Browsing Tag Prince
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Bite sized news 0You know he’s got Soul.
You can listen to Jon Batiste in conversation with Sam Bleazard by hitting play, or read the full transcript ...
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Culture 0Must-Read Music Memoirs This Month
If music-related memoirs are your thing, you’re in for a treat this month. A few weeks ago legendary emcee ...
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Music 0Cocoa Review: The Revolution, February 14th 2019, Shepherds Bush Empire
By Sam Bleazard Paisley Park was in their hearts… Brown Mark, Dr Fink, Bobby Z, Wendy & Lisa – ...
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Culture 0Purple Haze
“Everybody wants to sell what’s already been sold, everybody wants to tell what’s already been told. All that glitters…’ain’t ...
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Music 0Morris Hayes: NPG’s long-serving member talks music, memories and honouring Prince’s legacy
By Sam Bleazard Images: Peter Lodder There must be some interference on the line between London and Minneapolis, as ...
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Music 0NPG in this Funky House: Prince’s longest serving band perform at IndigO2 in August
“N.P.G. in this funky house…” Words that former music megastar Prince would be heard calling out on his record ...
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Music 0Prince: the legacy – it seemed nothing compared 2 him
Much as we continue to mourn the loss of Prince Rogers Nelson, little over two years on from his ...
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Interviews 0Andre Cymone Interview: “I’m picking up the baton from Prince”
By Sam Bleazard The Cocoa Diaries recently got a rare audience with Andre Cymone, who, alongside Prince went ...
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Music 0Decosta Boyce and his Electrick Soul
By Sam Bleazard It’s a hot night in London. Outside, the inconspicuous entrance to the 229 club near ...
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Uncategorized 0Cocoa Review: New Power Generation at Nell’s Jazz and Blues: In Celebration of Prince
It’s just after 8pm in West Kensington and an expectant line of fans, some with purple hair and symbols ...
