October 24, 2021
On Tour with Nubiyan Twist!
Yay! So good to be back on the road up and down the UK supporting Nubiyan Twist on their UK tour (Sept-Oct 2021). What a ride! ...
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October 24, 2021
‘Draw the Line’
Thank you to the hugely talented 'The Hermes Experiment' for commissioning me along with The Michael Cuddigan Trust to compose 'Draw the Line' which they have just released on the 2nd album 'SONG' released via Delphian Records this month (October 2021). Yay! https://open.spotify.com/track/6nWVrlkRHHO50mABPQFzt2?si=6604391eb5cd4b73 ...
October 20, 2021
Flow My Tears
Producer / Trombonist John Aram invited me to collaborate on this special cover of John Dowland's 16th Century Classic 'Flow My Tears'. Hope you enjoy it and huge thanks to the incredible Henrique Vilao, Luis Ales and Tiago Damas for creating such an amazing video 🙉🎉✨ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5H_sIxniU0 ...
October 19, 2021
Sheila E – Artist Spotlight!
Massive thanks to the legendary percussion Sheila E for including me in her artist spotlight series - woah! So generous. Hope you enjoy it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ECNEmzb8nE ...
October 18, 2021
Green Man Festival 2021
My very first Green Man Festival this year, in the Chai Wallah tent! What a vibe!!! Thank you to the most incredible audience I could have asked for and my homegirl Aruba Red for helping me navigate the logistics in the rain! 😂 xx ...
October 17, 2021
‘DreamCity’ with London Symphony Orchestra / East London Academy @ Trafalgar Square
Where to begin with this amazing lockdown project that just blossomed into the day of all days! A live performance of 'DreamCity' under the magical conducting hands of Sir Simon Rattle in Trafalgar Square. Read all about the journey here: https://lso.shorthandstories.com/east-london-academy-dream-city/index.html and watch the video of performance below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNbkST2O_SY&t=7s ...
October 16, 2021
Premiere of ‘Blush’ for Chineke! Orchestra @ Edinburgh International Festival 2021
My second commission for the wonderful Chineke! Orchestra had it's first outing under the magical hands of conductor Bill Eddins at Edinburgh International Festival. Chi-chi Nwanoku (founder of Chineke!) and I had a fantastic catch up on Insta Live and I'm over the moon with the premiere. To have my piece open proceedings for a rare performance of Judith Weir's 'Woman. Life. Song' is just beyond words and Judith is such a...
October 16, 2021
In Italy with Andrea Bocelli!
Wow! The legendary Andrea Bocelli has invited me to perform with him for two special shows in his hometown of Lajatico in Tuscany, Italy. I mean, what...
October 16, 2021
Jess Gillam’s ‘This Classical Life’ LIVE (BBC Radio 3) @ Royal Festival Hall
What a joy to be part of the very first live performance and recording of Jess Gillam's Award-winning BBC Radio 3 Podcast 'This Classical Life'. So great to perform incredible arrangements of 'These Four Walls' and 'Misty' with the might BBC Concert Orchestra for the first time! YAAAY! https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ehdwxj ...
July 14, 2021
The Global Playground
This year I was commissioned by Manchester International Festival & Theatre-Rites to compose for my first theatrical production.  It's an uplifting new show mixing dance, music, theatre and puppetry for all the family. We started the creative process in November 2020, had an intense 10 day research and development phase over Zoom in January and then spent six weeks (May to June) forming a creative bubble right in the city centre of Manchester to bring...