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Long ago, in the mists of time, there came from Ancient Egypt a Blue Man. He was a mystic, a prophet, a savant. He walked among the people and brought with him a message of brotherhood and humanity
Ceramicist Basil Olton's first introduction to ceramics was in his mid-twenties, whilst travelling in Spain. From there, after an Access Arts Foundation Course, it was a short step to Camberwell Arts
Bee2 is the stage name of one of Britain's most inventive bhangra musicians. Born Bittu in Hillingdon in 1977, his parents came to Britain from the Punjab before he was born. His father's family
Li Yan is a Renaissance Man of artistic endeavour. First and foremost a poet, he has brought Chinese arts to a new audience, both Chinese and non-Chinese, and continues to work on a broad range of
When war broke out in the Former Yugoslavia, Bosnian sculptor Belma Lugic was working as an au pair in Britain in order to learn English. Frustrated, she went back to Sarajevo after six months, but
Double bassist and producer Bernard O'Neill remembers a series of free concerts held in Dublin after the Air India crash in 1981: The Indian government sent over their best musicians to perform as a
Having trained as a classical opera singer, Besa Berberi is now changing the way she performs and thinks about music. Unable to return to her home in Kosovo, or remain in Croatia or Albania, Besa
Born and raised in Mogadishu, Somalia, Deka Abdirahman, founder of the Bexley Somali Community Group, was at home on New Year's Eve 1990, getting ready to welcome in the New Year . "All of a sudden
Biddy Partridge-Samuels moved to the UK in 1999. A colleague commented that she must be pleased to be returning home; but for Biddy, born in Kenya, and living in South Africa and Zimbabwe, being
When sisters Betty Atiku and Gladys Ayakaka entered their first singing competition as children and were placed third, they were devastated. "We wanted to win!" smiles Betty Atiku, "so from that time

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