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2026 LISTINGS

Camden Sunday 27th September 2026

Samba Touré

Samba Touré’s music is characterised by hypnotic guitar grooves radiating with the intensity of the desert sun. It…

Wandsworth Tuesday 29th September – Tuesday 27th October 2026

Pan Wandsworth – Steel Pan Workshops

Pan Wandsworth invites local residents to discover the history, sound and cultural significance of the steel pan through…

Richmond upon Thames Wednesday 30 September – Saturday 3 October 2026

The Brown Suite

Step into The Brown Suite, a bold, funk-fuelled dance production that pulses with rhythm, style and soul. Blending…

Oxfordshire Wednesday 30 September – Saturday 3 October 2026

August Wilson’s Fences

One of the greatest plays of the twentieth century returns to the stage in a powerful new production…

Leicester Thursday 1st October 2026

Black Classics Symposium

Classical music is often associated with the Western canon, yet its development has long been shaped by diverse…

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Gilbert Clarke

Born in Jamaica in 1925, Gilbert, his brother and sister lost their father when he was three. A…


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ARY1E8 paul boateng labour mp portrait at the labour conference bournemouth uk 2004. Image shot 2004. Exact date unknown.

Paul Boateng: Breaking Barriers, Building Legacies

There are moments in history when the course shifts, when a figure emerges who doesn’t just walk through…


1986: Diane Abbott, the new labour MP for Hackney and Stoke Newington makes history today (12/6/87). Miss Abbott, 32, a Cambridge graduate and a member of Labour's hard left, becomes the country's first black woman MP. Picture taken 18/2/86 when she was an equality officer for the union ACTT.

Diane Abbott: A Legacy of Courage, Change, and Endurance

In a political landscape that often marginalises those who dare to be different, Diane Abbott has stood tall…


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