for forgiving – but it is only words, hah? South Africa, 1996. Desmond Tutu is confronted with an offer of vital intelligence from a mass-murderer on death row.

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Info: Soho Theatre Studio, 21 Dean Street London W1D 3NE| www. sohotheatre.com

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May Talawa’s Flipping the Script at the Young Vic: Walking to Obama

by Grant Buchanan Marshall Talawa Theatre Company’s Flipping the Script is an annual celebration of new black British writing and is now in its fourth year.

Walking to Obama is a passionate evocation of the black struggle in the Southern states, Walking to Obama vividly recaptures pre-civil rights America.

An investor hatches a brutal scheme in an epic fight over land that has been in Merla Parker’s family for generations.

Falsely accused of the battery of her husband, Merla is thrown into prison. Exposed to the worst depravities, she struggles to maintain her dignity, her family and the land. Directed by Monique Sterling Info: 7pm | Young Vic, 66 The Cut, London SE1 8LZ | www.talawa.com

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May Me, Marley and I

Featuring the music of Bob Marley, Me Marley and I is the true life account of a younger Yaw. Told to the backdrop of live reggae music, this is a story of brutal survival, true love and friendship during an African military revolution.

This bitter sweet portrait of survival brings to life a different time in a different culture.

Info: 7.45pm | Fairfield Halls, Croydon | www. fairfield.co.uk

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May – 15 June Little Baby Jesus

By Arinze Kene, directed

by Ché Walker Little Baby Jesus is a lyrical triptych of monologues revealing the inter-connected lives of three inner-city teenagers, capturing the exact moment each becomes an adult. Three magnetic personalities are brought to life through the imagination of Arinze Kene, author of the acclaimed sell-out play, Estate Walls and nominee for Most Promising New Playwright and Best New Play (Estate Walls) at this year’s Off West End Theatre Awards. Little Baby Jesus is the recipient of the Mark Marvin Rent Subsidy Award. Arinze Kene is also an actor and currently plays ‘Connor Stanley’ in EastEnders.

Info: 7.45pm | Oval House Theatre, 52-54, Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SW | www.ovalhouse.com

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May – 11 Jun Pulse – Ipswich Fringe Festival Over 50 brand new works from some of the

UK’s most innovative performers and companies.

Marching from strength to strength, this annual theatre festival boasts one of the finest fringe programmes south of the Scottish border, with brand new work and scratch performances from Dancing Brick, Inspector Sans, Hoipolloi, Greg McLaren, Bryony Kimmings, Slung Low, nabokov, Cartoon de Salvo and Talawa among many others, taking place in the theatre, a shop, a couple of vans, someone’s kitchen, the Ipswich Film Theatre and even on a few bikes. Some of the stars of Edinburgh 2010 will also perform award winning productions including Caroline Horton’s You’re Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy, the fast rising Little Bulb with Operation Greenfield and Laura Mugridge’s Running on Air, a one-woman show performed inside a VW

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Info: The New Wolsey, Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk. IP1 2AS | www. pulsefringe.com

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May Love Sax and all that Jazz

American Trade

Love Sax and all that Jazz the smash hit gospel comedy play from Alan Charles returns for a fifth time to the Greater London Region. The show addresses various aspects of the love relationship through the eyes and experiences of four female friends as they pertain to love sex and all that drama.Love Sax and all that Jazz - the stage play will make you laugh, cry, shout, chuckle and scream all that same time.

The story of friends and relationships is dealt with through songs, drama, comedy and the spoken word. Incorporating a live three-piece band, the production is thoughtprovoking, humorous and one that inspired and uplifted the whole family.

The production has already enjoyed critical acclaim throughout the UK and also had a successful tour of the Caribbean Island of Trinidad and Tobago.

Info: 7.15pm | Ashcroft Theatre (Fairfield Halls) Park Lane, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1DG| www. fairfield.co.uk

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– 18 Jun American Trade American Trade, which rounds off the RSC’s season of world premiere’s at Hampstead Theatre,

is a feisty new play by the RSC’s Playwright in Residence, the multi award-winning Tarell Alvin McCraney. When things get a little too hot for him in New York, good-looking, charismatic hustler Pharus escapes the clutches of rap star Jules and moves to London, where he sets up an escort business under the guise of a model agency.

American Trade is a funny, uncompromising and outspoken play about survival, which challenges assumptions about racial and sexual identity. It is also a celebration of 21st century London in all its extravagant, confusing and dynamic diversity.

The play will be directed

by Jamie Lloyd. The production is designed

by Soutra Gilmour with lighting by Neil Austin, Music and Sound by Ben and Max Ringham.

Movement is by Ann Yee. Info: Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 3EU | www.hampsteadtheatre. com

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June – 10 July Fixer

By Lydia Adetunji, directed Dan Barnard and Rachel Briscoe When militants attack a new oil pipeline, British journalists and international spin doctors rush to the scene: everyone wants the inside story.

Chuks, a fixer, could make a lot of money by acting as a go-between for foreign journalists and local groups. But

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as more players get involved, the stakes get higher and the risks get bigger. Set in northern Nigeria against a backdrop of global turmoil and corruption, Fixer is a fast-paced drama that asks questions about journalistic integrity, loyalty and the price of human life.

Info: 7.45pm | Oval House Theatre, 52-54, Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SW | www. ovalhouse.com

Pandora’s Box by Ade Solanke Little Baby Jesus by Arinze Kene Fixer by Lydia Adetunji

Oval House Theatre Kennington Oval, SE11 5SW 3 May – 10 July 2011 Tickets and information www.ovalhouse.com 020 7582 7680

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ery Thursday Hip Hop Karaoke Celebrating 5 Years of HHK, now every week at The Social. Putting a fresh twist on the ancient art of karaoke, Hip-Hop Karaoke lets you get on the mic and act out your rap fantasies to the fullest. A legendary night out.

Time: 6pm-1am The Social, 5 Little Portland St (just off Great Portland st), London Info: www.thesocial.com

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ery Sunday Ace and Vis present Sunday Night Live Sunday Night Live at Aquum, has quickly established itself as one of the best new live nights in London. Held every Sunday with a full live band, SNL plays host to a roster of the UK’s top acts, celebrities and industry professionals.

Time: 8pm-3am Aquum, 68 Clapham High St London SW4 7UL Info: www. sundaynightlive.co.uk

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May Southern Hospitality – East Celebrating everything that’s good in hip hop, r&b and music in general – we invite you to Catch, Kingsland Road on the 1st Saturday of every month to a free jam.

Info: 9pm-2am | Catch, 22 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, E2 8DA | www.southernhospitality. co.uk

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May Science Of Speech feat. Black Star’s Mos Def and Talib Kweli + De La Soul + Rakim + guests

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Jill Scott is back

With four million album sales and three Grammy awards to her credit, Jill Scott embarks upon a new stage in her career with the June 27th release of her fourth studio album The Light of the Sun. The album is the first to be released under a new distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records and will be preceded by the single So in Love feat. r&b singersongwriter Anthony Hamilton on May 2nd. Scott said: “I’ve always looked to empower my fans through my message of love, independence and strength. A lot has gone on in my life since my last album, so I’m excited to share the new music with all of the people that have supported me these past ten plus years. This album is revealing, and I A tantalising bill of hip hop royalty. Rising from the thinking artist’s anti-violence brand of ‘conscious rap with a soulful vibe’, the bill for this once-in-a-lifetime show is a roll call of hip hop’s finest ever and most thoughtful talent. These universally respected artists share the stage to take us on a journey through hits that are lyrically and musically still streets ahead of anything out there. The songs are as relevant now as they were back in the day, and this show promises to deliver a timely reminder of hip hop’s ability to show the possibility of a better world. Black Star’s Mos Def and Talib Kweli reunite in the UK for the first time since 1999 for one night only. De La Soul brings its snappy brand of old skool cool to the fore and Rakim – widely respected as one of the best rappers of all time - completes the line-

can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”

Info: www.missjillscott.com

up for this exclusive show.

Unmissable.

Info: 7pm | HMV Hammersmith Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline Street, London W6 9QH | www. hmvtickets.co/events/2134

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May Fantasia: back by popular demand + full live band

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Fantasia comes fresh off the back of her 2011 Grammy® Award win for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for Bittersweet – a song taken from her platinum-selling third studio album Back to Me. Info: IndigO2, London | www.ticketmaster.co.uk | www.fantastiaofficial.com

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May Wiz Khalifa Info: 7pm | 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London | www.livenation.co.uk

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May Katy B

For one night only, the incomparable Fantasia will return to British shores to perform an exclusive concert for her UK fans.

The US star, said: “I’m so excited about coming back to the UK and having the chance to once again connect with my fans, the people who love me and have been supporting me through everything. This show is going to be a real special, intimate experience for them and for me”.

Charging in with three hit singles already to her name, Peckham’s finest Katy B brings us her highly anticipated debut album released on March 28th through Rinse, On A Mission is a genre-defining classic of its times. Katy’s killer combination of natural pop sass, uniquely powerful voice and total immersion in London’s club culture makes her the perfect pop star set to go clear this year.

Info: Koko, 1a Camden High Street London NW1 7JE | www. katyonamission.com

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n the world of grime emceeing, Ny (Nyomi Gray) is a welcome female presence who holds her own as a singer/ songwriter. A brilliant soulful vocalist she has forged a career with a steely determination that sees her to date touring with her close friends the mighty N-Dubz. With her new single Be with You, a collaboration with grime emcee Giggs soon to be released Ny is close to releasing her first album which she describes as an ‘evolution’ from her mixtapes.

How did you get into music and was that always going to be your chosen career?

