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Howard has written on music for the Independent, Songlines, The Word and other publications. He is also a musician and has just completed his first novel, Etc Etc Amen.

Articles By Howard Male

Cheikh Lo, The Scala

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theartsdesk Christmas Message

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Festivals Britannia, BBC Four

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Fry and Laurie Reunited, Gold

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AfroCubism, Barbican

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Accused, BBC One

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Dub Colossus, Bloomsbury Ballroom

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Wilko Johnson, O2 Academy Islington

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Krystle Warren, Rich Mix

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Edgar Allan Poe: Love, Death and Women, BBC Four

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Tony Allen, Barbican

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DCI Banks: Aftermath, ITV1

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Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics, Barbican

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The Born Free Legacy, BBC Four

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Janelle Monáe, KOKO

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Caitlin Rose, The Windmill

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