We caught up with longtime Greensleeves Records and VP Records collaborator David Corio to discuss the release of his new Cafe Royal book ‘Reggae In London’… Reggae In London – Cafe Royal Book: VP: You have photographed so many legendary artists over the years across various genres including many from the world of Reggae. Who was the first Reggae artist you had the opportunity to work with and who…
On July One 2023, International Reggae Day, Greensleeves Records, the iconic West London Reggae label, will see its blue plaque created in association with Nubian Jak Community Trust (NJCT) and Hammersmith & Fulham Council adorn the wall of TfL’s Shepherd’s Bush station. The plaque will be on the site of the famous record shop, which led to the founding of the record label in 1977. NJCT is the only commemorative…
Theresa Roberts was born in Jamaica and raised by her grandmother after her parents left for England to start a new life for their family. Theresa joined her parents in Battersea when she was 9 years old and has lived in London ever since and also has a home in Jamaica. Theresa started Jamaica Patty Co in 2013 with her first shop opening in Covent Garden in March, 2014. …
After a two-year hiatus, Notting Hill Carnival returns to the capital in August 2022. London’s biggest street party will be filled with Caribbean colours, music and flavours. Watch elaborate floats and costumed performers wind their way through the streets in the carnival parade, dance to the sound of steel bands and calypso music and visit the tempting food stalls along the route. Notting Hill Carnival was first held in 1966….
Rianna Jade Parker is a critic, curator and researcher based in South London where she studied her MA in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths College, University of London.She is a founding member of interdisciplinary collective Thick/er Black Lines, whose work was exhibited in the landmark exhibition Get Up, Stand Up Now: Generations of Black Creative Pioneers at Somerset House, London. She is a Contributing Editor of Frieze magazine and co-curated War Inna Babylon: The Community’s…