I hated school and used music to vent any emotion or issues that I was going through. I love grime music because it is so free and open and so I used that energy to write and record my first mix-tape which I went and sold in the west end in central London for a fiver. I started to build a fan base and do shows and that’s how I got into music originally. There were a lot of other artists that were up and coming like Plan B and Sway - all trying to do the same thing so we helped each other

out a lot.

Who are your influences?

Growing up I loved Mariah Carey she was a huge influence. I also grew up on a lot of reggae so I loved singer Bob Marley for his writing ability and the smoothness of his vocals.

You have been in the UK scene for a while now what keeps you so driven?

I love to perform and I love to sing when you’re artist you need to be selfmotivated so even just seeing people’s faces when you perform, that’s what drives me.

I think the UK scene’s positive right now, a lot of artists are branching through; people like Dizzee, Tinchy, Taio Cruz and N-Dubz have all paved the way . . . obviously it’s not the kind of video that I’d be starring in (laughs) but yes it was entertaining and it got a lot of people talking about it but that’s what it’s about!

What do you think of the UK scene at the moment do you think that grime has taken over from other genres?

I think the UK scene’s positive right now, a lot of artists are branching through; people like Dizzee, Tinchy, Taio Cruz and N-Dubz have all paved the way for other artists to come through. I don’t think that grime has taken over too much at all.

Your new single what was the influence and why did you choose Giggs to collaborate?

When I was in the studio I wanted to do a role reversal, you always have situations where the guy’s got a girlfriend then he’s got his link or bit on the side. I just wanted to push the roles, and make it a bit more female focused so it was like it was the girl who was the one that was in control. Having Giggs on it kind of gave it that bad boy image that I think was needed for the two contrasts.

What do you think of Skepta’s video All Over the House?

Skepta’s video is cool,

What plans have you got in terms of an album and what can we expect from that

album?

My album’s almost finished it’s got a fusion of different sounds which is my sound and obviously better songs, an evolution from my mix-tape.

What have you got lined up for the rest of the year?

I am performing and releasing singles and the Be With You video is on TV now so I am just kind of going with the flow.

What song would you have to play at your wedding?

Oh my God, I was talking about this yesterday, When A Man Loves a Woman.

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What things do you think makes a long marriage?

I think communication is key when it comes to a long marriage and just keeping the element of fun and surprise.

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-19 Jun Boutique Festival – Winterwell

Winterwell offers a truly intimate party experience, attracting a discerning and sophisticated crowd of people who prefer ‘glamping’ to camping.

The festival will take place in a sweeping valley in the heart of the Cotswolds.

Fancy dress is fundamental to Winterwell and this year’s theme looks set to be the best yet, being The Battle of The Board Games.

- Line-up includes Norman Jay MBE, The Nextmen, Man Like Me, The Milk, Ellen and The Escapades Info: www.winterwell. co.uk

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-26 Jun Glastonbury

This is the 41st year of the festival of contemporary performing arts.

Line-up: Beyoncé; U2; Coldplay; Tinie Tempah; Morrissey; Wu Tang Clan; Big Boi; Kool and the Gang; Janelle Monae; Jamie Woon; Katy B; Carl Cox; Professor Green; Ms Dynamite; Skepta; Paolo Nutini...

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-03 Jul Wireless Festival

2011 Wireless sponsored by Barclaycard, now in its 7th year, is the premier multiday festival in the heart of London, set in the stunning surroundings of Hyde Park. Over multiple stages, you get the biggest and best of today’s dance, pop and rock acts mixed with the hippest newcomers.

- Line up: Black Eyed Peas; The Chemical Brothers; Pulp; Chipmunk; Alexis Jordan; Grace Jones; Bruno Mars; The Streets; David Guetta; Plan B; Tinie Tempah; Labrinth; Example; Janelle Monae; Katy B; Wretch 32...

Info: www. wirelessfestival.co.uk/2011

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-17 Jul Lovebox Lovebox, London’s most intriguing and authentic music festival, will once again be returning Rap royalty to the East Snoop Dogg End with an inspired and as ever eclectic choice of artists for the 2011 offering taking place in July. A plethora of guitar slinging young guns mixed in with hot new blood with flashes of star quality, to epic performances from Lovebox veterans and supercharged sets from global icons will all come alive in the dramatic backdrop of Victoria Park - Line-up: Snoop Dogg; Kelis; Groove Armada; Example, Roll Deep; Ms Dynamite and more...

Info: www.lovebox.net

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-21 Aug V Jul Festival First The V Festival is UK Gospel an annual music Music festival held Festival in England during the 2011 penultimate weekend This will in August. The event Faith be an annual is held at two parks Child music festival simultaneously showcasing the finest which share the and gifted artists same bill; artists in and around the perform at one UK. This year sees location on Saturday and a whole camp of diverse then swap on Sunday. artists ranging from choirs, The sites are located r&b, hip hop, indie/ at Hylands Park in rock all embracing us Chelmsford and Weston with the unique sounds Park in South Staffordshire. of contemporary gospel Line-up: Dizzee Rascal, music.

Rihanna, Eminem, Kaiser - Line-up: Shekinah Glory Chiefs, Primal Ministry, Noel Robinson Scream, Noisettes, and Nu Image, John Fisher Chipmunk, Wiz and IDMC, Victizzle, Khalifa, Tinie Faithchild, Tunday, Tom & Tempah, Olly, New Direction Crew, Katy B, Plan Jahaziel...

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Love Peace vfestival.com Eminem Festival -11 Sept One Love Bestival Peace Festival, An award-winning three the UK’s number one Busta Rhymes day boutique music festival set at Robin Hill – a reggae event, beautiful leafy country returns in spectacular fashion to celebrate park (a veritable Garden of their landmark 20 year Eden!) near Downend and anniversary, transforming Newport in the heart of London’s Wembley Arena the Isle of Wight. into a tropical fairground -Line-up: The Cure; as reggae heavyweights PJ Harvey; Fatboy from around the world Slim; Public unite under one roof.

Enemy; Kelis; - Line-up: Busta Rhymes; Village Sean Paul; Shaggy; John People; Holt; Ky Mani Marley; Katy B; Aswad; Natty King Toots Gyptian; Skepta; Princess and the Nyah; Donaeo; Bashy and Maytals; GrandEtana. master Flash; Ed Info: 2.30pm | Wembley Sheeran...

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Official UK launch of AfricaUnsigned.com

May 16, 2011 sees the official UK launch of AfricaUnsigned.com linking African music directly to its UK fans. With this launch, UK based African artists can now be considered for “crowd funding” by their fans to help develop their careers, with the website also open to European fans and artists alike. The website catapults African Music to a new level of exposure and leverages artist / fan relationships by helping unsigned African artists to record music funded by fans.

Info: www.AfricaUnsigned.com

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May Terri Walker and Ski Beatz Terri Walker returns with her much anticipated album Mz Walker in May. Following the critical acclaim that greeted her Mercury Music Prize nominated debut album Untitled in 2003, Terri Walker’s unquestionable talent and charismatic live performances have established her as the UK’s premier soulstress.

Info: 7pm | Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, London, NW1 7PG | www.jazzcafe.co.uk

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May Electric Relaxation with Honour76

Honour76 is an organisation compiled as a means to elevate, inspire and offer creative freedom in an increasingly restrictive industry. Boasting a line up including Mangaliso asi, Cherri Prince and Mr Dex, Honour76 is home to a set of very unique artists whose musical landscape ranges from writing,

musicianship, production and turntablism.

Info: Barrio Central, 6 Poland Street, London W1F 8PS | www.facebook. com/honour76

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May Dead Prez Continuing on the path of politically minded artists like Public Enemy, 2pac and KRS-One, the Floridaformed-New York based outfit known as Dead Prez has been crafting revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop since the late 1990s.Taking inspiration from the life and social activism of Malcolm X, Sticman and M-1, the duo who comprise Dead Prez, have released two proper albums, two underground mix-tapes and two solo albums of street level political hip-hop that is heavily aligned with challenging the status quo, prompting London’s Daily Telegraph to say, “Dead Prez uses music not to lie about having expensive cars or girlfriends with big bottoms, but to rail against the inequities in American society. They do so with an insight and honesty that is rare in any art-form, let alone hip-hop.”

Info: 7pm | Relentless Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner London, N5 1RD

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-28 May The Doctors Orders in association with Dephect present Just Blaze vs The Alchemist |The Sound-clash UK Tour Two of the hottest producers in the world are coming to England to go head to head in battle. With a catalogue of hits for the biggest names in the game these two legendary beatsmiths are showing their savvy on the decks as they go up against each other in a display of skills and selection in true soundclash style. Having hosted this event last year for two sold out London crowds, The Doctors Orders are guaranteeing another string of sold out nights – a must-see show for all real hip-hop heads. Support: Spin Doctor, The Last Skeptik, Mr Thing, Classic Material & Main Squeeze.

Info: 10pm-4am | Plan B, 148 Brixton Road, London SW9 | www.thedoctorsorders.com Lime magazine has a pair of tickets to the Just Blaze vs The Alchemist sound-clash on 27 May, 2011.

To enter, email competition@comelime.com with Just Blaze in the subject header by 24 May. Please include your full name and contact number.

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May Soulbrew Karaoke SoulBrew Karaoke is unlike any other event. Not only have we hand picked the finest selection of soul and disco – from Stevie Wonder to Beyoncé - to chose from and a dream team of musicians who have played with everyone from Amy Winehouse and Bonobo to Odyssey and Alice Russell but this time it’s you up on stage with the backing of this expert live five piece funk band. Last Saturday of the month.

