Monthly Archives: March 2014

Originally posted on Bris Arts:
In February 2014 I lucky enough to travel to Rio de Janeiro to take part in Carnaval Transatlantico, a collaborative project with three English Samba groups: Ziriguidum (Bristol), Nova Guarda (Birmingham) and Toque Tambor (Hitchin).…

Originally posted on #ADPhD:
African Diaspora, Ph.D. is revisiting scholarship that has shaped the study of people of African descent across time and place. Kátia M. de Queirós Mattoso. To Be a Slave in Brazil, 1550-1888. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University…

Originally posted on Kookooburra Travels:
So I arrived in Rio for the greatest party on earth (or so the slogan goes). Carnaval is downright crazy, there´s no doubt about that. There are blocos (street parties), where the young and beautiful…

Originally posted on #DSMMCM1314 Buzz BEE Digital:
The Chinese eat rice with every meal, breakfast included, and the average Chinese on the street is thin, if not skinny. A few people know the health benefits of rice include its ability…

Originally posted on misselliot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR2bei6owkQ Rhythm is arguably the most important part of music. It’s what drives the music, keeps it going, and keeps musicians playing together like musicians. Without rhythm, there is no music. You may say that notes…

Originally posted on City Jackdaw:
I recently read about a local retired clergyman, Canon Jim Burns, who has written a book about the history of the whit walks in Manchester. He says that the first procession of Church of England…

Originally posted on Gallery in the Park:
Having climbed up onto the scaffolding today and being close to the ascending brickwork on our Landscape Gallery, I’ve decided that in my next life, (should I choose to be part of the…