1.
BTWSC FREE END OF YEAR CREATIVE FUN DAY FOR THE FAMILY
Saturday Dec. 17, 12noon-6pm,
Tavistock Hall, Harlesden NW10 by KFC
13-18s can learn DJing & mixing skills; write a song
& record a track; make a video; and perform in open mic
session
Adults
and rest of the family can chat, play games, participate in fun
quizes with prizes galore! Live music by up & coming
artists. Plus surprise real, live soul band!
For more info: www.btwsc.com/Creative2005.htm
2.
BTWSC CONNECTED+ FREE MUSIC INDUSTRY COURSE FOR UNEMPLOYED
PEOPLE AGED 17 & OVER
Two
days a week between Feb-March 2006.
Learn about the music industry (e.g. copyright, contracts,
income streams, marketing, press, etc) and get practical event
management and club promotion experience. Open to any genuinely
unemployed person. Travel card refunds and light refreshment
provided. Location is in North-West London.
To register
early-bird interest, email info@btwsc.com
subject line: Connected
Enquiry
3.
THE BRITISH BLACK MUSIC REPORT 2006 WEBCAST PREVIEW
Wednesday
Dec. 14, 2-4pm
(GMT) on www.lifefm.org.uk
The
Mixed Bag Show/businessofmusic programme will be dedicated to
talking about the state of British black music in advance of the
next Black Music Congress (BMC) debate early Feb. 2006 (see
below). BMC founder Kwaku will be talking to people and
organisations active with the British black music scene. If
you’re such a person or represent such an organisation, then
make sure we have your telephone number(s) for a live phone in
to plug what you have done, or argue a point. Remember
individual contributions will be about 2 minutes maximum – so
focus your thoughts before-hand.
Don’t
forget to tune in this Wednesday 2-4pm GMT to www.lifefm.org.uk
If
you’d like to contribute to this special show, email your name
(even if I know you!), phone number(s) and a very brief
background of your activities on the British black music scene
by Tuesday Dec. 13: editor@britishblackmusic.com
subject line: BBM Player
4.
BLACK MUSIC CONGRESS DEBATE: SHOULD BRITISH BLACK MUSIC SHUT UP
SHOP? THE BRITISH BLACK MUSIC REPORT 2006
Saturday
Feb. 4 2006 (dtbc), 3-6pm
at City University
London, Northampton Sq, London EC1
Should
British black music just shut up shop, or are there any
encouraging activities or signs for going on? The British black
music scene is useful as a consumer base for foreign
products/acts, but is pretty inconsequential in the greater
scheme of the music industry.
If you’re doing something worth reporting, let us know.
This will be your space to sell your activity. £Free. To book,
email editor@britishblackmusic.com
subject line: booking 2006 Report
5.
THE BLACK MUSIC & AFRICAN CRAFTS FAIR
Saturday
March 18 2006, 12.30-5.30pm,
Tavistock Hall, Harlesden NW10 by KFC
Could
this be the last fair? An opportunity to sell your stock,
publicise your activities, and catch an up and coming act during
the open mic sessions. You don’t need to go to MIDEM to sell.
We hear American artists starting their careers selling from the
boot of their cars. What about starting by selling at our fair?
Use it, or lose it. . £Free. To book, or for more info, email editor@britishblackmusic.com
subject line:
booking 2006 Fair
6.
THIS SATURDAY (DEC. 10) & SUNDAY
(DEC. 11) LONDON EVENTS
a)
Two £Free showings 10.30am and 2.30pm (approx. 3 hours
each), Museum of
London, London Wall EC2, St Pauls tube (Central line) then 10
minute walk. No
registration required. Admission is first come first seated
100
Black Men present ‘Kirikou And The Sorceress’ and several
other learning interventions, which will benefit young and old
alike. ‘Kirikou’ is the fantastic animated tale of a little
African boy who decides to take a dangerous journey to see if he
can rescue his village from Karaba, the Sorceress who has eaten
all the men in the village. The soundtrack is by Senegalese
superstar Youssou N’Dour, using only African instruments.
b)
Doors open 6:00pm. Showtime 7pm – 9.30pm. £10
Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1.
