Month: December 2014

ShakaRa Speaks On It – EBOLA: How Europe Destroyed Afrika’s Ability To Handle The Crisis

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AFRIKA CAN’T HANDLE THE EBOLA CRISIS! IT NEEDS FOREIGN AID! AFRIKA NEEDS BRITISH CHARITY IN ORDER TO HELP THE POOR DESTITUTE AFRIKANS! These are just a few of the common ideas taken for granted in the British media discourse around Ebola and its impact. If these statements truly reflect the reality, the question “why” is …

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ShakaRa Speaks On It: #BandAid30 & Why We Should Not Tolerate White Middle Class Stupidity

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Published 19th November 2014: http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-speaks-it-bandaid30-tolerate-white-middle-class-stupidity/ So, as we are all aware by now Bob Geldof and his Band of Merry men are at it again with the recently released BandAid30 single “Do They Know Its Christmas” – Ebola Remix. While the justified outrage will no doubt continue, I really had to sit down and consider this …

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ShakaRa Reviews ‘The Five & The Prophecy of Prana

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Published 9th Oct 2014 – http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-reviews-the-prophecy-prana-the-barbican/ The production quite simply exceeded all my expectation. I entered the arena with high anticipation, having previously had the pleasure of interviewing the main men behind Boy Blue Ent. I was told poignantly by Mickey J that I would have seen nothing like it. He was absolutely correct. The Five …

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THE FIVE & THE PROPHECY OF PRANA!!! ShakaRa Speaks to Boy Blue Ent

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Published 1st Oct 2014 – http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-speaks-michael-mikey-j-asante-kenrick-h20-sandy-upcoming-hip-hopera-the-prophecy-prana/ Boy Blue Entertainment are set once again to make their mark on the development of Hip-Hop Dance Theatre in  the UK with the staging of their forthcoming production “The Five & The Prophecy of Prana”…at The Barbican. Founded by Kenrick “H20” Sandy and Michael “Mikey J” Asante in 2001, Boy …

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Word & Riddims Review: Dancehall Throwback – The Best of the 90’s

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Published 25th Sept: http://www.wordsandriddims.com/review-dancehall-throwback-best-90s/ On Sunday 21st September, audiences arrived with great anticipation for ‘Dancehall Throwback – The Best of the 90’s. Despite the early news that Spragga Benz couldn’t get the Visa and therefore would not be present for the festivities, the patrons were still eager to see what the show had to offer. Allan …

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ShakaRa Speaks On It: How The Boycott Was Won – The People vs Exhibit B

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Published: 24th Sept – http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-speaks-it-boycott-won-the-people-vs-exhibit-b-human-zoo/ ——————————————————————————————————————————– It was a monumental evening. The masses gathered at all three exits of Waterloo station as stewards were there to greet them. At approximately 17:50, all three congregations moved towards “The Vaults” – chosen venue for the so called art display named “Exhibit B:Human Zoo”. Ancestral Drums beat driving the …

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