Eddie Abdullah & Stuart @ the Theatre Royal Bar Stratford East |
After spending the morning reading Freud's paper on 'Psychoanalysis & the Libido theory, I felt I deserved a break and wanted to check out a new venue in Stratford. It was the cafe bar at the Theatre ...
Posted by Lizana on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:03:00 PST |
Tony Remy in Bath |
As I happened to be in Bath yesterday, I wandered over to the Bell in Walcott St and incidentally there was a gig on with some very familiar faces. Tony, Anders, Nick and Ian have an annual slot at Th...
Posted by Lizana on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:46:00 PST |
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga |
"Many good novels written by men have come out of Africa, but few by Black women. This is the novel we have been waiting for....." Doris LessingThe novel was published in 1988, about a different Zimba...
Posted by Lizana on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:20:00 PST |
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri |
I always seem drawn to read novels about displacement and living away from the country of one's birth. These have included Brick Lane by Monica Ali, By The Sea by Abdul Razak Gurnah, Joy Luck Club by ...
Posted by Lizana on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:54:00 PST |
Babatunde Lea @Pizza Express |
Imagine sitting at the Pizza Express and after a dramatic opening by Babatunde on percussion, he introduces the audience to the band and talks about inviting the spirits to join in.
For me, it added a...
Posted by Lizana on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:58:00 PST |
Let There Be Love @The Tricycle |
The play was sold out when it was on earlier in the year and I was delighted to get tickets this time. I like the Tricycle, which always stages the kind of plays which interest me and is easily access...
Posted by Lizana on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:15:00 PST |
Blood River - A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart by Tim Butcher |
By the time I read the last page of the book, I felt a sense of weariness; as though I had travelled with the author. I almost felt the mosquitoes biting me and the thirst along the endless motorbike ...
Posted by Lizana on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:58:00 PST |
Tony Kofi Quartet @Pizza Express |
It has been more that a year since I saw Tony Kofi at the Vortex, after Future Passed was released. So, I was really looking forward to seeing one of the leading saxophonists in town playing at the Pi...
Posted by Lizana on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:43:00 PST |
Jom Makan |
I rushed down to Covent Garden yesterday, to get my free tickets for the Malaysia Film Week. It was a warm evening and with my tickets safely secured, we decided to walk down Charing Cross Road to Tra...
Posted by Lizana on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:31:00 PST |
Ciyo Quartet @Mill Hill Jazz Club |
I rang up the number on www.millhilljazzclub.co.uk, to confirm that the gig was on and was advised to dress down. Hmm...not really sure how to do that. After all, it was a perfect summer evening to sl...
Posted by Lizana on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:57:00 PST |