Info: 8pm-2am | Queen of

Hoxton, 1-5 Curtain Road London EC2A 3JX | www. soulbrewkaraoke.com

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May Devlin Grime MC Devlin first came to the public’s attention in 2006 with this Tales from the Crypt mixtape. One of the longlist on last year’s BBC Sound of 2010 poll. Devlin tells tales of conspiracy theories, politics and Pavarotti over some of the freshest grime beats.

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Brie Boateng talks music and her dream of a writing collective And I hear you are really busy adding the title of business woman to your many talents.

I am working on my writing collective and I am working with a lot of people that believe in the idea and cannot wait for this idea to become a reality. The model is complete and the foundations are in process. I am just trying to generate the interest and create hype around the whole idea.

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hanaian beauty Brie Boateng is a singer songwriter whose name has been buzzing around the music fraternity for a little while now. A talented painter in her spare time, this Ghanaian songstress has taken her initial love of writing to a bigger and potentially more successful level.

Having written the track Treat Me as You Will a powerful and emotive song about domestic violence, Brie’s follow-up is the beautifully catchy Free Your Mind. Straight after work Brie gave Lime a little piece of her mind.

Brie I wanted to talk about the campaign against domestic violence. How did you end up writing a song and starting that great campaign?

Treat Me as You Will was a song I had written based on the experiences of a friend of mine. The idea for the campaign just came about but I believe it is something that came from God. It caught a lot of attention and it was a powerful campaign.

Were you always going to be a singer/songwriter?

I think it was a progressive thing because I have always been involved in music from church and school. I did not really know I had the ability to sing until later.

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stations but I am still promoting it at the moment I am going away to promote it. I think it is the best track that I have put out in terms of the sound and so I was happy.

Lastly how would you describe your music?

I am off kilter in fact sometimes I do not know what I like until I hear it in truth but I think my music is pop because the music and the melodies are such that they could be in a commercial environment but my music is definitely imaginative.

And what about writing because I know that is a passion.

I am not doing any gigs at the moment because I have been writing for a few people: a girl called Love Rachel who is young and new and she is putting together an EP and we are working on a quirky kind of sound for the EP.

Where is the most romantic place in London for someone to propose?

This place near Waterloo – it’s beautiful at night. You have the buskers and then on the other side there are loads of restaurants.

Any big names that you are writing for that you can tell me about?

I have to keep quiet because I am so close to sealing it. One of the artists is in the UK and he is doing well and if I get it then I can almost see my workload decreasing because I feel then people will start coming to me.

The song you would have played for your first dance at your wedding?

I think it would be If This World Were Mine by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1967).

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I reached where I felt there was something missing in my life

life where I felt there was something missing. At that point I felt I had God in my life, I had good friends and an ok job. My friend one day reminded me how talented I was. She made it seem that I had a lot going for me that I was not using.

Was it difficult to start off initially?

When I did decide, I looked in my music book and I picked out two or three tracks that were solid with good lyrics and I approached a good friend of mine at college and he laid down some basic strings. I used that to approach producers and it went from there.

Your latest track is Free Your Mind.

Yes and it was on radio

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Info: Free Your Mind is out now | www.twitter. com/BrieBoateng | www. myspace.com/brieboateng

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Jamie Woon has been known to do hundreds of takes to get exactly the right sound and his perfectionist tendencies are evident throughout this album. He has a unique innovative sound that is hard to classify.

The album throws up the occasional curve ball like the r&b tinged Lady Luck and Spirits. Others

like Middle sound like several different songs rolled into one. In other hands this track might have been a typical dance number but Woon manages to elevate it to something more. Melodic with moving vocals and peppered with sounds I couldn’t quite place it’s a song that reveals more with each listen. Gravity is another standout track and could lower a racing pulse. Woon describes Mirrorwriting as a calming record. I’d agree with him and add that it’s solid debut that lives up the hype.

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soul music label Stax), a suggestion of surprise waiting within the album’s twelve tracks, comes with a double meaning. Without question, it’s a diverse mix of styles and colours, almost always upbeat and forward thinking.

Info: 7pm | Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, London, NW1 7PG | www.jazzcafe.co.uk

May Sade

Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, better known as Sade, is a British singersongwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the popular Brit and Grammy Award-winning English group Sade.

Info: 7pm | O2 Arena | London | www.sadetour. com

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June Rakim In the history of hip-hop, few artists have had as great an impact on the art form’s lyrical style as Rakim. Universally referenced as one of the Masters of the Microphone and an influence and inspiration to his peers and followers alike, Rakim first exploded onto the scene with the iconic Eric

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Lime album review: Jamie Woon, Mirrorwriting Release date: out now Lime rating: Words: Nicke Adebowale

09 B. is President in 1986 with long time collaborator Eric B. The single marked a turning point in the rap world – raising the bar for future emcees and revolutionizing the way rhymes are delivered to this day. Rakim Allah continues to lead where others just follow.

Info: 7pm | Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, London, NW1 7PG | www. jazzcafe.co.uk

June Jamie Woon Jamie Woon has carved his way out from the dubstep scene into the public consciousness with his blues ‘n’ garage infused future pop. A chance to hear his underground hits Night Air and Lady Luck live.

Info: 7pm | 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London | www.livenation. co.uk

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-26 June Glee live in concert After mounting a live stage concert event that played to sold out crowds and great acclaim in four American cities last year, Twentieth Century Fox Television and Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy are proud to announce the Glee cast will travel to Europe to perform on the arena stages of London, Manchester and Dublin this June.

Info: London o2 Arena | www.livenation.co.uk

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-16 June Angie Stone For three decades, vocalist Angie Stone has been surprising audiences, critics, peers and the music industry itself. Her new album’s title, Unexpected, (her second for the legendary

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New Boyz do new things New Boyz tell us why they have a new sound WORDS: Alicia Adejobi

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hey became popular all over the US with their debut single You’re A Jerk, a fun song that spawned an infectious dance movement.

Following their debut album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic, New Boyz are back with a fresh sound and a brand new single Backseat.

Legacy and Ben J – real names Dominic Thomas and Earl Benjamin - tell Lime why they want to step away from the ‘jerkin’ era…

What was it like going from ordinary school kids to hit makers?

Ben J: It feels good just to travel away from our hometown California to a different state and have people recognise us you know.

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This new album, we had a lot of time to really work on it and our fans get to know who New Boyz really are on a personal level disassociate yourself from the ‘jerkin’ era?

Legacy: I feel like if we would have kept putting out music for the ‘jerk’ movement then once we finally did decide to move on from it later, it would be a lot harder for us because they would only know us as the ‘jerk kids.’ But we don’t really have a real problem that.

Ben J: We’d been making music right before the ‘jerkin’ scene you know, people was tryna’ call us one-hit wonders and saying that’s all we can do, so we just had to show ourselves as artists and show them what we can

really do outside that whole ‘jerkin’ scene. We’re artists, not dancers.

You’re latest single Backseat has an electro/pop sound.

Why did you go in this direction?

Legacy: The first time we travelled overseas, the reaction to that type of music was crazy. We wanted to do a lot more international shows and Cataracs had a number one record with Like a G6. We already had their phone number and we were like ‘they’re about to blow up right now so we better get on a track with them now before they become like super expensive.’ So we hit them up and we did the track, sent it to the label and they loved it.

Tell me about your new album Too Cool To Care...

Legacy: Too Cool to Care is a fun album first of all.

When we first started we had to rush to put out our first album so we put on a lot of tracks from when we

were 15. This new album, we had a lot of time to work on it and our fans get to know who New Boyz are on a personal level.

Ben J: Yeah we’re leaning on to the girls with this album too because on the first, we didn’t talk about the girls too much and we were being mean with the You’re a Jerk track and the Tie Me Down songs. But yeah, this one is for the girls.

How would you describe New Boyz in one word/ sentence?

Ben J: New Boyz do new things.

Legacy: Creative.

Where do you see New Boyz in 10 years time?

Ben J: Business men, like in the office. Making more songs, making more hits.

Maybe acting too.

Backseat is out now and Too Cool to Care is out on May 17.

Info: www.twitter. com/newboyz | www. thenewboyz.com

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Following the highly acclaimed 2008 LP The Way I See It, soul veteran Raphael Saadiq returns with his third solo album Stone Rollin’. Recorded at his studio complex in Los Angeles, the soul inspired album features an abundance of instruments, impressively executed by Saadiq himself. Despite the album plucking tid bits of sounds from Motown royalty such as Chuck Berry and Stevie Wonder, Saadiq has expertly blended in his own personality and uniqueness to the record.

With only 10 tracks, Stone Rollin is the epitome of quality over quantity. The album is not short of stomping beats with the first single Radio full of energy and clambering tambourines, similar to the bass heavy Over You. These are complimented by the smoother bluesy melodies of the title track and the dream-like Movin’ Down The Line. Saadiq’s whistle tone vocals are the perfect antidote to the loud instruments comprising the album. Stone Rollin’ is a unique throwback to the soul era with a contemporary twist that will instantly have you tapping you foot and snapping your fingers. Out now.

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Saadiq is one of few who can make 70’s soul sound cool in 2011

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Info: London Scala, 275 Pentonville Road London N1 9NL | www. livenation.co.uk

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Jun / 02-03 Jul Janet Jackson Number Ones; Up, Close, & Personal – World Tour

With her previous two singles both entering the UK charts in the Top 10 – debut single Happiness at number three and follow-up Good Girl’ at number six – Hush Hush looks set to be another sure This tour will differ from hit for the 19 year old with her previous concert its euphoric dancefloorschedules in that she will filling beats and another insanely catchy chorus. The perform music exclusively from her chart topping single comes backed with CD NUMBER ONES. exclusive remixes by Tom There will also be a focus Neville, Full Intention and Are we friends? Like us and get free tickets to the best shows across the captial. www.facebook.com/limemagazine

Win tickets to see Slum Village at the Jazz Café Formed in the early 90s, Slum Village was a product of the same bubbling Motown hip hop community that spawned Eminem.

