Nick Page obituary Robin Denselow
Nick Page, who has died aged 60 of cancer, was a musician, producer, composer, bandleader and one of the most inventive, enthusiastic exponents of the British global fusion scene.
As co-founder in 1990 of the musical collective Transglobal Underground, blending live and programmed music with influences from Asia, Jamaica, and Africa, Nick set out, he said, “to attract an audience who wanted to dance – but not to techno”.
Also known as Count Dubulah, or simply Dubulah, he produced or performed with an array of experimental bands, mixing contemporary styles with influences from around the world. He told me he had worked on “about 250 albums and singles”, and that his aim was to “constantly surprise”. In 2008 he launched Dub Colossus, a bravely original band that mixed Ethiopian styles (and musicians) with dub and reggae. Further projects involved reworking and updating music from the Middle East and Greece.
A 24-year-old British youth worker found dead in Ibiza was attacked with bottles before he went into the sea, his family claim.
Anwaar Lahrichi-Greenwood was found floating wearing nothing but his socks in San Antonio port hours after vanishing on a night out with friends on August 5, 2018.
His family claim Spanish police want them to believe Mr Lahrichi-Greenwood slipped and fell - but they say witnesses have told how he was beaten with a bottle.
Mr Lahrichi-Greenwood - who worked as a mentor and carer for vulnerable children - was last seen outside Soul City club near the town s harbour 30 hours before his body was found, Barnet Coroner s Court heard.
May 17 marks the 67th anniversary of
Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the landmark Supreme Court case that overturned the doctrine “separate but equal,” which became law in 1896 when
Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities, as long as the segregated facilities were “equal” in quality.
In
Brown, the Court unanimously held that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal,” and violated the equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment. However, the Court declined to specify remedies for school segregation, asking instead for further argument.
The following year, in
Brown v. Board of Education II, the Court remanded future desegregation cases to lower federal courts and directed district courts and school boards to desegregate schools “with all deliberate speed.” Although