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    Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
    “There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
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      In a quAre Time and PlacePost-Slavery Temporalities, Blaxploitation, and Sun Ra's Afrofuturism Between Intersectionality and Heterogeneity
      'In this book Tim Stüttgen considers the paradigm of (post-)slavery as an important epistemological break within predominantely white Gender and Queer...
        DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
        A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
          Lorraine HansberryA Raisin in the Sun
          A revised Student Edition of Lorraine Hansberry's iconic 1959 play - the first play produced on Broadway to be written by a Black woman. Alongside the...
            Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
            Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
              Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
              Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
                Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
                Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
                  Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
                  'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
                    Kae TempestOn Connection
                    An authentically soothing, powerful, thought-provoker.'MATT HAIG'On Connection is medicine for these wounded times.'MAX PORTER'On Connection came to me...
                      Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
                      A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...
                        Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
                        In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
                          Alex Haley (Author) , Malcolm X (Author)The Autobiography of Malcolm X
                          Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written in collaboration with Alex Haley, author of Roots, and includes an introduction by Paul Gilroy,...
                            The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
                            Featuring images recently discovered in the archives of Swedish television, The Black Power Mixtape shows the Black Power movement as never seen before....
                              Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
                              Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs. Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
                                Woman Life Freedom
                                Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
                                  Michael E. VealLiving Space
                                  Examines John Coltrane's "late period" and Miles Davis's "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography Living...
                                    Alice ColtraneMonument Eternal
                                    Alice Coltrane wrote this documentary on her spiritual life entitled Monument Eternal, which tells of her spiritual initiation, revelations, and austerities....
                                      The princess of 72nd StreetBy Elaine Kraf
                                      Ellen is a single artist living alone on New York’s Upper West Side in the 1970s. She is beset by old boyfriends, paint pigment choices, and, occasionally,...
                                        Albert CamusA Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
                                        Best known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and...
                                          All Foursby Miranda July
                                          SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKA BEST SUMMER...
                                            No Logo: An insightful examination of advertising's impact on society and youth cultureBy Naomi Klein
                                            By the time you’re twenty-one, you’ll have seen or heard a million advertisements. But you won’t be happier for it. This is a book about that much-maligned,...
                                              Alayo AkinkugbeReframing Blackness
                                              Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored. In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt,...
                                                Charles M. SchulzThe Philosophy of Snoopy
                                                The world's most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his inimitable style,...
                                                  Mystical MushroomsDiscover the Magic and Folklore of Fantastic Fungi
                                                  Mystical Mushrooms defines the beauty of mushrooms by focusing on their magical connections and symbolic meanings through folkloric tales and superstitions...
                                                    Aphex Twin - A Disco Pogo Tribute
                                                    The next instalment in the Disco Pogo Tribute series is the legendary electronic artist Aphex Twin. This follows the hugely successful Disco Pogo Tribute...
                                                      Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
                                                      Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi’s first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts...
                                                        The Tribul'zationsMelody Babylon
                                                        The Tribulizations are a Brighton UK-based reggae vocal harmony duo living the rocker's life style! We pay homage to uk style lovers rock and spiritual...
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                                                        • – Fade Away
                                                        • – Without You
                                                        • – One Step Forward
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                                                        • – Fever
                                                        • – Social Riot
                                                        • – Rest In Love
                                                        Steve CannonGroove, Bang and Jive Around
                                                        Groove, Bang and Jive Around was—fittingly—first published in 1969. At that point, Cannon was well-established in New York City’s bohemian...
                                                          Andy WarholFame
                                                          The legendary sixties New York pop artist Andy Warhol's hilarious and insightful vignettes and aphorisms on the topics of love, fame and beauty.
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                                                                            Focus Music of South AfricaRoutledge
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                                                                                  Language In Jamaicaby Pauline ChristieArawak Publications
                                                                                  The author, as her life's work, has studied language in Jamaica. As a result of her extensive study and anaysis, she has determined that the best approach...
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