Though the trio was raised on the Big Daddy Kane and Rakim era, it was the early cosignature of another influence that eventually propelled them into the limelight - A Tribe Called Quest. Slum’s sixth album, Villa Manifesto, is a self-exploration as well. It been a tumultuous few years for the group, riddled with death and defections Elzhi’s departing to pursue his solo career Manifesto, oddly enough, functions as both a reunion and a memorial album.

Info: 7pm | Jazz Café, 5 Parkway, London NW1 7PG | www.jazzcafe.co.uk Lime magazine has a pair of tickets to give away to see Slum Village at the Jazz Café on May 25, 2011.

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on venues that will allow JANET to be up close and personal in a much more intimate setting. In each selected city JANET will offer something different to her performance so no show will be the same.

This tour is JANET more revealed, more intimate, and more personal than ever before.

Info: Royal Albert Hall | www.janetjackson.com

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Jul Erykah Badu The singer, songwriter, actress, neo soul goddess, hip-hop collaborator and philanthropist hits London for one night only.

Get ready for an unforgettable live performance.

Info: 7pm | o2 Brixton

Academy | www. o2academybrixton.co.uk

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-10 Nov BlackBerry presents Tinie Tempah w J. Cole Double Brit Award winner Tinie Tempah’s number one, debut album Discovery has sold over half a million copies to date. The album has also spawned two number one singles Pass Out (Platinum) and Written in the Stars (Gold).

As well as his arena tour later in the year, Tinie Tempah will also be rocking crowds at various UK festivals including Wireless with Barclaycard in Hyde Park.

Info: www. livenation. co.uk / www. tinietempah.com

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Watch out ! The Fefe Dobson freight train is coming through

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he award-winning Fefe Dobson is a name you may know from her mega hits on YouTube but if you do not know her well meet Fefe Dobson. The Canadian beauty is absolutely huge in her native country with her music which seems to take inspiration from Avril Lavigne and Pink backed up by soulful vocals. But she is more than a singer with her exceptional writing skills used for massive artists like Jordin Sparks and Miley Cyrus.

Her second album is due for release later this year in the UK. So what were you doing today?

I was doing some acoustic songs at Universal and just saying hello to the whole team who seem amazing.

There seems to be a true appreciation of music out here in London so that is great.

This is not your first time over in London is it?

I came out here in 2003/2004 with Justin Timberlake and that was absolutely unbelievable. I grew up with N Sync and they were huge and believe I went to every one of their concerts.

What was Trouser Snake like?

You know it is nervous meeting someone you looked up to because when you meet them they might be horrible but he was the sweetest guy ever.

How did you get into music?

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Was it a hard road into music?

I grew up in the suburbs with a single mum and so we did

not have a lot to go with.

So I was not privileged.

Everyone at school thought I was crazy for ever thinking that at some point Justin Timberlake would ever know my name but I had a vision.

How would you describe your music?

My music has the energy of rock and roll but it has the pop melodies but in general I just write about situations in my life. It is almost like a girl’s diary in terms of relationships.

I like to mix a lot of 60s, 70s and 90s rock and roll influences and go from there.

Was it difficult to go for the sound you wanted with labels?

I remember a company in Canada paid some interest and they wanted to do a development deal. They had this vision of ‘Brandy Spears’ as they put it because I was a black girl with a pop voice. That made me crazy because at 14 I knew what I wanted.

I asked them if we could put some guitar in there or something live and they just did not want to do it. They took me to lunch and dropped a deal and I said ‘no thanks’.

appreciate everything on a deeper level.

So you are over here to promote Fefe: why now?

Well it’s just the right time because I have been singing for a while now and I just want to spread my music.

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I think music got into me.

I was like 14, it was my vision and I knew I had to have a career in music. It was my way of expressing myself when I could not express myself verbally.

I sang at music theatre high school and instead of going home and doing homework I would just make demo tapes.

Could you give me a little information on the album, Joy? Joy is about life and about getting joy from it. There are great songs on there and I hope people will love it here in the UK. Info: Fefe Dobson’s new album Joy is out now | www.twitter. com/fefedobson | www. fefedobson.com

This is your second official album but you had your previous album Sunday Love 2003 was shelved that must have been difficult?

For sure it is like a relationship and then it suddenly ends but it was however a blessing in disguise. It gave me time to re-invent myself in every aspect and it made me

Everyone at school thought I was crazy for ever thinking that at some point Justin Timberlake would ever know my name but I had a vision.

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May *new* NeoSoul1stSaturdays As one door closes – another opens – we have a new venue for our flagship Neo Soul night – formerly “NeoSoul3rdFridays” (NS3Fs) – is now NeoSoul1stSaturdays (NS1S). We have a brand new, sparkling venue, in Upper St, N1, lounge in feel, perfect for our Neo soul crowd. It’s our most work friendly neo soul club night to date - let’s face it - where else are you going to get neo soul all night on a Saturday in London?

Info: 8pm-1am| Madam Chi, 187 Upper St London N1 1RQ | www.keepthefaithevents.com

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May/29 May Maggie’s 80s Themed Night Maggie’s is a 1980s themed

boutique nightclub in the heart of Chelsea named after PrimeMinister- turned-icon

Maggie Thatcher who was in power throughout this ten year period. Clubgoers can hear her famous speeches playing in the loos, while Thatcher memorabilia vies for space on the walls along with other iconic 80s images and paraphernalia. The resident Maggie’s DJ plays a fantastic range of classic music from this vibrant decade as bar tenders dressed like Tom Cruise in the 80s cult movie, Cocktail, serve up a range of drinks from Pina Coladas and Daiquiris to the unforgettable Babycham. The waitresses, meanwhile, are dressed in neon leggings and permed wigs and serve guests sat at giant rubik’s cube tables. A bottle of vintage Champagne signed by Thatcher herself (with letter of authenticity) is the centrepiece of Maggie’s.

Info: 10.30pm-late | WedsSat Maggie’s, 329 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9QL | www.maggies-club.com

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Atmosphere Danny Rampling, one of London’s finest DJs with a wealth of experience on the music scene, commences a series of monthly nights, Atmosphere at the stylish and sumptuous, supperclub. Danny fires up a sexy eclectic mix during dinner including chilled, lounge and Balearic styles through to current electronic uplifting sounds to fill the supperclub’s dance floor later in the evening.

Info: 8pm-2am |Supperclub, 12 Acklam Road, Ladbroke Grove, W10 5QZ | www. supperclub.com

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May Fabriclive feat.

Ayah Marar Fabriclive, Hospitality and Shogun present: Don’t Forget w Dynamite MC; Friction; Goldie; DJ Hype; Mistajam and more.

Info: 9pm – 4am |Fabric 77a Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 3HN | www.fabriclondon.com | www.twitter.com/ fabriclondon

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On the ones and twos

Lime magazine caught up with UKG pioneer and Radio 5 Live host DJ Spoony to talk music, football and romance

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poony, you and the Dreem Teem are legends of the UKG scene. Where did it all start?

Thank you for the legends tag. Well, individually we were all doing our thing, playing various styles and genres across the years and at some point all fell in love with house music.

This brought us together on the top pirate station in the capital, London Underground around ‘95. We all respected each other as DJs and spent time together socially. The Dreem Teem was borne out of this.

Is it true the name Spoony came from childhood taunts?

Doesn’t it bring back a little of the pain every time you hear it?

[Laughs] Not so much taunts, it was just my nickname growing up.

Everybody had a nickname where I lived. I looked like an older kid who was called Spoony (because of his head shape) so I became little Spoony.

UKG was one of the first homegrown sounds to really make it big in the pop charts. Do you think it’s still holding its own now grime and dubstep are taking the spotlight?

Music evolves, goes in cycles. Grime and dubstep are ‘cousins’ of UKG. The sound of UKG had many variations and if you listen to Zed Bias, Zinc, Pay as

You Go, More Fire Crew, all artistes that we played up and down the country, they all had elements of today’s grime and dubstep tunes.

The demand for UKG sets again tells me the music has stood the test of time and may still become the prominent music on the street again.

Ayia Napa or Ibiza?

Wow, very difficult and both very special to me.

Ibiza is legendary and I don’t think you can compare the two. I will however say I/we had some incredible times as DJs in Ayia Napa and helped to put it on the map as a destination.

There are lots of clubs nights celebrating soulful house and garage of the late nineties what do you think it is about music from that era that people just don’t want to let go?

The memories. We were young, free and although not always single, it reminds of a time when we had little and no responsibility. Times were different in the world generally. Although it wasn’t that long ago things have changed. The music was also special. Melodies, vocals, great bass-lines

all made the vibe what it was, couple that with the memories and there you have it.

You’re a club and radio DJ how easy was it to go to being a radio personality and hosting a phone in show (even if it is about football!)?

Not hard [laughs]. I love my football. Mikee B reminded me yesterday that I used to record Liverpool scoring, on cassette, and play them as jingles on the radio. Being Arsenal fans he and Timmi Magic didn’t enjoy that part of my show but they saw the funny side.

Speaking of football, it’s been a tough couple of seasons for Liverpool fans should they be getting their hopes up for next season or is it going to take longer than that?

We have a great manager in charge now in Kenny Dalglish. He has got the players playing for him, giving 100 per cent every game and the results have proven this. We need to invest in the playing staff however. Need a few good players to take us to the point we should be at. I’m feeling very positive about the future. As always.

What are your favourite tracks right now?

Dem People Go by Dennis Ferrer feat Bola Belo, Kissing You by Miranda Nicole and Make My Heart (Layabouts Mixes) by Toni Braxton.

