Tricky announced today the release of his new album: Different When It’s Silent.
Just when I was writing about him, after visiting and reporting at the 'Music Is Black' exhibition in London...
It'll be released on 17 July 2026 via False Idols.
His new single, featuring Marta Złakowska, is titled 'Out of Place':
My visual insight:
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| Curator Jacqueline Springer |
The V&A East opened in Stratford, London, UK, on Sat. 18 April 2026.
The exhibition runs until January 2027.
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More to come in an article and a video, and in my podcast next week.
The newest museum to open in London opens tomorrow, Saturday 18 April 2026, with a special exhbition on Black British music!
I was at the press viewing.
'The Music is Black: A British Story' retells 125 years of Black music-making in Britain at the new Victoria & Albert Museum in Stratford.
"Spanning four continents, this is a story of excellence, struggle, resilience and joy," the museum promises.
It's a travel through time as over 120 tracks from every era play directly through a headset.
More than an exhibition, this immersive sound experience explores the power and impact of Black "British music."
INSIGHT IN PICTURES:
The curator, Jacqueline Spinger, was a wonderful interviewee!!
More soon, in my RFI podcast.
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And a few more pictures from Bristol:
New podcast episode:
This week in Spotlight on Africa: Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, with no sign of easing since fighting erupted on 15 April 2023. The conflict is intensifying, amid fresh accusations of foreign interference – most recently involving Ethiopia.
Details here;
People are about to starve at the 4 corners of the Earth and more regimes increase military spendings, while the US uses billion to re-visit the Moon...
Sometimes, I feel our world is so senseless, it's beyond what explanations or reporting can handle...
Un beau documentaire sur la lutte pour les droits des femmes et des anciens prisoniers politiques au Maroc, avec la militante Fatna El Bouih, réalisé par Hélène Harder
Le film a été montré en France samedi dernier au Panomra des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient, à Saint-Denis.
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[FR] Dans 'Fatna, une femme nommée Rachid', tiré du récit de Fatna El Bouih paru en 2016, Hélène Harder nous dresse le portrait au présent de cette militante marocaine des droits humains. Le parcours de cette icône du militantisme dans les rues de Casablanca nous raconte aussi le combat des femmes d’aujourd’hui dans un pays conservateur.
[EN] In 'Fatna, a woman named Rachid', based on Fatna El Bouih's 2016 memoir, Hélène Harder paints a portrait of this Moroccan human rights activist in the present day. The journey of this icon of activism in the streets of Casablanca also tells us about the struggle of women today in a conservative country.
Un film de Hélène Harder
Maroc, France, Belgique – 2025
Ancienne disparue durant les « années de plomb », Fatna El Bouih poursuit aujourd’hui discrètement de nombreux combats au Maroc.
Dans un contexte conservateur où la répression perdure, nous la suivons à travers les rues de Casablanca d’une action à l’autre.
C’est l’histoire d’une survivante qui poursuit son rêve d’enfant : avoir un rôle politique, envers et contre tout et ne plus disparaître. Le combat quotidien et permanent d’une femme extraordinaire, en quête de justice, de mémoire et de transmission.
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