The London 2012 football kits for 10 Puma-partnered African countries were unveiled at the Design Museum earlier this year. It was the perfect opportunity for us to look at the exhibition for our World in London blog project. Cameroonian artist …
Read more...Archive for the "World in London" Category
A two-year blog project looking at London’s incredible multiculturalism, ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games
22 Dec
2011
2011
El Salvador in London: Musician Henry Bran
Singer-songwriter Henry Bran was born in El Salvador but has lived in London since the 1980s. Here he is performing at London’s Bolivar Hall in 2010.
Read more...1 Dec
2011
2011
Georgia in London: Colchis Georgian Restaurant and Bar
Giorgi Sulkhanishvili has just helped to launch Colchis Georgian restaurant and bar in Notting Hill. We chatted to him about Georgian food and culture for our World in London series. How has it been going since you opened Colchis? Quite busy. …
Read more...2 Nov
2011
2011
Israel in London: From Palestine to Israel at the Mosaic Rooms
Head to the Mosaic Rooms on Cromwell Road for a rare exhibition featuring photos from Israel this month. From Palestine to Israel: A Photographic Record of Destruction & State Formation is an exhibition documenting the early years of the Israeli state. …
Read more...14 Oct
2011
2011
Somalia in London: Rageh Omaar, Mo Farah, and Somali Food and Culture at Kingsley Hall
London has been connected to Somalia for many, many years, through its involvement with the British Somaliland protectorate. The first Somali immigrants were seamen and merchants who settled in London (as well as Cardiff and Liverpool) in the late 19th …
Read more...11 Oct
2011
2011
Mauritius in London: Music, Food, Stamps and the Dodo!
Shreena Soomarah is a copywriter whose parents emigrated from Mauritius more than 30 years ago. There is no one race, religion, cuisine, or way of life that defines Mauritius. Much like London, life there is a cosmopolitan existence. No wonder …
Read more...10 Oct
2011
2011
Senegal in London: Sabar Dance Classes
Senegalese director and choreographer Diene Sagna moved to the UK four years ago to run his own dance company, Yaye Dib Sabar. He also holds sabar dance classes in London: “Sabar is the drum, and also the dance – they …
Read more...7 Oct
2011
2011
Dominica in London: Island to Island at the Redbridge Museum
The Caribbean is being well represented in London at the moment. Rihanna’s in town (both in real life, and in waxwork), it’s Black History Month, and there’s this new exhibition of photos from the Caribbean at the Redbridge Museum. So, …
Read more...14 Sep
2011
2011
Ivory Coast in London: Tiken Jah Fakoly at London African Music Festival
The fantastic London African Music Festival kicks off on Friday with a performance by Tiken Jah Fakoly from the Ivory Coast. The biggest-selling African reggae artist of all time, Fakoly mixes infectious rhythms with hard-hitting lyrics about social and political …
Read more...14 Sep
2011
2011
San Marino in London: Sammarinese Stamps at the British Postal Museum
Here is a fresh challenge for the World in London team: San Marino - one of Europe’s smallest countries. Does London have anything fascinating and Sammarinese to feature in our World in London blog? Of course it does. We turned to …
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