What three records never fail when you’re trying to get people up on the floor?

Get Together by Barbara Tucker. My Desire (Dreem Teem remix) by Amira and Days Like This by Sean Escoffrey.

Where in London do you think is the most romantic place for someone to propose?

Along the Thames at night, when it’s all lit up.

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Finally, what was or would be your first dance wedding song?

The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack or Gold Digger by Kanye West. [Laughs] Could you imagine? Quickest divorce ever.

Info: Catch DJ Spoony at Back to 95’s Legends of the Old Skool on 28 May 2011 | www.backto95.com.

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Music Policy: r&b, hip hop, soul, commercial funky house, reggae and bashment.

Info: 9pm – late| Storm Nightclub, 28A Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LE | vip@gparties.com

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May Fabriclive: London Stones Throw Takeover in w J. Rocc J. Rocc first made his name as one of the original turntablists, co-founding The World Famous Beat Junkies in the 1990s with DJ Babu, Shortkut, Melo-D and Rhettmatic, becoming a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop.

He went on to host The Fantastic Four Radio show on L.A.’s Power 106, perform as the third member of Madlib and J Dilla’s Jaylib, and tour the world as a solo artist, DJ and producer. He will be joined by James Pants, Kutmah and Alex Chase in room 3.

Info: 10pm – 6am |Fabric 77a Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 3HN | www.stonesthrow.com/ jrocc | www.twitter.com/ jrocc

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ERY MON The Playground Playing the best in r&b, hip hop, funky house, reggae and club classics.

Time: 9pm - late Info: Sound Nightclub, 1 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7NA | vip@gparties. com

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ERY WEDS Different Strokes Phat Cat$, Zay London, Lonyo and MOBO Award winner and Kiss FM DJ Manny Norté playing Neo Soul, 80’s pop, US house, funk and r&b.

Info: 7pm – late |Cherry Jam, 58 Porchester Road, London W2 6ET | ilovediffrentstrokes@gmail. com

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ERY THURS Urban Fresh A brand new weekly event bringing you the best of entertainment including massive DJ line ups in the heart of Central London.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you would like to come shake a leg then it’s exactly the right place to be. Music policy: hip hop; funky house; r&b; old skool garage; club classics etc.

Info: 10pm – late | Traffic Night Club, Victoria House, 1 Vernon Place, London WC1A 2EP | 07943 927 165

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ERY FRI Bump Expect to hear hip hop, r&b, funky, dancehall, dubstep and booty music. Celebrate your birthday with us, and we’ll bend over backwards to give you the best night ever. On March the Legendary Mighty Moe will be blessing the Mic for a night of classic Heartless crew Mayhem. One third of the Awesome Pioneers of UK music The Heartless Crew. It’s an Honour to have Moe hosting BUMP tonight. Expect one of the most intense, fun live shows you’ve ever seen.

Info: 9pm-4am | Plan B, 418 Brixton Road, London, SW9 | www.planb-london. com Blow

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May Back To 95: Legends of the Old Skool with exclusive special guest and live show from Peven Everett – the voice of the Gabriel anthem DJ line up includes DJ Spoony, Matt ‘Jam’ Lamont, Masterstepz, Booker T, Ramsey and Fen and Ray Hurley + many more - MC’s: Buzzard, Creed, DT, PSG and Ranking SVA, the pioneers of old skool house and garage events, return after a road block 10th birthday party in April that Masters At Work vocal star, India, headlined exclusively. The second Back to 95 event for this year rewinds with a Legends of the Old Skool party, welcoming male singer Peven Everett, the voice behind the classic Gabriel anthem – another US exclusive – alongside the UK’s original and finest old skool DJ dons

Kings of the underground, Egg bring you a new weekly party that is going to blow your Friday Night apart.

Info: 10pm – 8am | Egg, 200 York Way, Kings Cross, London N7 9AP| www. clubblow.net

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ERY SUN Forró Forró is the longest running weekly Brazilian night in the country. A night where you can get a true taste of Brazil, packed wall to wall with the very people that gave birth to the sounds of Samba. Forró is European, African and indigenous rhythms and has its own distinctive dance. Arrive

including Radio 1’s DJ Spoony (original Dreem Team member).

Light Box : Soulful and funky house with Bobby & Steve Zoo, Footloose, Azi Robinson, Roney Jay, Fiddla and Lisa C Mirror Room: r&b, 80s disco with the Firin’ Squad, Lloyd Life, Conspiracy, Sammy Confunktion,Two Four Seven, Selly J Info: 10pm-5am | Fire and The Lightbox Complex, South Lambeth Place, London, SW8 1RT |www.backto95.com / www.ravetickets.co.uk / www.theticketsellers. co.uk Lime magazine has three pairs of tickets to give away. To enter, email competition@comelime. com with BACK TO 95 in the subject header by midday, May 24, 2011. early for free Forró lessons.

Info: 5.30pm to 12pm | Guanabara, Parker Street, corner of Drury Lane, London WC2B 5PW | www.guanabara.co.uk Sunday Afro Matinee Each and every Sunday, gorgeous surroundings and leather sofas awaits you to chill, relax and dance at Sunday Afro~Matinee with friends whilst we play a select mix of Kizomba, Semba and other Lusophones grooves, old favourites and new, keeping us dancing till closing time.

Info: 6pm - late |Third Space, 211a Clapham Road, London SW9 0QH|www. mdentertainments.org

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Life, Above All Lime rating Release date: May 27th

Preview: Bridesmaids Release date: June 24th It would be remiss not to include a look forward to the upcoming comedy Bridesmaids in this issue.

We’ve only seen the trailer, but wow, what a trailer.

It’s hilarious and could easily be this year’s answer to The Hangover and yes we know there is the sequel to The Hangover scheduled for release this month as well.

Bridesmaids just looks so fresh, and with the femaleled cast we think there

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Lime’s MAY Movie reviews Attack the Block Lime rating: Release date: May 13th The latest offering from the team behind Shaun of the Dead and Paul, is a highconcept sci-fi movie about the inner city meeting outer space. It’s Hoodies vs.

Aliens. It’s not subtle in its set up. By asking us to identify with the criminals (regardless of their age or background, that is what they are) it’s hard to get involved in the action. Joe Cornish might be known for his humorous side, but he tones down this natural instinct for more sci-fi based development. That’s where the film’s main success is - poor characters but superb set-pieces and Chico and Rita Lime rating: Release date: Blu-ray and DVD on May 9th A very different animation to the ones we’ve reviewed recently, this sophisticated and romance-led effort manages to capture a Latin spirit with great aplomb. Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an

could be something for everyone. Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne (and not forgetting Mad Men star Jon Hamm) the set-up is pretty simple. Wiig plays Annie, a woman who is having trouble in her own love life even though she has been picked as the maid of honour for her best friend’s wedding.

Trying her best to keep it all together, Annie tries to round up the troops and put on the best show she can. Catch the trailer and you’ll see what we mean as this could be the best comedy of the year.

action. The performances are good, and it’s brevity means we get to the point quickly.

Cast: John Boyega, Nick Frost, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway

extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.

From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. There are obvious historical events that are addressed in the film given how it unfolds

and the locations, but the story remains focussed on the central pairing.

There is also a selection

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This powerful drama focusing on a young girl struggling against prejudice in an African village has been shown in competition at Cannes, and at the London Film Festival in 2010. Now, on general release, this is a deeply involving story that is well worth a watch. When the film addresses the real issues at hand, chiefly the AIDS pandemic in the region and the appalling conditions faced by the young, it is impossible to fault. The performances are all wonderfully judged, and there is sensitivity to direction that avoids coming across as preachy.

Unfortunately there is also a tendency to slip into melodrama as a short-hand for any real development, and this hinders the whole experience. It’s a rare occurrence to be fair, and aside from these sidesteps the film is highly recommended.

Cast: Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela

of memorable jazz-based cameos that do wonders when it comes to getting your toes tapping.

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-26 May BFI African Odyssey’s – A Screaming Man Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s latest film is a warm and wise parable on male pride and status, inspired by and reflecting the ongoing civil war in Chad. Adam is a pool attendant at a well-heeled hotel in N’Djamena, the country’s capital, where everyone still calls him ‘champ’, after his days as a competitive swimmer.

His son, Abdel, works under him at the pool, but the old order is changing as economic pressures force the hotel’s Chinese management to promote his son and move Adam to demeaning duty on the front gate.

War, too, is upsetting the natural state of things, and Adam enters into a terrible bargain when a local chief piles the pressure on him to make a contribution to the war effort, financial or otherwise. Haroun turns the personal and emotional turmoil of his story into still, meditative filmmaking. The film’s final scenes have a wise, almost Biblical quality to them as Haroun brings his moral fable to a powerful conclusion.

Info: BFI Southbank, London SE1 | www.bfi.org.uk Lime magazine has five pairs of tickets to give-away to see A SCREAMING MAN at the BFI. Please email competition@comelime.com with SCREAMING MAN in the subject header by May 12, 2011. Please include your contact number.

Noel Clarke to star in The Knot The Knot is a romantic comedy starring a host of British and American acting talent. Soul mates Alexandra (Talulah Riley) and Jeremy (Matthew McNulty) are getting married. At least that’s the plan. Unfortunately for them, nonchalant best man Peter (Noel Clarke), bridesmaid Sarah (Mena Suvari) and an army of

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The finest selection of Latin American and Brazilian themed films on Monday nights. Featuring great classic fiction films, educative and hard hitting documentaries, as well as a selection of short films.

