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🌍🎶 This month, the best West African songs are culled from Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Ghana, Nigeria and Benin.
More Here: bit.ly/3WX5D8b
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Back to 1993, with #ltjbukem, #atmosphericaljubilancy. 🫡🙌🏻
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Back to 1991, with #hackneyhardcore, #dancehalldangerous. 🫡🙌🏻
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The Hip Hop Museum extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, & loved ones of legendary Bronx graffiti pioneer RIFF 170. 🕊️🌹
Born and raised in the South Bronx, RIFF 170 began his artistic journey in 1971 at just 11 years old while living in the Mitchell Houses.
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The old Shoreditch Station, Brick Lane down the alley. Looking from Code St E1, 1960s
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Back to 1993, with #hyperonexperience, #lordsofthenulllines. 🫡🙌🏻
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Next in today is a short, rare one. This is before he became @FatboySlim - 36 years ago:
This is Norman Cook @ FM802 TOKYO Suntory Sound Market 31.10.1990
From when he was in Beats International, this is a short radio mix by him of very early rave and dance. The earliest known recording of him. Sadly no tracklist.
Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight.
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Next in today its a legendary duo, in an early jungle set. 32 years ago:
This is @therealLTJbukem & MC Conrad (RIP) @ Energy 'Lesson Three' Palace Hotel, Southend-on-Sea, 25.06.94
Glorious top tier jungle rollers from Bukem, Conrad fantastic on the mic as ever. Jungle doesn't get much better than this. Tracklist in comments.
Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight.
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British Government energy decisions are now sensitive content. Minors must prove their age to read about them.
"Age verification" is a reckless system that censors large swathes of the internet.
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1972 reggae cover of the Glen Campbell song "Wichita Lineman" by a 16 year old Dennis Brown. Produced by the late Derrick Harriott. From the late "Crown Prince of Reggae"'s Trojan-label album Super Reggae & Soul Hits. #RIPDerrickHarriott #Reggae m.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUkGJ…
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Derrick Harriott, the pioneering ska, rocksteady and reggae singer and record producer, has died. He was 87.
Read more: jamaica-gleaner.com/article/…
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The UK has the most aggressive Internet censorship regime in the West.
The regulator tasked with enforcing it, and the organizations who pushed for it, are now saying it doesn’t work.
Why should Parliament think their new set of recommendations are any less wrong?
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: We're absolutely delighted that Lambeth Council Cabinet members have just voted to save Central Hill Estate and Cressingham Gardens from a planned demolition. This follows a near 15 year-long battle led by residents and the @SaveCressingham and @savecentralhill campaigns, with four separate judicial reviews and an independent inquiry.
The Council found a comprehensive redevelopment of the two 1960s estates to no longer be financially viable and have instead promised an approach that will 'maintain existing homes, return empty properties to use and deliver genuinely affordable homes while respecting the borough’s architectural heritage.' The surprising development follows a change in control at the Council after the May local elections, with the Green Party winning the most seats.
The council was previously taking forward their Estate Renewal Programme through the development company Homes for Lambeth. The 2022 Kerslake Review recommended closing down the company and the programme was brought back in-house under direct council control.
The pair of post-war social housing schemes have been C20's Risk List since 2017 and 2021 respectively, and were the subject of several unsuccessful listing applications by the Society as far back as 2016.
The Society's Director, Catherine Croft, commented:
"We are overjoyed that good sense has finally prevailed. Both estates show post-war social housing at its most humane and sensitive; understated yet intelligently detailed and making the most of beautiful, verdant sites.
While the work of Camden architect Neave Brown has long been celebrated and recognised with numerous listing designations and conservation areas, the work of Ted Hollamby and his team at Lambeth (including Rosemary Stjernstedt, Roger Westman, and Charles Attwood) has been bafflingly overlooked.
Not only are these buildings of great historic interest, but they are much loved, practical homes which could serve as exemplar for today’s housing crisis. They now need to be appropriately upgraded and cared for, so they can continue to can continue to serve and bring pleasure to future generations."
ALT Top image: Cressingham Gardens, Lambeth (c) RIBA Pix Bottom image: Central Hill Estate, Lambeth (c) Holly-Marie Cato
