Showcasing the extraordinary life and career of the world’s most famous boxer, this exhibition charts Ali’s rise from humble beginnings in Kentucky to becoming a 20th Century icon. It features over 100 artefacts including unseen footage, programmes, photographs and rare personal memorabilia, amon...
Their show may be called Three Amigos, but Şaban Kâzım, Peter de Basio and Simon Wozniak don’t actually all know each other, and there’s nothing Mexican about them or their act. Yet fate has decided to bring these three upcoming stand-up comedians together in a one-hour show at the Bourbon Bar at th...
If you had one chance to spend Eurovision in any country, it would surely be Sweden and in particular Stockholm, wouldn't it? The Swedes have got this Eurovision thing sussed. Winners of this most prestigious song contest umpteen times, no-one knows this contest better than the birthplace of th...
Olcay Bayır is one of Turkey’s finest musical exports. Now based in the UK, the classically trained soprano with a velveteen voice like no other sings stories of Anatolian love and mystery. Hailing from Turkey’s southeast region and of Kurdish origin, she took the World Music scene by storm follo...
T-VINE’s İpek Özerim caught up with actor Arman Mantella after his recent performance in The Gods are Playing Ninepins. Here’s what she gleaned about the budding young star. How old are you and where do you live in London? I’m 22 and live in Enfield, North London. Do you have any brothers or...
From tonight, Starfish Loves Coffee is hosting Open Mic nights weekly on Saturdays for musical talent in the capital. Singers and musicians are invited to take part in front of a live audience at this hip new coffee shop-cum-bar in the heart of Palmers Green, North London. The event starts at 6.3...
Anticipation is building for one of Turkey’s leading rock bands who return to the capital after a three-year hiatus. Appearing at the O2 Academy Islington next Sunday, Duman will play an extended set of hits spanning their 17-year career. The four piece band comprises front man Kaan Tangöze, who...
Those who’ve run into Sean Bw Parker will know he’s never shy about stating his mind. Having spent a decade in Istanbul (2004-2014), the British-born writer and musician has witnessed first-hand the huge political, economic and social transformation of Turkey, inspiring him to pen Salt in the Milk –...
Abdurrahman, a music conservatory student, is eager to perform the mevlit (a hymn about the birth of the Prophet Muhammed) just as it was hundreds of years ago. He sets out to learn by meşk (one-to-one training in the traditional arts), an increasingly rare form of teaching given the dwindling numbe...
Described as “art-anarchists”, BaBa ZuLa have carved out a name as fine purveyors of alternative Anatolian music, a hip psychedelic blend of electro, dub, funk, rock ‘n’ folk. Lyrically conscious, their other-worldly Oriental dance beats, playful dress sense, and surreal live performances have gaine...