This is a great way to get to know the Latin American film scene and meet people

Flex your creative muscles and enter the Ritzy 100 poster competition

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Posters have been gracing the walls of the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton for over 100 years now and to celebrate, our friends at our favourite cinema in south London have created a competition to showcase your talents.

What’s the deal?

Take your favourite iconic film poster and recreate it in your own unique style. You can be as faithful to the original design as you like or

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add your own flavour to spice things up a bit: photos, Lego, plasticine, and drawings – whatever.

They’re all welcome. All entries will be uploaded to a photograph album on the Ritzy Facebook page so everyone can have a nose around and keep an eye on the competition. To enter, email your work of art as a jpeg to posters@ picturehouses.co.uk along with the original poster you’ve recreated by 5pm on Friday 13 May 2011. If

naysayers haven’t heard they’re meant to be together. Can missing bridesmaids, crashed cars, a trip to A&E, and a delivery of pigs testicles stand in the way of true love?

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interested in the culture of the Americas. With a Happy Hour promotion running all night, 2-4-1 on selected cocktails and bottled beers, Live music and guest DJ’s - this is the best place to be on a Monday night in London.

Forget your Monday blues with some of the top Latin and Brazilian cultural events on offer.

- May 2nd - Central Station - Brazilian fiction masterpiece by Walter Salles -May 9th - Moro No Brasil Music based documentary about the sounds of Brazil from North to South -May 16th - Bus 174 - Hard hitting documentary about the world news headline event when a bus was hijacked by a youth in Brazil -May 23rd - Life In The Rhythm and Favela Rising

you win, you’ll get: - a private screening at the Ritzy of the hotly anticipated X-Men: First Class in its opening weekend (Fri 3 to Sun 5 June) for you and up to 50 invited guests; two pairs of tickets each month to the Ritzy until the end of 2011 and a framed full size copy of your poster and your winning artwork exhibited in the Ritzy.

- Highly commended Rio Film School production about the effect of music on the inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro + Q+A with producer. Favela Rising is another high profile documentary about the now global social project Afro Reggae.

Info: Guanabara, Parker Street (Corner of Drury Lane), Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5PW | www.guanabara.co.uk

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May LMAO Comedy Jam feat. US comedian Wil Sylvince Wil Sylvince is one of the America’s hottest urban comics. He will be joined by the UK’s finest comedians include Wayne ‘Dibbi’ Rollins, Richard Blackwood, Kwaku and Kane Brown.

Info: 7pm | Hackney Empire, Mare Street, E8 | 02088 985 2424 | www. wilsylvince.com

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mid week atmosphere, brimming with great music, the sharpest comics on the circuit and Dibbi’s all new Rice ‘n’ Peas dinner-date game show.

Come; join Dibbi and her guests at this newly established cabaret and comedy club.

Info: 6pm | Latin Quarter Bar and Restaurant, 27 Broadway, E15 4BQ | www.newvarietylives. co.uk | 07974 022 884

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-15 May Nuh Stress Mi Out

British movie of the same name, alongside Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan and Martin Lawrence. Hart debuted on amateur night at a Philadelphia comedy club and was insistently hooked. He quit his job as a shoe salesman and began performing full time at such clubs as The Boston Comedy Club, Caroline’s, Stand-Up NY, The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. With his passion for stand-up, Hart continues to tour the US to sold-out audiences.

Info: Indig02, The 02 Arena Millennium Way, London, SE10 0BB | www. livenation.co.uk

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To Celebrate 10 years at the top of urban comedy, Eddie Griffin, one of Comedy Central’s Top 100 standups of all time, comes to O2 Academy Brixton.

Harmony Productions in association with Choice FM presents, Eddie Griffin.

He is joined by Richard Blackwood, Eddie Kadi and Kevin J. Info: 8pm| o2 Academy Brixton | www. o2academybrixton.co.uk

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May Dibbi and guests: Curtis Walker, Ping Wing The delectable bearded Bajan Dancehall bombshell Dibbi, sets out her comedy stall at Stratford Broadway’s Latin Quarter bar and mixes up a special season of Thursday night cabarets. Drop in after work and enjoy Dibbi’s outrageously hilarious

Blue Mountain Theatre takes a trip down memory lane to the rioting 1970s in Nuh Stress Mi Out. When three generations of an extended family find themselves living under the same roof – the sparks fly in this unmissable comedy of manners – suitable for the entire family. Charles Tomlin and Terri Salmon head the household as grandparents and grand ‘pickney’ battle to rule the roost. Is blood always thicker than water or can two bull ever rule inna one pen? Blue Mountain takes a unique look at the intricacies of family life and concludes – never has the generation gap been wider!’

Info: 8pm| Catford Broadway, London SE6 4RU | www. broadwaytheatre.org.uk

May Quincy’s Comedy Lounge: Back in the Day II Do you remember when Snickers was a marathon, the only offensive weapon you carried in your back pocket was your afro comb and rushing home from school to watch Grange Hill was a necessity? Four comedians and one great host take us on a voyage of discovery down memory lane.

Info: 8pm | Stratford Circus, Theatre Square Stratford, London E15 1BX | www.stratford-circus. com

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Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, and Radio 4’sHave I Got News for You, Shappi is back with these intimate work in progress shows.

Info: 9.45pm | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE | www. sohotheatre.com

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til 17 July E4 Udderbelly Festival 12 weeks of udderly affordable entertainment for all ages and all tastes starting from 21st April.

As well as Comedy 4 Kids, the line-up includes Gina Yashere, Alun Cochrane, Brendon Burns, Dom Joly, Hardeep Singh Kohli and Rory Bremner.

Info: Southbank Centre, London | www.underbelly. co.uk

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-7 Aug Marc Lottering A resident of Cape Town, South Africa, Marc is considered to be one of the country’s top comedians.

Marc often entertains ex-pats around the globe, and last year, appeared at the Royal Albert Hall alongside South Africa’s top comics. Lottering in London will feature Marc’s latest stand-up material, as well as appearances by some of his favourite characters.

Info: 9.30pm | Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE | www. sohotheatre.com

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May Kevin Hart Kevin Hart has burst onto the scene as one of the most versatile comedy actors in film and television. He can most recently be seen in Death at a Funeral, a remake of the 2007

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Bespoke Seams

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pattern construction and production. Our boutique encompasses a showroom and design workshop. I’m mostly in the showroom doing consultations with clients and mum is consistently busy bringing ideas to life in the workshop.

his year, Gisella Boutique celebrates 20 years in the business.

Congratulations. What is the secret to Gisella Boutique’s success?

Thanks. We’re proud to have sustained our vision for 20 years. It’s been a real adventure. Truthfully, I think the fact we’re still going after two decades isn’t down to any secret per se, but more so a combination of hard work, dedication, creative spirit and a sizeable sprinkling of good fortune.

How will you be celebrating your 20 year anniversary?

Though the official anniversary falls on June 29th 2011, we’ve already begun the celebrations.I’ve been working with an artist collective known as Railroad 7 (on The Underground Railroad network) for the past year.

We just showcased at Royal Society of Arts and I used Gisella Boutique’s pending anniversary as inspiration for a Gisella Retrospective exhibition entitled Bespoke Seams and Sartorial Dreams, looking back on our favourite style moments, from catwalk collections to film and television projects.

The show was so much fun to do and we’re hoping to expand the concept for the London Design Festival later this year.

What events are you preparing for in 2011?

Beyond the anniversary festivities, we’re continuing to work on some interesting collaborations with private clients and performance artists. The 38 LIME MAGAZINE 2011

spring 2011 season’s been interesting thus far.

We received a surprise commission from an artist attending The Royal Wedding and another from an OBE honouree.

Those types of design collaborations are always exciting – hard work, but gratifying once everything comes together and the client is happy.

What is the inspiration behind the name ‘Gisella’?

Gisella is the first name of my mother and business partner. She started the business back in 1991 and I guess she liked the name enough to turn it into a permanent style statement.

Who are the people behind Gisella Boutique?

My mother and I work collaboratively on everything, though principally I’m on the design and marketing side, and she’s handling

What have been Gisella Boutique’s biggest achievements over the years?

Among the highlights of the past 20 years, I’d have to include our shows at The Victoria and Albert Museum [V&A], Kensington as part of Kulture2Couture, shows at London Fashion Week for Fashion Diversity, as well as our television spotlights on MTV, CNN, ITV’s Dancing on Ice and Euromillions Lottery on the BBC.

How has the business handled any hardships that you have inevitably had to face over the years?

The business has seen its fair share of challenges, without a doubt. Clearly we’re presently in a period of dramatic economic upheaval, but it feels like the third wave of recession we’ve experienced in the past 20 years. But what can you do in times of hardships, but try to persevere through the darker days?

Having survived two decades – what business survival tips can you pass on to our readers?

In an ideal world, have a back-up plan. But in the absence of a back-up plan, at least have a damn good singular business plan.

Which have been some of your favourite Who do you admire in collections? the Soul Makossa and Metallica were collections we Singer Sabrina showed during Washington in our two years at Gisella at the The V&A. They are Screen Nation favourites. I also awards. have a special affinity for our Africa05 Collection, which was inspired by our partnership in the BBC Africa ‘05 Arts season.

We used part of that Africa05 collection to do a cool project with Hayward Gallery on the Southbank; working with a group of teens training in fashion photography and journalism. Projects like that, beyond the walls of the boutique are particularly rewarding.

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In June Gisella Boutique celebrates 20 years in business.

Lime caught up with Jana Sante to talk fashion, brides and business know-how.

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business world and why?

Many of my business role models are AfricanAmerican entrepreneurs. I admire how Oprah Winfrey has infused philanthropy firmly into her phenomenal business success. I admire social activist and educator Geoffrey Canada who left a job at Wall Street to establish the Harlem Children’s Zone; an organisation dedicated to educating black children from kindergarten through to college graduation.

