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“Although we talked about ‘literature teaching politics’ he was not as preoccupied with cultural politics or the new left the way in which I was. He didn’t read Marx, or Gramsci and he didn’t read Cabral or Fanon either. His brushes with the British police and Oxford is what drew him to black politics in Britain but at a distance.” The spirit of Dambudzo Marechera in the Showroom today! And live on PASS. Writer and critic George Shire knew the man well and will be discussing his life and work with the Otolith Group (Kodwo Eshun and Anjalika Sagar) from 3pm. Last day in London: turn up or tune in!

Dambudzo Marechera is with us. (And Kodwo’s been up all night re-reading all his books)

Yusuf Musse and Jacob V Joyce with Kodwo Eshun. And the killer bees!  ( continue reading

special mix direct from Kinshasa family w/ Bebson de la Rue and crew. kongoastronauts.wordpress.com  ( continue reading

Live readings from new works including dedications to Spaceape. Shabaka Hutchings alongside him with clarinet and sax at hand.  ( continue reading

Bikutsi music lessons.  ( continue reading

Video cut-ups and conversation about Hardeep’s research into processes of translation, uneasy humour and his interest in stories of identity and difference.  ( continue reading

From Ancient to Future to Straight No Chaser to capoeira inna London.  ( continue reading

Barby’s got a handful of Black Jazz records, Doug Carn, Mtume, The Awakening, let’s hear what she selects.  ( continue reading