Russell Sq (Piccadilly line) then four minute walk. 0800 093
0400
Nubian
Jak Celebrity Tribute Gala. See
famous names from the world of music and TV pay tribute to
famous Londoners of the past including Mary Seacole, Bob Marley,
Olaudah Equiano, Claudia Jones and many more! This exciting
showcase will be compared by Gina Yashere. Also a chance to win
a two week Caribbean holiday, TV and DVD, weekend retreat and
many more prizes in the new TV game show.
c)
Birmingham-based
music organisation Punch’s 'DJs for Life' event celebrating
worldwide DJ culture continues today in Birmingham Dec. 10. DJs
for Life features discussion, debate, masterclasses and
performances from some of the world most influential DJs
including The Original Jazzy Jay (legendary DJ and Producer),
GrandWizzard Theodore (credited with inventing the scratch),
Steve Dee (inventor of beat juggling and founder of the X-Men),
Rob Swift (formally of the X-ecutioners), D-Styles (Gunkhole),
DJ Quest (Bullet Proof Space Travellers), DJ Supreme (legendary
UK DJ formally of Hijack), Cutmaster Swift (twice world DMC
champion), the Scratch Perverts, DJ Woody, Phil Asher, Trevor
Nelson, Tigerstyle, Benji B, Charlie Dark, Normski and many
more. Drum Arts Centre, Birmingham. 0121 224 7444, M: 07779
572469, E:paul@punch-records.co.uk www.djsforlife.com.
d)
Le Carnaval D'Algerie/One Bests Night of Algerienne Music/DJ
Aicha. Sunday 11 December 2005 at 5 pm. £14
in Advance/£17 in Door/(£10 Concessions). The
Clapham Grand (Clapham Junction), 21-25 St John's Hill,
London, SW11. Artists: Cheb Nacim, Selma
Hamidou. Tizifun Ali Slimani featuring Natacha
Atlas. Box Office: 0207 223 6523
7.
CLUBBING & LIVE LISTINGS
THE
PLAYERS POSSE HOSTS 3 THE HARD WAY
@ INTERSOUL on New Years
Eve 05 with Players
Posse, Rampage (BBC1Xtra),
90%
(Choicefm,
after3am).
8.30pm
- 6am, maybe
later. Waterfront,
Marsh Wall, Docklands, London E14. South
Quay DLR.
Nearest Hotel: (1min walk from the venue): International
Brittannia (4 star) on Marsh Wall, Docklands,
E14. Tel: 0207 712 0100 web: www.britanniahotels.com.
It’s been a whole year since the last Intersoul night of space
lasers, wave cards, sweets, games and
just nice fun mature
career minded peeps. As at all
Intersouls, we're gonna have a ample slice of 80’s
& 90’s classic Soul,
RnB, Ragga, Jungle
plus all the latest tunes burning up the clubs at
present, even some
Funky House.www.theplayersposse.com
Return
Of The Boom-Bap Presents: THE "BACK TO PLAN-B" X-MAS
SPECIAL!!! Thursday 15 December 05 @ Plan B, 418 Brixton Rd,
Brixton, London SW9. Doors: 9pm till 3am. Gate pressure: £5 (or
£4 Concessions/Flyer/Time Out Pass). ROTBB returns to Plan B in
December to throw the hottest festive Hip-Hop Funk Reggae &
Dancehall Party In Town!!! Residents - KEITH LAWRENCE (MUZIK-ED),
SEANIE T (DARK HORIZON), DJ MENTAT (BEAT ASYLUM) & MISTAH
BROWN (TIGHTEN UP CRU). For more info: outofdabloo@yahoo.co.uk
/ www.muzik-ed.com / mistahbrown@hotmail.com
Urban
Classic is a meeting of musical cultures that brings together
some of the biggest names in UK black music with the BBC Concert
Orchestra in a ground-breaking live event in conjunction with
BBC 1Xtra. Grime producer DaVinChe
and jazz musician Jason
Yarde will join forces with conductor
Charles Hazlewood, who will lead the 36-piece BBC
Concert Orchestra alongside several UK grime
artists, to create a 70-minute musical suite of grime, hip hop
and classical music. The music will be performed live for an
audience on February 16th 2006 at the Hackney Empire
and will be broadcast on 1Xtra Live on Saturday February
18th 2006 from 0000 - 0200. The event will feature the
following MCs, Bruza,
Tor,
Pase,
Purple,
beatboxer Faith
SFX, alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra
with DJ sets from 1Xtra's DJ Semtex
(hip hop) and DJ Cameo
(garage). For ticket information: www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/events/urbanclassic/features/tickets.shtml.
