Geography
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Review: An African History of Africa – by Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Badawi’s book offers an Afrocentric perspective on African history, challenging colonial narratives and highlighting the contributions of African civilizations. It discusses figures like Mansa Musa and Shaka Zulu, emphasizing the region’s advanced cultures despite historical exploitation. The text encourages readers to explore a non-mainstream understanding of Africa’s rich heritage and contemporary issues. Continue reading
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Westworld – Technocop
This song pick takes us back to the very first Wez G Random Song which was from the Vangelis – Bladerunner soundtrack: Rachel’s Song Westworld sample the Bladerunner theme music with this #techno classic, with a haunting vocal sample about ‘Technocop’, whose image I have recreated for this post using Adobe Express Generative #ai It’s… Continue reading
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Review: Black Genesis – The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt – by Robert Bauval and Thomas Brophy
I’m a big fan of Robert Bauval’s work. I have been an avid reader of his writing since I first encountered the seminal ‘The Orion Mystery’ several decades ago. He is a deep, intelligent author that tests a reader’s intelligence and as an unorthodox, archaeo-astronomer that revisits and questions mainstream archaeology he often gives a… Continue reading
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Review: Kim – by Rudyard Kipling
‘Kim’ is recognised as the greatest work of famous author Rudyard Kipling. This is a cult novel especially in espionage circles. It is fiction but documents the widely popular Great Game between the British Empire and Tsarist Russia, a clandestine cat and mouse conflict between the two powers fought out on in British India and… Continue reading
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Review: The Great Game – On Secret Service in High Asia – by Peter Hopkirk
The Great Game, as immortalised by Rudyard Kipling in ‘Kim’ was the nineteenth century adventures in espionage between Russia and the U.K. across Central Asia. Both sides were on the verge of a full on military confrontation and sought advantage. The Russian Tsars sought territorial expansion across Asia and always had their eye on the… Continue reading
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Wez G – Remote Desert Runway (DJ Set 64)
Lost in the sky, traversing the globe, a record box in the baggage hold high above you; an air steward whinges about the weight of your records and forces you to shift your hand luggage to a safer place. While you’re getting a ticking off from some jumped up trolley dolly the moved weight of… Continue reading
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