Tag: kuti
Seun Kuti & Africa 80
Seun is the youngest son of the late Fela Kuti, the politically active leading light of Afrobeat. Having grown up in the thick of that scene, Seun now heads Africa 80, the second incarnation of his father’s band, playing the same energetic mix of funk, jazz, rock and highlife that electrified West African music in …
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A château called Dave
Since the weather had started to turn much colder in the last week, we chose a walk closer to home in the Province de Namur, not far from a previous outing at …
- Originally published: 4 Oct 2009 in Walking
Winter holiday in Egypt
Our first of two trips to Egypt, this week away was a double header with Florence during the Christmas and New Year holiday period 2005-6. This first time was all about getting some …
- Originally published: 25 Jan 2006 in Middle East
Zwartboek (Black Book)
Director: Paul Verhoeven Netherlands, 2006 With the turbulent Hollywood years behind him, Verhoeven is back in Europe and the opening salvo is a freshly energetic epic that firmly suggests Amsterdam’s finest has rediscovered his …
- Originally published: 26 Jan 2007 in Film
Reflections on Relocation: Part 2
In this the second of two articles, written five months after our arrival in Belgium, J compares the experience of living in Britain with that of Belgium. Missed the first instalment? Read Reflections …
- Originally published: 30 Oct 2008 in Relocation
Soggy Buxton
What could be more thrilling than a wet summer’s afternoon in Buxton? Well, I could think of a few things but there wasn’t much point in doing that as we descended into Buxton. …
- Originally published: 17 Jul 2007 in UK
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Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.