"Bums" Needed Urgently in London for Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown open.substack.com/pub/tayoaluk...

My 13-minute interview with Ian Barclay of Riverside Radio on Tuesday about Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown, on at The Bread & Roses Theatre till 30 May. on.soundcloud.com/SGREZr5Doa4Y... Tickets: app.lineupnow.com/event/coleri...

One of the things one has to do when one does not have a marketing budget. Go to a big West End show and hand out flyers as people are leaving. Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown. The Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham, London 12- 30 May. www.tayoalukoandfriends.com/ctf

It seems they've forgotten to blame @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social for the attack in Golder's Green. Or is it that he has been successfully neutralised and rendered irrelevant? Article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

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This reminds me of Hastings Banda's speech at Kamuzu Founder's Day 1986, which I use in a video compilation as part of a workshop, Exploring "Greatness" youtu.be/lCNgkcl4tRw

Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown. A play about how world history explodes in a civil war in West Africa, with a soundtrack of the beautiful music of Britain's best-known Black composer. The Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham, 12-30 May gem.godaddy.com/p/fbef7e1 tickets: app.lineupnow.com/event/coleri...

Tayọ Aluko & Friends presents a special fundraising performance of Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown in support of SBS’s life-saving work with Black, minoritised, and migrant women, on 19 May at The Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham. Use Code: 140618SBS for discount tickets at £15! Link in comment⬇️

The Canary is proud to be hosting online screenings of the play "Paul Robeson's Love Song" by Tayo Aluko. Set in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020 during the protests that followed the near-fatal police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, a pair of middle-aged siblings discover a unique Paul Robeson reco

I am pleased to be working with @sbsisters.bsky.social to raise funds for their important work on behalf of women, with a special performance of Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown at @breadrosestheatre.bsky.social on 19 May. gem.godaddy.com/p/76a47e1 #samuelcoleridgetaylor #sierraleone #vawg #blackhistory

Paul Robeson was a canary in the coal mine long before Jeremy Corbyn My article in @thecanaryuk.bsky.social on #PaulRobeson's birthday, ahead of a sharing of Paul Robeson's Love Song for #mayday 2026. #peekskill #kenosha #blacklivesmatter #antisemitism #itwasascam www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

New management, new showreel, including latest work featured in film festivals. Feeling positive about the future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kfa...

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A Mustard Seed A film by Femi Oladigbolu Now on BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/ipl.../episo... And on the big screen at Manchester Film Festival, March 26

A short film in which I play one of the leads is being screened at the Manchester Film Festival on March 26. Check out A Mustard Seed, directed by Femi Oladigbolu. manchesterfilmfestival.app/EventDetails... #shortfilm #amustardseed #manchesterfilmfest

Filmed summer 2024, this independent feature will have its 2nd-ever screening in California in March. I fear the US may be a no-go destination for me personally, but I'll try. If you can represent me there, do. Further UK screenings hopefully from April onwards. tickets.cinequest.org/websales/pag...

Erased: A Tale of One Book, Two Letters and Three Libraries. A new blog. #holocaustremembranceday #ronaldroberts #paulrobeson #peekskill #marxmemoriallibrary #wienerholocaustlibrary #toxtethlibrary #palestine #neveragain tayoaluko.blogspot.com/2026/01/eras...

Activists celebrate securing Palestine Action judicial review The case to overturn the proscription of Palestine Action has secured a significant victory in the Scottish Court of Session. www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwrm... Little Girl of Hiroshima As featured in the audio play Paul Robeson's Love Song by Tayo Aluko Friday 23 and Sunday 25 January 2026 www.robesonslovesong.com tickets: www.ticketebo.co.uk/tayo-aluko-friends #paulrobeson50th #PaulRobeson #peekskill #Kenosha

Verse 7 of Wake Up, America! (A lament for Paul Robeson) Premiering Jan 23, 2026 www.tayoalukoandfriends.comwake-up-america after performance of Paul Robeson's Love Song Tickets at ticketebo.co.uk/tayo-aluko-friends #paulrobeson50th #PaulRobeson #peekskill #Kenosha

