A wild shrine to music, history and the struggle for human rights
Published in The Independent (June 5th, 2009) We bumped our way down the ramshackle streets of Ikeja in the traffic-choked... Read Full Article
This outburst will strike a chord around the world
Published in The Independent (May 7th, 2009) Abbas Kiarostami’s outburst against British officialdom will strike a chord with artists all... Read Full Article
A brave new world of music
Published in The Independent (May 1st, 2009) As she waited to go on, Souad Massi looked nervous for the first... Read Full Article
The unlikely triumph of capitalism
Published in The Independent (April 4th, 2009) Presidents, politicians, pundits and protesters are united: Capitalism is in crisis; free markets... Read Full Article
These poor unfortunates are pawns in a game of power politics
Published in The Independent (April 1st, 2009) Michael was sitting in the shade of a building site with about 20... Read Full Article
Iona and Ivan – a tale of two children and two families
Published in The Independent (February 26th, 2009) I awoke to the sound of my daughter, Iona, screaming yesterday morning, shortly... Read Full Article
The other side of modern Africa
Published in The Independent (December 7th, 2008) The disintegration of Zimbabwe continues. The killing goes on in Congo and Darfur.... Read Full Article
Why turn away these people that we need so badly?
Published in The Independent (September 10th, 2008) Sonia trained as a nurse in Nairobi before coming to Britain a decade... Read Full Article
Music from the heart of the Congo
Published in The Independent (February 29th, 2008) The tiny stage was packed as a heavy, dancehall rhythm rumbled out into... Read Full Article
Journey into the beating heart of Africa
Published in The Independent (October 13th, 2006) We ducked into a covered alleyway, where two elderly men with grizzled beards,... Read Full Article