afrobeat, political music, a way to address social change that was pioneered by the legendary fela kuti. the latest incarnation of afrobeats is less politically charged. omah lay sings about love, heartbreak and longing. with western megastars like ed sheeran and madonna tapping into this musical style, what does it mean for the way that afrobeats will evolve? omah lay, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. fela kuti described his afrobeat music as, a fusion and combination of highlife, jazz, funk, psych rock, salsa, black power, anti colonial and anti corruption politics. how would you describe your music? i think it s probably the same thing, but i don t know if i m going to say politics, anti corruption, i don t know, but every other thing is the same. it s just that i do it differently now because, you know, music is different now. and, yeah, highlife is still the same, afro is still the same, the elements that makes afrobeat is still the same, it s just that, you know, it
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hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week s cinema releases is mark kermode. and, mark, you re going to start with something that s quite nostalgic for some of us? well, we have an interesting batch this week. so, we ve got something for everyone. we ve got the railway children return, which is the sequel to the much loved classic. we have the good boss, which was spain s entry for the best international feature oscar. and we have the grey man, which is the new film by the russo brothers. but let s start with railway children return. a couple of weeks ago, lioneljeffries original railway children was back in cinemas just for the sunday, and what a lovely timeless film it is. i think it was number 66 in the bfi s list of best british films of all time. this is a sequel set during world war ii. evacuees are sent from cities to countryside, where they re taken in by sheridan smith, who is the daughter ofjenny agutter s bobby, who is now the
we ll take a look at what this says about the leadership race so far. and what s next for sri lanka after 100 days of protests that brought down the country s president? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore and 5pm in texas where the repercussions of may s shooting at an elementary school in uvalde are still having a huge impact. a preliminary report into the shooting has found systemic failures in the police response. 19 children and two adults were killed when the 18 year old gunmen opened fire. a texas house of representatives committee has been looking into why it took police more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter. for the latest on this, i m joined now by our correspondent rianna croxford in washington. great to get you on the programme and i have to say the findings of this preliminary report are pretty stark. give us a sense of what was said at this press conference. the? said at this press conference. t
this says about the leadership race so far. in golf, australian cameron smith hits a birdie blitz at st andrews to claim the open championship for the first time. jenny from the block becomes mrs affleck nearly 20 years after they first dated, jennifer lopez and ben affleck have reportedly tied the knot. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s 7am in singapore and 6pm in texas where a preliminary report into the uvalde school shooting has found systemic failures in the police response. the report says that while almost 400 officers responded, there was a lack of urgency and no one took overall command. 19 children and two adults were killed when the 18 year old gunmen opened fire. a texas state committee has been looking into why it took police more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter. state representative dustin burrows said the committee met the uvalde families to discuss the report, ahead of its release. my biggest fear, and i also shared th