What tips would you give to a bride-to-be on choosing the right wedding dress?

I’m always interested in meeting the individual needs of my clients; most of all my brides. So we begin by bringing together all their ideal elements and I create a composite sketch of everything beautiful they want to reflect in their wedding adornment. I always advise them to keep it authentic. That’s my top tip for brides-to-be.

What kind of trends have there been in wedding dresses over the past 20 years?

I think the bridal gown market; at least insofar as ready-to-wear bridal wear, has played it safe over the past two decades. Little has changed in terms of what constitutes a ‘traditional’ bridal gown silhouette in the Eurocentric/Western context of things. But what we offer at Gisella Boutique is a broader cultural alternative. Many brides-tobe come to us specifically seeking to embody something ideologically different. We’ve designed for brides who’ve wanted to affirm a range of cultural aesthetics beyond the

realm of the typical white wedding gown.

How do you handle ‘bridezillas’?

Fortunately, we haven’t had too much trouble with the whole bridezilla syndrome. I’m big on making my brides feel at ease and try to diminish some of that anxiety from the stress associated with finding that ‘perfect’ bridal gown. Perfection after all is a matter of subjectivity.

I always emphasise that the entire process should ideally be as stress-free and enjoyable as possible which is contrary to what most bridezilla reality TV shows would have you think.

Where in London do you think would be the most romantic place for someone to propose?

There are some picturesque spots along the waterfront at The Southbank. But south of the river, I think an intimate location like the exotic flower gardens at Horniman Museum would also be a beautiful spot for a proposal in the sunshine.

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What song would you choose for your first wedding dance with your hubby?

I’m in awe of Giving You The Best That I Got by Anita Baker. The lyrics are so fittingly supreme. But The Wedding Song by Frank McComb comes a close second to capturing what I’d hope to be feeling at that moment.

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to the Wombell cookbook collection has been Lorraine Pascale’s Baking Made Easy. It’s a joy. I bought it simply to review it for my blog, Black Book News, rather than with any inclination to do masses of baking. The thing that makes this book a prize keeper is that it includes a series of recipes that are savoury.

So yes, it is a traditional baking book that includes breads, pizzas, and lots of beautiful cakes, but the dishes that you are most likely to do regularly are the savoury ones. Mr chose the first dish to cook; and I cooked it.

So we both recommend the Garlic, Sherry and Mussels recipe. Mr’s favourite dish of all time is Moules Marinières, and this Spanish take on the French classic is a real treat.

Info: Tricia Wombell blogs at Black Book News | www.tricia-

Ev

ery Tues Islington Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast Club An informal yet vibrant business networking meeting and a great way to start the business day.

Bring plenty of cards, news and your business referrals.

The Breakfast Club is held at different locations across Islington.

Info: 730am-9am | To register, email: info@islington chamber.org.uk | www.islington chamber.org.uk

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Join DJ Spoony at the ACLT’s celebrity football match

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Celebrities v Ex-Footballers charity match for ACLT‫‏‬ A team of ethnic ex-professional footballers are to play against a diverse Celebrity team for the Daniel De-Gale Trophy in an alternative to the original SKY 1’s “The Match” (which took part at Newcastle Utd FC) in order to raise funds for AfricanCaribbean Leukaemia Trust. Guests and players at the game include Luther Blissett; MC Harvey;

blackbooknews. com | www.lorrainepascale.com

Jason Roberts; Calum Best; Ashley Walters; Chipmunk; Jamie Lawrence; DJ Spoony; Levi Roots; Simon Webbe [Blue]; Jimmy Adams; Alex Walker; Luke Strong; Anthony Costa; Jimmy Akingbola and Iwan Thomas.

Info: 1.30pm | Brentford FC, Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0NT | www. endofyourrainbow.co.uk | www.aclt.org

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May Polling day for local elections On Thursday May 5th there are local elections in many parts of the UK. In Wales and Northern Ireland there are also elections for the devolved assemblies and in Scotland there are Parliamentary elections. However, there is one vote that everyone

will have throughout the UK – a vote in the AV referendum. The referendum is to decide the voting system we use to elect our Westminster MPs. The choice in the referendum will be between what we already use First Past the Post, where the winner is always the person with the most votes even if they get only 30 per cent of votes from the electorate. Or a vote for change to the system-AV. AV ensures that the winner has 50 per cent of the votes from the electorate and is what they use in Simon Cowell’s X Factor. It will be the single most important vote since 1975 referendum on joining the European Economic Community, also known as the ‘Common Market’.

Info: www.obv.org.uk

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Lime book review: Baking Made Easy, Lorraine Pascale Lime rating: Words: Tricia Wombell After the lovely wedding comes the marathon of married life. One secret of a happy married life, I believe, is to take it in turns to cook.

Sharing food together and with family and friends is easily one of the best things in life. Mr and I enjoy our food very much. He’s learnt everything he knows of the culinary arts from me and in rare instances – presentation in particular – he’s overtaken me. Taste and flavour are the things I strive for, since you are going to eat it however it looks. Just like Jack Sprat and his Mrs we keep the platter clean. The latest addition

May Thirty years of Mental Health | Blak Friday with Nubeyond Speaker: Matilda Macattram, director of Black Mental Health UK www.blackmentalhealth. org.uk on attitudes and realities then and now.

Many young black people in the 1980s were misdiagnosed and sectioned in institutions while overdosed with drugs.

Picking or washing rice was seen as mentally deficient. At the same time, the pressure of dealing with the effects of the New Cross Fire and racism in general affected the mental health of many.

Info: 7.30-10.30pm | Positive Mental Attitude Community College, 26 Admiralty Close, Reginald Square, SE8 4SS | http://www. nubeyond.com | www. blackhistorywalks.co.uk | www.pmacc.co.uk

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May Institute of Commonwealth Studies, in conjunction with the Black & Asian Studies Association: Christian Hogsbjerg Black and Asian Britain seminars Mariner, Renegade and castaway: Chris Braithwaite, the Colonial Seamen’s Association and class struggle PanAfricanism in late Imperial Britain.

Info: 6 -7.30pm | Senate House, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1 | Marika.

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May African Market Many stalls, drumming circle, homemade food, workshops, African arts and crafts, fashion, jewellery, natural skincare, music, books, DVDs, arts and more. Every third Saturday of the month.

Info: 12-6pm | Open the Gate, 33-35 Stoke

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May Black Reading Group: Jackie Kay’s Red Dust Road or Fiere

You choose which one you read – you don’t have to do both. This is an opportunity to compare and contrast prose and poetry from one of the UK’s finest poets and prose mistresses.

Info: 3pm |Waterstones, 203/206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HD | www.triciablackbooknews.com

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June Black Reading Group: Miss Shirley Bassey by John Williams The book has not been without a certain amount of contention in the reviews and it will be good discuss the role (rights?) of the biographer as well as the life of Shirley Bassey.

Info: 3pm |Waterstones, 203/206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HD | www.triciablackbooknews.com

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Nov Third Annual Black Youth Achievement Awards – nominations now open Nominations now open

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Win a copy of A Scandalous Secret by Jaishree Misra– Out 26th May Glamour, money, and a beautiful home – the golden couple of Delhi, Neha and Sharat, appear to have it all. But a dark secret from Neha’s past is about to resurface. While studying at Oxford, a naïve eighteen-year-old Neha fell pregnant and made the difficult decision to give the baby up for adoption, vowing never to contact her child again.

But now, years later, her little girl – Sonya – is fully grown and determined to find her birth mother. With the foundation of Neha and Sharat’s world rocked to its very core, will Sonya’s arrival in Delhi push it over the edge? And as Sonya begins to confront Neha, can mother and daughter allow themselves to forgive and forget? Jaishree Misra has written five novels, all of which have been Indian bestsellers. She has an MA in English Literature from Kerala and two postgraduate diplomas from the University of London, one in Special Education and the other in Broadcast Journalism. Until recently Jaishree lived and worked in England, but has now moved back to Delhi where she is setting up a residential unit for young people with learning disabilities.

Info: www.jaishreemisra.com Lime magazine has teamed up with Harper Collins to offer you a chance to win a copy of Jaishree Misra’s A Scandalous Secret. To enter, email competition@comelime.com with Scandalous in the subject header by May 26, 2011. Please include your full name and address. until August 31 for the third annual Black Youth Achievement Awards. You can nominate yourself or someone else. Only one nomination needs to be received per person/ group and in just one category Nominees will need to complete a short questionnaire to find out a bit more about their achievement. Shortlisting takes place during September. Judges will

select four individuals/ groups per category.

Short-listed nominees will feature on the website in October and the public can then vote for the winner Winners will be announced at Black Youth Achievements – The Awards 2011.

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May – 18 Jun Nnenna Okore: Metamorphoses Artist Nnenna Okore returns to October Gallery, London for her second solo exhibition.

Following the success of her London debut solo show Ulukububa: Infinite Flow in 2008, Okore continues to employ ordinary media like magazine and newspaper to highlight consumerism and excessive wastefulness in today’s society. Along with the continued exploration of these themes in her work, Okore is also inspired by the concept of growth and metamorphosis. ‘I am fascinated and often surprised by material transformations that result from amassment, layering and multiplicity of smaller parts and units,’ says Okore. Alluding to commonplace materials such as fabric, Nnenna converts everyday detritus into biomorphic forms that reference organic movements and fluid undulation of expanding surfaces.

Info: October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AL | www. octobergallery.co.uk

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May An Evening in Conversation with Fowokan George Kelly It was during a visit to Benin Nigeria in the

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An evening in conversation with Fowokan George Kelly

mid 1970’s that Sculptor Fowokan George Kelly experienced a somewhat spiritual enlightenment that led him on a path to becoming one of the UK’s foremost Black artist with work deeply rooted in the traditions of pre-colonial Africa and ancient Egypt.

