Sharon Jagdev Powell

Music Education Council Statement on Recent Civil Unrest.

Have you ever thought about becoming a trustee? @mectweets are recruiting - come and join us at MEC, we are looking for individuals that want to make an important contribution to music education across the UK. musiceducationcouncil.org.uk/trusteerecruit

The Why Music festival is back on the 25th and 27th June 2024! Get your free tickets now 🙏🏾 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-why-musi…

‘In a civilised society, the majority view will prevail. Some people must learn how things are done.’ My question is How much has really changed?

@ace_midlands @LeicsMakeMusic @pedestrian1998 #GrimeOpera

Leicester(shire) Music Hub, led by @LeicsMakeMusic, works across two local authorities to deliver music education across both government and independent schools 🎶

🎼Today, we have announced our Music Hub Investment Programme's new cohort - with ten organisations leading on bringing music education to the children and young people of the Midlands. Learn more about our Hub Lead Organisations (HLOs) 👇🧵

Exciting news! We're part of a new generation of Music Hubs, providing children & young people across Leicester / Leics with the opportunity to learn & create music. @ace_national @ace_midlands @educationgovuk @DCMS #MusicHubs #ACEsupported #LetsCreate bit.ly/LMHub24

@Taj_Ali1 Tastes good?

Haggis Pakoras 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Join @mectweets and @N8Holder next week for the launch of 'If I Were A Racist' 📖 The book explores the issue of racism in music education, delving into the complexities of the topic through personal anecdotes and academic research. 🔗Book now: musicmark.org.uk/events/book-la…

Perfect addition to my collection. Thank you @pedestrian1998. Fabulous partnership project with @LeicsMakeMusic @MaxWheeler #GrimeOpera #Opera #rap #Leicester

We're hosting the official book launch on Zoom for @N8Holder 's new book 'If I Were A Racist' on 30th April at 6pm. To hear Nate talk about the book with MEC Trustee @SJagdevPowell sign up here for your free ticket. musiceducationcouncil.org.uk/event-details-…

Upmost respect to the Uncles of today, the real community heavyweights of that past era who mobilised, resisted, defied and fought back the violent and systemic racism from the streets #Defiance

@darshnasoni @RoganProduction Yes, but sadly it was quite normal at the time… as was being stared at and spat at. Some things have been buried away in my memory and were probably best left there #defiance

@SJagdevPowell @RoganProduction Horrible!

Who remembers getting their head kicked in by the National Front, who went out P*** bashing? It was the backdrop to our childhoods as British Asians in 70s/80s. Channel 4 has commissioned a three-part doco series about it, Defiance: Fighting the Far Right televisual.com/news/c4-orders…

Will be worth watching… Channel 4 orders 'landmark' doc on British Asian struggle - Televisual televisual.com/news/c4-orders…

This week we chatted with the inspirational @SJagdevPowell interim Head of Service for @LeicsMakeMusic for our 4th #WomensHistoryMonth interview! Read the full interview here: icancompose.com/interview-with…

@HalilMrT4Real Brillliant! Can I come?

3 year 5 girls calling for me down the corridor... Children: Mr T!!!.... Mr T.....👋🏽.... Mr T!!!! Me: Yes...hey....you ok girls? 😯 Chdrn: Yeah...(panting out of breath )...first of all... Ramadan Mubarak..... secondly we have a favour to ask...☺️ Me: yeeeessssssss!? 🤔 Ramadan Mubarak by the way ☺️ Chdrn: We want to do an assembly called Eid and Me. We want to share how we celebrate in ways that are the same and the ways that are different. One of us is Lebanese, one is Kurdish and one is Pakistani....we want to share our celebrations... we'll take photos of our Eid clothes, the food we eat, our presents! What do you think!? 🙂🙂 Me: Absolutely...❤️🥲❤️ #Belong 🏡 #Care ❤️ #RamadanKareem

@thenitinsawhney Oh my goodness. Wishing you a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT :) After much reflection, I’ve decided to explain myself regarding the post below… A few days ago, out of nowhere, I had a heart attack. Nuts… I was rushed to hospital and the NHS put a stent in one of the arteries leading to my heart, after which I was kept in to await a similar operation (which I was referring to in my quoted post) on another artery. Both ops have gone well and the NHS were fantastic. I will need a third, bigger operation next month but one day at a time I reckon… I weight train 3-4 times a week, regularly kick-box, eat healthily and had no history of heart disease. When I spoke to the doctor, he said it was probably a genetic predisposition… Basically, as a British Asian I have a significantly higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease or heart attacks. My dad had a triple heart bypass, my mum has had two attacks and three of my uncles had heart attacks with one dying on the spot. It’s a terrifying feeling. Your chest feels like someone is sitting on your chest holding a 200kg weight and your head feels like it’s spinning out of control as you struggle to remain conscious. In my case, I completely blacked out, falling onto a glass ornament from a standing position, smashing the coffee table with my face as I collapsed into a pool of blood and broken shards, penetrating both cheeks, my nose and the area just beneath my eyes. Later a plastic surgeon had to carefully remove pieces of glass from my face with tweezers after 4 injections to my face. I’m ok… and (quick plug) we’ll still be touring the UK in April (Glasgow, Birmingham, Brighton and London between the 7-11 aegpresents.co.uk/event/nitin-sa…). Obviously we had to defer playing @WOMADelaide until next year. We also have to defer my performance with @the_halle on May 4th to later in the year as that will be soon after my third heart operation. On a positive, I’m also proud to say I (plug 2) produced three tracks on the current U.K. number one album of @rodstewart and #joolsholland Ok. Self promotion over 😂 The point is there has been an alarming rise in fatalities from heart disease recently.. particularly amongst British Asians. So… if you are Asian or, to be honest, in any vulnerable group… get your heart health checked out. It could save your life. You might not see something like this coming… I didn’t. 🙏🏾

@Mr_H1978 I saw graffiti like this when I moved to a new area in 2004…

I remember the no-go areas in the 80s.

This! ⬇️ Available to pre-order now

@HifiSean Great song lyric

I dreamt I moved in with Madonna last night. We fell out the first day as my lovely natural G-Plan wooden chest of drawers she painted white.