Inclusion & Diversity

Here is the hub of my thoughts; ideas, experiences, everything and anything. If you have something you’ve been thinking about or something you’d like me to write about, let me know.

Chineke! Orchestra: Classical music diversified

Apr 11, 2017 | ,

“I could count on my hand the amount of people of colour I’d played with in the past 35 years… That’s not good.” Fresh off the phone from BBC Radio 4, Chi-chi Nwanoku walked me through her mission to champion change and celebrate diversity in the Classical music scene. From performers at the forefront to those behind […]

Chineke! Orchestra, St George’s

Apr 11, 2017 | ,

‘I want black and minority ethnic musicians to walk on stage and know they belong’ After speaking to Chi-Chi Nwanoku I was more than a little excited to watch Chineke! Orchestra playing music by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint George at this special St George’s Day concert at St George’s. The composer, an illegitimate son of a French plantation owner […]

Sound Industry: Bristol Women in Music

Mar 9, 2017 | ,

Bristol’s music scene is a popular one. Respected worldwide for its wide range of genres and influences, its output is both diverse and varied. Unfortunately, though, it’s still heavily male-dominated – both at the forefront and behind the scenes. Bristol Women in Music want to change this, as a collective of women in the music industry […]

The toxic levels of misogyny

Jan 8, 2017 | ,

I wasn’t sure whether to write about what happened last night. Partly because I’ve been spending most of the day trying to forget it happened, but mostly because there’s a knot of shame in my stomach that I don’t really understand… I’m not one to be confrontational for no reason, I like to assume people […]

How Active is Activism?

Sep 16, 2016 |

Oh wow, I feel like so much has happened since I wrote my last blog post. I’ve been meaning to write another one for months now but have been totally slammed with work/life/music/work/work/work/work/work but now I have my morning coffee break to get some thoughts out of my brain so as per, figured I’d share […]

Batshit Brexit

Jun 28, 2016 |

I’ve been quiet for a while, mostly because life has steam rolled ahead and I haven’t had time to sit down and write anything but now… Brexit. A campaign based entirely on prejudice and greed. I tried my best to forget about it whilst at Glastonbury (which I’ll be writing much happier things about in […]

Dear Beyoncé

Apr 27, 2016 | ,

I downloaded Tidal apprehensively. I’d seen the hype and knew I’d experience something both visually stimulating and musically mediocre but tried to keep an open mind. The first shot of Beyoncé with cornrows and a fur jacket looking down with graffiti in the background gave me hope – I continued to watch barely breathing. After 13 […]

Sex Work Is Work?

Mar 15, 2016 |

I wouldn’t normally share my BBC work on my blog but I think this is such a complex debate that really needs to be considered on more than one viewpoint. This is a story I put together for BBC Bristol (though the article below is not my writing, I provided the story) about how the […]

Little Simz, O2 Academy

Feb 18, 2016 | ,

Little Simz has been one to watch for a while, but she doesn’t shout about it. At this stage if you know about her, you know – but if you don’t there’s a chance you won’t find out until she’s dominating the charts. That’s how the Bristol leg of her tour felt. This artist has […]