Nearing 70, and showing no sign of curbing his ambition or his dedication to encouraging the next generation of Black artists, Fowokan, a true “Elder” of the UK black art scene, shares insights, influences, stories and writings of his incredible creative journey.

Interviewed by Larry Achiampong (artist) and narrated by, Shango Baku (actor, writer, director).

Booking is essential.

Info: 6.30-9pm | London Southbank University, Keyworth Centre, London SE1 | www. alexandragalleries. blogspot.com

May Museum at Night: Figures and Fictions Join us for a special evening of free events inspired by the exhibition Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography as part of Museums at Night weekend. In Fusion: Featuring Normski, DJ Sarah Love and guests hear vibrant South African and UK sounds, live and direct, in a Hip Hop injected DJ set featuring Normski on the decks with DJ Sarah Love (MOBO Award nominee / BBC 1Xtra). In Focus: Normski in Conversation - hear Normski, photographer and leading authority on urban and contemporary culture, discuss identity and masculinity in contemporary music and fashion from post apartheid South Africa with BBC music journalist Jacqueline Springer.

Info: 6-10pm |V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL www.vam.ac.uk

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til 18 May The New Spirit of Oshogbo Art exhibition

by Rahmon Olugunna‫‏‬

Rahmon Olugunna has been referred to as the heir apparent to the great Oshogbo art tradition. He is a third generation Oshogbo artist, which takes its name from the ancient Yoruba town of Oshogbo – renowned as a cradle of Yoruba culture and spirituality. His

work confidently evokes the Oshogbo artistic movement, but boldly pushes the boundaries into refreshing new directions. Rahmon’s striking abstractions give new meaning to figurative art and are often set in a mosaic of striking colours and patterns. He evolved his style under the tutelage of a number of Oshogbo masters including Rufus Ogundele and Muraina Oyelami and has now emerged as an artist with his own distinctive voice. He has exhibited in Lagos, Abuja, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Sante Fe and his work features in the permanent collections of the Richard Singletary Gallery in Virginia.

Info: Open The Gate, 3335 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 8BJ | www. openthegate.org.uk

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til 22 May Sony World Photography Awards Winners’ Showcase The Sony World Photography Awards Winners’ Showcase is the flagship exhibition of the World Photography Festival. The Showcase theme From Chaos into Order mirrors the process by which we make sense of photographs in the world. Featuring a vast collection of international contemporary photography, spanning genres including documentary, sport, portraiture, landscape, fashion and much more, the Showcase captures a unique view of the world in 2010/11 as recorded through the lens of winning photographers who entered this year’s

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til 11 Jun Walking Drawings Across the Estuaries A film and photography exhibition showcasing the landmark public art installation by artist Evewright, which took place on Silecroft Beach in Cumbria last year.

Walking Drawings are a series of live public art installations by London based artist Evewright.

Over the last six years he has been creating largescale drawings, using selected ‘sandscapes’ along the British coastline as his canvas. Using landscape tools and an old-fashioned tractor, Evewright creates his drawings in the sand and then invites members of the public to walk the lines in various formats.

Info: Four Corners Film, 121 Roman Road, London E2 OQN | www. evewrightstudio.com

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til 3 Jul Afghanistan – Crossroads of the ancient world

Surviving treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan - nearly lost during the years of civil war and Taliban rule, these surviving treasures reveal Afghanistan’s ancient

culture, its immense fragility and its remarkable place in world history.

Info: British Museum | www.britishmuseum.org

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Info: Somerset House, Embankment Galleries, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA | www.worldphoto. org

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til 17 Jul Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography

Bob Marley & The Golden Age of Reggae, Marley-atHome © Kim Gottlieb-Walker, Lenswoman.com

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Figures and Fictions Contemporary South African Photography Babalwa - Jodi Bieber, 2008 from the series Real Beauty - courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery

This exhibition presents the vibrant and sophisticated photographic culture that has emerged in postapartheid South Africa. It features works by some of the most exciting and inventive photographers living and working in South Africa today. The photographs on display respond to the country’s powerful rethinking of issues of identity across race, gender, class and politics. The exhibition features 17 photographers who question what it is to be human at this time in South Africa with politically-engaged images arising from a challenging period in the country’s history. The

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til 15 May Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae An exhibition of photographs by celebrated photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker.

This exhibition is a stunning visual record of the ‘golden age of reggae’ to mark the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s death this May. During 1975 and 1976, renowned underground photo-journalist Kim Gottlieb-Walker and her husband, head of publicity at Island Records Jeff Walker, documented what is now widely recognised as the Golden Age of reggae. Over two years of historic trips to Jamaica and exclusive meetings in Los Angeles, Kim took iconic photographs of the artists who would go on to define an era and captivate

a generation. Proud Galleries has worked with Kim Gottlieb-Walker to create an exhibition of candid and intimate photographs of the artists and producers who brought the reggae sound to the international stage, including Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Toots Hibbert, Burning Spear, Lee “Scratch” Perry and, of course, Bob Marley. This exhibition includes never-beforeseen photographs and is a stunning photographic record of one of the most exciting moments in recent musical history, with a warmth and intimacy born out of the respect between Kim Gottlieb-Walker and the artist.

Info: 11am-5.30pm |Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AH | www. proud.co.uk

photographs depict people within their individual, family and community lives, practicing religious customs, observing social rituals, wearing street

fashion or existing on the fringes of society.

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Find and circle all of the Insects that are hidden in the grid. The words may be hidden in any direction.

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SOLUTION: 9-letter word - EDUCATION Some other words of five letters or more containing the hub letter I: actin, adieu, antic, audio, audit, canid, cited, coati, cutie, dicot, dicta, edict, indue, nicad, tenia, tonic, tunic, unite, untie, action, atonic, auntie, coined, detain, induce, induct, notice, united, untied, aconite, auction, caution, conduit, noctuid, noticed.

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ANGER MANAGEMENT REALLY WORKS

hen you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don’t take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don’t know, but you know deserves it...

I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I’d forgotten to make. I found the number and dialed it.

A man answered, saying ‘Hello.’ I politely said, ‘This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?’

Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear: ‘Get the right f***ing number!’ And the phone was slammed down on me.

I couldn’t believe that anyone could be so rude. When I tracked down Robyn’s correct number to call her, I found that I had accidentally transposed the last two digits.

After hanging up with her, I decided to call the ‘wrong’ number again. When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled ‘You’re an

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asshole!’ And hung up.

I wrote his number down with the word ‘asshole’ next to it, And put it in my desk drawer.

Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills or had a really bad day, I’d call him up and yell, ‘You’re an asshole!’

It always cheered me up.

When Caller ID was introduced, I thought my therapeutic ‘asshole’ calling would have to stop.

So, I called his number and said, ‘Hi, this is John Smith from the telephone company. I’m calling to see if you’re familiar with our Caller ID Programme?’

He yelled ‘NO!’ And slammed down the phone. I quickly called him back and said, ‘That’s because you’re an asshole!’ And hung up.

One day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a parking spot.

Some guy in a black BMW cut me off and pulled into the spot I had patiently waited for.

I hit the horn and yelled that I’d been waiting for that spot, but the idiot ignored me.

I noticed a ‘For Sale’ sign in his back window, so I wrote down his number.

A couple of days later, right after calling the first asshole (I had his number on speed dial). I thought that I’d better call the BMW asshole, too.

I said, ‘Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?’

He said, ‘Yes, it is.’ I then asked, ‘Can you tell me where I can see it?’ He said, ‘Yes, I live at 34 Oaktree Blvd. , in Fairfax It’s a yellow ranch style house

And the car’s parked right out in front.’

I asked, ‘What’s your name?’ He said, ‘My name is Don Hansen.’

I asked, ‘When’s a good time to catch you, Don?’ He said, ‘I’m home every evening after five.’

I said, ‘Listen, Don, can I tell you something?’ He said, ‘Yes? I said, ‘Don, you’re an asshole!’

Then I hung up, and added his number to my speed dial, too. Now, when I had a problem, I had two assholes to call.

Then I came up with an idea... I called asshole #1.

He said, ‘Hello’ I said, ‘You’re an asshole!’

(But I didn’t hang up.)

He asked, ‘Are you still there?’

I said, ‘Yeah!’

He screamed, ‘Stop calling me’ I said, ‘Make me.’

He asked, ‘Who are you?’

I said, ‘My name is Don Hansen.’

He said, ‘Yeah? Where do you live?’

I said, ‘Asshole, I live at 34 Oaktree Blvd., in Fairfax, a yellow ranch style home and I have a black Beamer parked in front.’

He said, ‘I’m coming over right now, Don. And you had better start saying your prayers.’ I said, ‘Yeah, like I’m really scared, asshole,’ and hung up.

Then I called Asshole #2.

He said, ‘Hello?’

I said, ‘Hello, asshole,’ He yelled, ‘If I ever find out who you are...’

I said, ‘You’ll what?’

He exclaimed, ‘I’ll kick your ass’ I answered, ‘Well, asshole, here’s your chance. I’m coming over right now.’

Then I hung up and immediately called the police, saying that I was on my way over to 34 Oaktree Blvd, in Fairfax, to kill my gay lover.

Then I called Channel 7 News about the gang war going down in Oaktree Blvd in Fairfax.

I quickly got into my car and headed over to Fairfax.

I got there just in time to watch two assholes beating the crap out of each other in front of six cop cars, an overhead news helicopter and surrounded by a news crew.

NOW I feel much better.

Anger management really does work.

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