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By Flourish Joshua Bushmead Community Hub in Luton came alive with music, culture and entertainment on September 6, 2026, as Ilu brought artists and audiences together for a celebration of community and creative expression. Organised by Olubunmi Samuel Adebisi, popularly known as IamKornerstone, Ilu was presented as a theatrical performance drawing on talking drums, percussion, ...
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By Flourish Joshua The market in The Crown is already alive when the audience enters it. There are traders, voices, movement, music, drums. Then the King arrives, and the ordinary business of the marketplace begins to acquire another meaning. Written and directed by Daniel Okezue and produced by Prolific Arts, the immersive theatre production was ...
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...Talking drums, music, spoken word, and dance converge at Bushmead Community Hub A cultural performance centred on the talking drum, poetry, music, folktales and spoken word brought together a diverse group of African and contemporary artists in Luton, as percussionist and cultural performer Olubunmi Samuel Adebisi, popularly known as IamKornerstone, convened the first edition of ...
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Music became one of the defining attractions at the Watford Community Family Fun Day, held on Saturday, 15 August 2026, at George V Playing Fields, Watford. Organised as a celebration of community, the event brought together families and residents for live entertainment, games, food, community information and cultural exchange. The event specifically billed Temi Commic ...
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At Afro Fusion UK in London on 29 August 2026, Samuel Adebisi, professionally known as Kornerstone, brought quality to the stage. A UK-based African talking drummer, percussionist and cultural performer, Kornerstone's performance demonstrated that the talking drum is not an artefact of a distant cultural past. In the hands of a confident contemporary performer, it ...
