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Jazz Cafe London

So me, my face & the wonderful Academy Of Soul band along with Janice & Xei will be boogying live at the Jazz Cafe on March the 28th of March as part of UKSoulJam by KTF event. It’ll be fun! Featuring Lenny Henry, NoelMcKoy & other fantastic singers.
See flyer for details. ** PRICES: **
£8 Advance, £10 [...]

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2009- My year of abject analysis paralysis. According to some random online blog

Analysis Paralysis is where you can’t make any forward progress because you bog yourself down in details, tweaking, brainstorming, research and … anything but just getting on with it.

That has been my 2009. Analysis paralysis. Planning is good, over analyzing is bad and [...]

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Cloud 9

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Malachi Rivers feat Maria Bentley - Cloud 9

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selfpro

Another track from the upcoming Selfpro Mixtape titled ‘Back To Me’

Maria Bentley - Back To Me

Lyrics:

Back Home To Me

Woke up this Monday morning to find that you were gone
The things I’d give for you to stay and keep my soul warm
Though the morning seems so bright, its really plain to see
The only sunshine that I [...]

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selfpro

The first track ..ok..lets just say “a” track from the upcoming Selfpro Mixtape titled ‘Do You Think Of Me’

Maria Bentley - Do You Think Of Me

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June 1996
The school arranged a swimming trip (my first time going to a pool). I wonder why they took us swimming since none of us could really swim. But hey..a pool is not something we saw everyday..so I guess it was a ‘priviledged’ free trip.
Anyway, I couldn’t dare ask my mum for money to [...]

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You’ve got to love it.

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I came across these impressive paintings on PrisonerLife.Com  These are simply stunning. Click on the artist/inmates name for more of their work.

IQBAL KARIMI

An interpretation of true love

RAYMOND GRAY

An interpretation of Miles Davis

ROGER KALIMAN

An Intepretation of a face

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I believe in forgiveness. I really do. I understand that forgiveness is for self more than it is for the person(s) we forgive.  I agree 100% and over the years I have found extreme peace in letting forgiveness take precedence.

But to forget? Is that even possible. I mean, unless my memory was zapped: Ala Men [...]