Quality
budget music videos available: MTV Digital
music
programming manager and black music anorak Lindsay Wesker tipped
us about this opening a year ago.
If you would love to make a promo video but don't have a
big budget, he has an ex-MTV employee and friend, who is now a
freelance film maker, who can help artists/labels make
broadcast-quality, relatively cheap videos. Naturally,
as she will be working on such small profit margins, all costs
will be payable in advance. If you’re interested, call
Lindsay on 0207 284 6325/07730 128 626.
Soul
II Soul Sound System Session takes every third Saturday of the
month, 9pm -3am at Herbal,
10-14 Kingsland Road, London E2. £4 B4 10.30 / £7 Thereafter. JAZZIE
B, AITCH, JAZZ E.Q + special guests
keep the “happy
face, a thumping bass for a loving race” culture going.
For Guest list & concession info:
call/text: 07836 383222.
8.
FILM BUSINESS
Compass Point: New Routes Into Film & Media is a
new career development scheme aimed at overcoming barriers faced
by black and ethnic minority workers in film and television.
Compass Point will be a springboard for aspiring media creatives
and entrepreneurs looking to fast-track their careers.
Participants will be enabled to develop a strategic overview of
their current practice, develop their entrepreneurial
competencies and greatly enhance their overall professionalism
so as to compete more effectively in the marketplace. The first
year of the programme runs January – July 2006 and
applications for the first 16 places must be in by 12 December.
Full details of the scheme and how to apply are at www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
Details for
the b3 media’s Blank Slate digital short film scheme for black
and minority ethnic filmmakers are now online! Please log on to
www.b3media.net to download the application form and
guidelines. The application deadline is Friday 9th, December
2005 (Call Jeanne, perhaps she’ll sort you out on Monday –
your excuse being BBM sent the info on Saturday! Jeanne Nguyen,
b3 media, l: 020 7274 2121, jeanne@b3media.net,
www.b3media.net.
9.
GONGS & PRIZES
John
Legend’s ‘Get Lifted’ is one of the biggest selling albums
of the year worldwide, and is double platinum in the UK alone.
He has won numerous awards including a MOBO in the UK and now he
ends the year with an incredible 8 Grammy nominations: Song Of
The Year for ‘Ordinary People’, Best New Artist, Best Male
R’n’B Performance for ‘Ordinary People’, Best
Performance By A Duo Or Group for ‘So High’ with Lauryn
Hill, Best Traditional R’n’B Vocal Performance for ‘Stay
With You’, Best R’n’B Song for ‘Ordinary People’, Best
R’n’B Album for ‘Get Lifted’, Best Rap for ‘They
Say’ by Common Featuring John Legend. Look out for John’s
performance with the Black Eyed Peas on ‘Record Of The Year’
on Saturday. Some of the young ‘Because…
youth crime’ entrants were given copies of the
‘Get Lifted’ CD, and six people who cared to just click
during our October/November
freebie giveaways should be receiving copies of John
Legend’s ‘Live At The House Of Blues’
DVD by next weekend!
Following
the appointment to the permanent staff of a recent intern, the
award winning independent British jazz label Dune Records, is
offering a new six months internship commencing January 4
2006. The post would suit a recent graduate or equivalent and
provide an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand experience
of working at the heart of a highly acclaimed jazz organisation.
The intern will be involved in a number of projects covering all
aspects of the Harrow-based company’s work, including
artist/label management, promotion/marketing, touring,
education/outreach. The internship will be on a voluntary basis,
but basic travel and lunch expenses (to be agreed) will be
covered. Ideal for someone with: bags of enthusiasm, good
interpersonal and organising skills, flexibility, accurate
computer/typing skills, ability to use databases, attention to
detail, an interest in jazz, and a demonstrable commitment to a
career in the music industry. If you’re interested, please
send a CV (giving the name, address and telephone number of two
referees) together with a covering letter of no more than 400
words telling us why you think you would be suitable for the
post and what appeals to you about Dune and its work. Dionne
Elizabeth, Dune Records, 1st Floor, 73 Canning Road, Harrow,
Middx HA3 7SP. internship@dune-music.com.
Deadline for applications: Friday December 16 2005.
Interviews will be held up to 21st December 21 2005.
11.
