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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 2d

New in Portland

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Bass Galore Productions 🔥 @bassgalore.bsky.social · 4d

Micah Shemaiah - Not For Sale. An authentic,deep roots tune composed and performed by real human beings and recorded in the legendary Tuff Gong studio in Kingston/Jamaica. Mixed in Leiden/The Netherlands.
#Reggae #ReggaeSky #ProducerSky #MusicProduction #Music 🔥

open.spotify.com/track/2p4I4n...

Not for Sale

Striking gold: gilded portraits of Black beauty and belonging – in pictures

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 6d

Striking gold: gilded portraits of Black beauty and belonging – in pictures.
Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s ‘golden phase’ and the religious icons of medieval Europe, US photographer Tawny Chatmon reimagines Black identity by upturning art history.
#ArtSky #BlackSky

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s ‘golden phase’ and the religious icons of medieval Europe, US photographer Tawny Chatmon reimagines Black identity by upturning art history

Striking gold: gilded portraits of Black beauty and belonging – in pictures

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 6d

Striking gold: gilded portraits of Black beauty and belonging – in pictures.
Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s ‘golden phase’ and the religious icons of medieval Europe, US photographer Tawny Chatmon reimagines Black identity by upturning art history.
#ArtSky #BlackSky

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s ‘golden phase’ and the religious icons of medieval Europe, US photographer Tawny Chatmon reimagines Black identity by upturning art history

D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Official Music Video)

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 7d

Speechless.…
R.i.P. D’angelo 😭
#Music #MusicSky
youtu.be/SxVNOnPyvIU?...

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

Souleymane’s Story review – superb performance ballasts drama of man clinging on in the margins in Paris

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 8d

Must See!
Souleymane’s Story review – superb performance ballasts drama of man clinging on in the margins in Paris.
#MovieSky

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Abou Sangaré is magnificent in a story that shines light on the enforced invisibility of economic migrants

Bath mats, candles and underpants: would Basquiat have loved or hated all the merch?

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 11d

Bath mats, candles and underpants: would Basquiat have loved or hated all the merch?
New book The Making of an Icon examines artist whose works have become almost ubiquitous.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

New book The Making of an Icon examines artist whose works have become almost ubiquitous

Micah Shemaiah - Not For Sale (Official Video)

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 14d

One of my favourite modern roots reggae singers has a new tune. Love it!! ❤️🔥
#BlackSky #BlackMusicSky #NotForSale

youtu.be/kTrHctdeh-U?...

YouTube video by JahSolidRockMusic

Micah Shemaiah - Not For Sale (Official Video)

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 14d

One of my favourite modern roots reggae singers has a new tune. Love it!! ❤️🔥
#BlackSky #BlackMusicSky #NotForSale

youtu.be/kTrHctdeh-U?...

YouTube video by JahSolidRockMusic

Assata Shakur, an icon of Black liberation who was exiled to Cuba, dies aged 78

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 15d

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Jah Solid Rock Music @jahsolidrock.bsky.social · 20d

A brand new single from the upcoming Micah Shemaiah album, Natural is the Mystic, Soon come!!!
#Reggae #Roots #ReggaeSky #Music #MusicSky #JahSolidRockMusic 🔥🔥🔥

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 24d

Assata Shakur, an icon of Black liberation who was exiled to Cuba, dies aged 78.
#BlackSky

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Shakur spent decades exiled after she was convicted of killing a state trooper in 1977 and escaped from prison

I was never taught about Black women in history. So I decided to do something about it

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 26d

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
A new musical shines a light on Black British history while blending 1970s music with contemporary sounds.
#BlackSky #MusicSky 🔥❤️

www.bigissue.com/culture/thea...

Black Power Desk is a new musical with an original score of rap, reggae, soul and R&B exploring a rarely told part of British history.

www.bigissue.com

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 26d

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
A new musical shines a light on Black British history while blending 1970s music with contemporary sounds.
#BlackSky #MusicSky 🔥❤️

www.bigissue.com/culture/thea...

I was never taught about Black women in history. So I decided to do something about it

Black Power Desk is a new musical with an original score of rap, reggae, soul and R&B exploring a rarely told part of British history.

www.bigissue.com

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 27d

The Royal Academy will in 2027 host the first major UK exhibition by Simone Leigh, four years after she became the first African American woman to represent the US at the Venice Biennale. 🔥❤️
#BlackSky #Art

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Simone Leigh’s ‘monumental’ Royal Academy show set for 2027

Exhibition by African American artist to focus on architecture, art under fascism and her own links to the UK

Simone Leigh’s ‘monumental’ Royal Academy show set for 2027

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · 27d

The Royal Academy will in 2027 host the first major UK exhibition by Simone Leigh, four years after she became the first African American woman to represent the US at the Venice Biennale. 🔥❤️
#BlackSky #Art

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Exhibition by African American artist to focus on architecture, art under fascism and her own links to the UK

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · Sep 14

My friend Qshan Deya made a new roots reggae single with a Polish backing band! Ghana meets Poland… Sounds nice…
#Reggae #ReggaeSky #Music #MusicSky ❤️

open.spotify.com/track/0bYmwi...

Roots & Culture

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · Sep 14

My friend Qshan Deya made a new roots reggae single with a Polish backing band! Ghana meets Poland… Sounds nice…
#Reggae #ReggaeSky #Music #MusicSky ❤️

open.spotify.com/track/0bYmwi...

Roots & Culture

JahSolidRock Music meets Chezidek

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Jah Solid Rock Music @jahsolidrock.bsky.social · Sep 8

JahSolidRock Music meets Chezidek 🔥🔥🔥
A selection of tunes we made with Chezidek the last few years . Enjoy!
#Reggae #ReggaeSky #MusicSky #Music

open.spotify.com/playlist/0qa...

Jalen Ngonda - All About Me (Official Visualiser)

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Trish Mundell @trishmundell.bsky.social · Sep 8

Jalen Ngonda - All About Me ❤️🔥
#Reggae #ReggaeSky #Music #MusicSky
youtu.be/OT3lTkEEx70?...

YouTube video by Jalen Ngonda