Paul Robeson's Love Song, an audio play. Friday 23 and Sunday 25 on Zoom Marking the 50th anniversary of his death. Also sharing a new song: Wake Up, America! www.ticketebo.co.uk/tayo-aluko-f... #paulrobeson50th #PaulRobeson #peekskill #Kenosha

Verse 5 of Wake Up, America! (A lament for Paul Robeson) Premiering Jan 23, 2026, after sharing of Paul Robeson's Love Song, an audio play www.tayoalukoandfriends.com/wake-up-america #paulrobeson #peekskill #charlottesville #altright #paulrobeson50th #wakeupamerica #robesonslovesong

Verse 4 of Wake Up, America! (A lament for Paul Robeson) Premiering Jan 23, 2026 www.tayoalukoandfriends.com/wake-up-america #paulrobeson #peekskill #charlottesville #altright #paulrobeson50th #wakeupamerica #robesonslovesong

Verse 3 of Wake Up, America! New song written and performed in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson's death. Modelled on Joe Hill and other famous Robeson songs. Live online premiere 23 Jan 2026 www.tayoalukoandfriends.com/wake-up-america #paulrobeson #paulrobeson50th

Filling Marika’s Shoes My article about Marika Sherwood (1937–2025) Historian, Researcher, Educator. Co-founder of BASA, the Black and Asian Studies Association Pioneer researcher in the history of Black Britain. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #blackhistory #blackhistories

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The Leader of the House of Commons responds to the MP of a dying hunger striker, feigning ignorance of her case. Willingness or intention? #freethehungerstrikers #freethefilton24 #protestisnotaccrime #prisoners4palestine #ukcomplicityingenocide #leaderofthehouse #hebamuraisi #freethefilton24

Verse 2 of Wake Up, America! New song written and performed in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson's death. Modelled on Joe Hill and other famous Robeson songs. Live online premiere 23 Jan 2026 www.tayoalukoandfriends.com/wake-up-america #paulrobeson #paulrobeson50th

Verse 1 of Wake Up, America! New song written and performed in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson's death. Modelled on Joe Hill and other famous Robeson songs. Live online premiere 23 Jan 2026 www.tayoalukoandfriends.com/wake-up-america #paulrobeson #paulrobeson50th

Paul Robeson & January 6 January 23 2026 will be 50 years since he died. Look out for Paul Robeson's Love Song and a new song titled Wake Up, America! A Lament for Paul Robeson #paulrobeson50th #paulrobeson #january6 #wakeupamerica

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Paul Robeson died in Philadelphia on January 23 1976. To mark the 50th anniversary of his passing, Tayo Aluko & Friends and #themorningstar team up to present two special sharings of this timely play, Paul Robeson's Love Song. www.ticketebo.co.uk/tayo-aluko-f... #paulrobeson #peekskill #kenosha

" I wish I could convey how much energy resistance brings you." Amu Gib writes with an empty stomach but a heart, soul and body filled to the brim with more humanity and bravery than the entire bought-and-paid-for government. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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BREAKING: BLACK MAN WITH SUSPECTED LINKS TO FOREIGN TERROR ORGANISATION KILLS EIGHT IN BRITISH PRISON(S) #freethehungerstrikers #filton24 #prisoners4palestine

“One sees Palestinian children bravely defying the best armed operaratives; I also need to show a bit of bravery.” Tayo has been arrested under the UK Terrorism Act on at least two occasions for peacefully holding a cardboard sign. Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org Film by Bedbug Media

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Opposing genocide is not terrorism. Make your choice. www.wedonotcomply.org

@anitaanand.bsky.social Greetings from Liverpool. I asked one of the questions at the Reith Lecture here (which I hope doesn't end up on the cutting room floor), and had the pleasure of being photographed with you and someone else. May I have the promised copy please?

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#29 in the Mapping "Greatness" series of people of the Global Majority reading the same poem created in response to the pandemic and to Empire. www.tayoalukoandfriends.com/mapping-greatness youtu.be/DudQDn56Ly0