MUSIC COURSES
Bang
Entertainment/Lifefm is recruiting for it new Music Production
and Vinylogy (DJ
Skills)
courses starting January
9th 2006
(APPLICATION
DEADLINE 20TH DEC 2005). The
course content is accessible to beginners, yet still challenging
enough for those who have had some introduction to the field
they undertake training in. The Radio Production and Vynology
(DJ skills) places are limited to ten people per course. They
particularly welcome referrals/applications from Refugee and
Asylum seekers and Young People at Risk of Offending. Contact:
Jonathan Lais, Connexions
Key Worker, Life FM. t. 020 8963 0935, m. 07963 566 230, johnny@lifefm.org.uk,
www.lifefm.org.uk
South
London community music project CM is recruiting for its free
music tutor training course, which enables musicians, vocalists,
producers, DJ’s to teach in schools and in the community. The
course is free and is accredited by London Metropolitan
University. Starts in September 2006. The
aim of the course is to provide graduate level training for
professional musicians of all styles with or without formal
qualifications, and to create new training and employment
opportunities. Completers find new employment in music projects,
colleges, schools and community settings. The
course is free of charge and is a two-year part-time modular
programme starting in September, designed to accommodate other
professional commitments. Students can take the full course and
gain the Certificate of Higher education or they may take one or
more modules in which case they will gain credits towards the
full award. Open
days available, contact CM on 020 7633 0550, everyone@cmonline.org.uk,
www.cmonline.org.uk
12.
TV OPENING FOR THE LADETTES
The
production team for ITV1’s LADETTE TO LADY 2 need to find a
fantastic female who is feisty, aged 18 – 40 and potentially
an amateur rapper! Someone who knows her own mind and would love
the chance to attend a finishing school for 5 weeks – if only
for the experience! Get in touch with Assistant producer Michelle
Woods by today Saturday Dec. 10: 020 7013 4547, michelle.woods@rdfmedia.com
13.
WMA THE COOL AWARDS?
Look
out for Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Music Awards, a
celebration of all the best new music that has come through this
year on Gilles Peterson's 'Worldwide' show on Radio 1, with some
of the best new acts performing on the night. The awards will be
held at KOKO on Monday December 12th with two special winners
shows to be broadcast on Radio 1 on December 18th and 25th. The
evening will be hosted by Gilles Peterson and Earl Zinger, with
guest performances from Japan’s Soil. 'The Worldwide All-Star
Selectors' are also on the bill and comprise of more than twenty
DJs, such as Jazzanova, Bugz in the Attic, Norman Jay, Patrick
Forge, Fabio, Benji B, Skitz, Quantic, Toshio Matsuura, Charlie
Dark and many more. Each DJ will play their favourite 'Worldwide
track of the year', culminating with Gilles Peterson, who will
spin the winning track as voted for by Radio 1 listeners.
Tickets are on sale via: www.ticketweb.co.uk.
Broadcast Schedule: Sunday 18th December 2300-0100hrs
Gilles Peterson 'Worldwide' featuring highlights and winners of
'The Radio 1 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Music Awards 2005. Sunday
25th December 2300-0100hrs
Gilles Peterson 'Worldwide' featuring live sets from 'The
Worldwide All-Star
Selectors'.
14.
PETITION TO SAVE GOSPEL SHOW ON CHOICE FM
Listeners to the popular gospel show on Choice FM will be in for
a surprise on 1st January 2006 if the current plans go ahead.
The Positive Inspirations show hosted for 10 years by Dave P,
which plays 3 hours of gospel music from 6am to 9am every
Sunday, is to be changed into a format that is inclusive of all
religions. This means that the show will not play 100%
gospel music and may include some music that content of which
will offend the Christians. We
are asking for your support to keep the gospel show and that all
of the content should be geared towards it’s primary audience,
which is the Christian community, in the Majority Black
Churches. The Church has supported this show for more than ten
years and will keep doing so. Leading Praise and Worship artist
Mark Beswick commented that “there are already a number of DJs
covering a wide spectrum of music, my
concern is that if we lose the integrity of the programme
we will lose a number of fans of the programme.
As a listener and Christian I strongly urge GCap to
reconsider their stance and allow the show to continue”.
It
is important to note that this is one of the main outlets for
gospel music and where British artists can hear their song on
the radio and a local church can have their event publicised.
To
register your vote to keep Positive Inspirations 100% gospel
forward this email to savethegospelshow@hotmail.com
and then forward to as many people as you can which will then be
forwarded to GCap Media who recently acquired Choice FM.
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