When you walk in and you hear "Argh, ok, let's get this last one out the way" - you know the interview's started on a rough one... Alright, I completely get the harassing media combined with repetitive questions can kill a soul - BUT C'MON, as is the nature and forgotten perks of the job (we're here to hear more about you and in turn widen YOUR fan base Ms Celebrity). This lil rant relates to my yawn-ful encounter with R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan. I love her voice... when she's singing. Read on for a taster of the RWD piece, and click here for the full interview and video:
RWD TV: Jazmine Sullivan
RWD TV catches up with the Lions, Tigers and Bears singer to find out who she rates in the UK, weird fans, performing at the Jazz Cafe and her fears...
How’s the music game treating you?
The music game is treating me well! So far I have no complaints – it’s definitely challenging and hard at times, but this is what I love to do, so I can’t really complain...
How was performing at Notting Hill Festival?
It was crazy! It was a lot of walking – no one told me before that YOU DON’T WEAR HEELS. It was a mistake! (laughs). No one told me – but it was a lot of fun, seeing everybody enjoying themselves.
Your album is called Fearless – are you?
Uhh…I’m scared of a lot of things. I’m scared of everything really...
Really?
Nah that’s a lie (laughs). I named it Fearless because in some ways, musically, I’m not afraid to try different things, and put myself out there in that way. But as far as my personal life, there are a lot of things that I’m scared of – like everybody else.
What are three core aspects that young, black, females need to make it big in the music industry?
Let me see... I think you should be unique, you should be passionate, and…hopefully you’re talented. You don’t really HAVE to be talented, I mean, being passionate will take you a long way – but yeah, those are my three...
Many thanks to RWD editor/legend Hattie Collins for the hook up - trust, I actually like Jazmine's album... guess I just caught her on an off-one!
9/11/2009
VOTE! Mauricio Agostinho Camuto - Ctrl.Alt.Shift
The polls for the Guardian Achievement in International Development Award are closed - but that won't stop me promoting my choice - THE! man, Mauricio Agostinho Camuto; director of partner project Radio Ecclesia, Angola's only independent news station, which is committed to publicising corruption and human rights abuses. Talk about an unsung hero, Camuto gives a lot and expects very very little in return - his influence to the most underprivileged in his country is insurmountable. Read below for my Ctrl.Alt.Shift article on Monsieur Camuto:
Feature: Vote For Camuto!
It's like X Factor, international development style! And yes, there's a massive difference, as unlike previous X Factor winners, all of those up for the Guardian Achievement in International Development Award will leave a lasting impression on this world longer than any woeful Christmas No.1 record...
Of the 95 outstanding entries, a public vote will now decide on the champ from a shortlist of five – all amazing individuals – though Ctrl.Alt.Shift is stepping up and showing full backing support to Mauricio Agostinho Camuto; director of partner project Radio Ecclesia, Angola's only independent news station, which is committed to publicising corruption and human rights abuses. This man is a diamond in one of the roughest developing nations of Africa.
Democracy and social change are terms Angola is probably not familiar with, as low literacy rates and poor access to independent news sources leave little scope for public participation in government. However, Camuto chucks a blind eye to any obstacles facing his people, with his radio station breaking talking-point news stories such as the surge in the number of children dying from rabies in the country – food for thought for any government official...
Read the full article here
Feature: Vote For Camuto!
It's like X Factor, international development style! And yes, there's a massive difference, as unlike previous X Factor winners, all of those up for the Guardian Achievement in International Development Award will leave a lasting impression on this world longer than any woeful Christmas No.1 record...
Of the 95 outstanding entries, a public vote will now decide on the champ from a shortlist of five – all amazing individuals – though Ctrl.Alt.Shift is stepping up and showing full backing support to Mauricio Agostinho Camuto; director of partner project Radio Ecclesia, Angola's only independent news station, which is committed to publicising corruption and human rights abuses. This man is a diamond in one of the roughest developing nations of Africa.
Democracy and social change are terms Angola is probably not familiar with, as low literacy rates and poor access to independent news sources leave little scope for public participation in government. However, Camuto chucks a blind eye to any obstacles facing his people, with his radio station breaking talking-point news stories such as the surge in the number of children dying from rabies in the country – food for thought for any government official...
Read the full article here
Kevin E.G. Perry & The Silk Weavers In Varanasi - Ctrl.Alt.Shift
Much respect goes out to my friend and colleague Kevin E.G. Perry who recently got shortlisted for the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition. For his hard efforts, he was then sent to India to write an article for the Guardian about the NGO Find Your Feet and the traditional silk handloom weavers in Varanasi - this fellow hustler is living the freelance journo dream, and yes, I'm green with envy! More info on KP and his latest escapade can be read below on my preview article for Ctrl.Alt.Shift:
Feature: Kevin E.G. Perry On The Silk Road
Ctrl.Alt.Shifter Kevin E.G. Perry is a writer's writer; hugely respected here for his passionate and thought-provoking rogue reporting on issues from the 'Notorious P.I.G.' (on Swine Flu) to features on female genital mutilation in developing countries.
Good things come to those who hustle – as demonstrated by Kevin, who has recently been shortlisted for the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition; thanks to another inspiring piece of writing on sanitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (published here, on Guardian online).
Almost a year after that trip to the DRC, and Kevin is off again, now in India writing an article for the Guardian about the NGO Find Your Feet and the traditional silk handloom weavers in Varanasi. The free-spirit activist/journalist will be documenting on the life and impoverished times of these workers whose livelihoods are being "threatened by cheap imports...a familiar tale of globalisation."
Read the full article here
Feature: Kevin E.G. Perry On The Silk Road
Ctrl.Alt.Shifter Kevin E.G. Perry is a writer's writer; hugely respected here for his passionate and thought-provoking rogue reporting on issues from the 'Notorious P.I.G.' (on Swine Flu) to features on female genital mutilation in developing countries.
Good things come to those who hustle – as demonstrated by Kevin, who has recently been shortlisted for the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition; thanks to another inspiring piece of writing on sanitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (published here, on Guardian online).
Almost a year after that trip to the DRC, and Kevin is off again, now in India writing an article for the Guardian about the NGO Find Your Feet and the traditional silk handloom weavers in Varanasi. The free-spirit activist/journalist will be documenting on the life and impoverished times of these workers whose livelihoods are being "threatened by cheap imports...a familiar tale of globalisation."
Read the full article here
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