2020-05-01_Lonely_Planet_Traveller

WhichotherLondon neighbourhoods do you
loveandwhy?
Brixtonhasa greatcommunityvibe.There’sgoodIndian
andJamaicanfood.Myfavouritecakeshoptoo:Sponge
andCreamBakery.Theirredvelvetcakeisbanging!
BrixtonishometotheBrixtonAcademy,anamazing
venuefora livegig.
So,whichis yourmostmemorablegig?
WhenI wasdoingtheweekendbreakfastshowon1Xtra,
PrincewasdoinghisHitandRunTour,whereheplayed
venueswithoutpublicity.I heardthathe’dbeplayingat
KOKOinCamden.I wentstraightfromworkat10am.I
queuedforsevenhoursbutthatshowhasstayedwithme.
Wheredoyougowithfriendsfora nightout?
It’ssohardtoholdusalldownthesedays,butwe’ve
hadsomegreattimesatThePickleFactoryinBethnal
Green.MyfriendJoseyRebellehasa residencythere.
Herselectionissoon-point;youcanneverleavethe
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doesn’tmatterwhatsheplays– hip-hop,techno,house

• it’sthepersonallayersheputsonthatmakesthemagic.
  Wheredoyougotorefuelaera bignight?
  I loveJamaicanfoodandI’malwaystornbetweentwo
  spots:SurvivorinDalstonandRudie’sinShoreditch
  Boxpark.Botharesostrong!Ifweneededa hairofthe
  dog,LiquoretteinRathbonePlacedoesa deliciousLong
  Islandicetea– myfavouritealcoholicdrink.I hadone
  a whileagoandI canstilltasteit.
  Is theresomewhereyouliketogoto unwind
  andhavesomepeaceandquiet?
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  Modernaremyconstantfaves,butSomersetHouseis
  lesswellknownandputsongreatexhibitions.I sawa
  showtherelastyear,curatedbyZakOvéthatcelebrated
  50 yearsofblackcreativity.I particularlylovedthework
  byAbeOdedina,a NigerianartistwholivesinLondon.
  MybrotherhasoneofhisworksandI’mveryjealous.
  Doyouhavea secretplaceyoucanshare?
  Thereisa verycuteeventspaceunderthevintageclothes
  shopPelicans&ParrotsonStokeNewingtonRoad.Youhave
  togothrougha secretdoor.It’sa goodplacefora partyand
  7-3 !,(-',+'',% '12 2-," -32 -32 #4#,212�#
  Youhavea hugeknowledgeof music.Is there
  a songthatmostremindsyouof London?
  P’sandQ’sbyKano.It’sanoldsongbutthereisa local
  nuancetothatsongthatcan’tbeduplicated;thebeatstill
  bangs.I sawhimperformit attheRoyalAlbertHallwith
  a fullorchestraandit wasincredible.TheMCculturein
  Londonispowerful,especiallywhenheardattheRoyal
  AlbertHall.Theaudiencewastotallylosingit;it felt like
  sucha localLondonmoment.
  WhatdoyoulovemostaboutLondon?
  Theairofsecrecyandpossibilityoneverystreet.
  Finally,howwould you describe the city
  in threewords?
  Alive,evolving,complicated.

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Brixton; Brixton Academy