Helen Herimbi - Music Journalist

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On: Pearl Thusi
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On: Pearl Thusi

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March 8, 2018
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Ahead of the release of her new film, Pearl Thusi takes Helen Herimbi along for a ride A long number fills up the top of my cellphone screen. The words “New York (NY)” appear below the number and above the words “Would like to FaceTime…” When I answer, a fresh-faced...
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On: Julie Taymor

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November 24, 2017
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In this exclusive interview, the director talks to Helen Herimbi about 20 years of The Lion King The arts have been the Pride Rock of Julie Taymor’s life. A place for her to lift her talents – ranging from directing, editing, writing and even costume design among others – to...
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On: Amma Asante
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On: Amma Asante

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October 19, 2017
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British film director Amma Asante spoke to Helen Herimbi about the past and painting a new perception With classical music wafting in the air at the elegant albeit plantation-looking Chateau de Labourdonnais, it felt like the guests invited to the opening of the inaugural Mauritius Cinema Week were in a...
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On: Sacha Jenkins
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On: Sacha Jenkins

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June 28, 2017
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Sacha Jenkins sounds like he’s in high spirits. The day I catch up with the New York-based graffiti artist, hip hop culture journalist, author and film director, his five-year-old child has just graduated from pre-kindergarten. What unfolds during our conversation about his critically acclaimed documentary, Fresh Dressed, is the graduation...
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On: Drew Pearce/Iron Man 3

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May 2, 2013
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The highly anticipated Iron Man 3 hit the big screen yesterday. In an exclusive interview with Tonight, Drew Pearce, who is the co-writer of the film, chatted about the screenplay, romance and working with the most inappropriate man he knows. By Helen Herimbi. Drew Pearce loves his job. This British...
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On: Akin Omotoso
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On: Akin Omotoso

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August 25, 2011
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Akin Omotoso’s second feature film, Man On Ground, is a work close to the filmmaker’s heart, writes Helen Herimbi. The revolving doors swivelled in the silence. Everyone sat so still that wind colliding with skin would sound like a scream. Then Hakeem Kae-Kazim walked through the hotel’s merry-go-round-like entrance and...
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