Normski
{{Short description|British broadcaster, photographer, DJ and rapper (born 1966)}}
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| birth_name = Norman Anderson
| birth_date = 1966
| birth_place = Camden, London, England
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| occupation = Broadcaster, photographer, DJ
| website = http://www.normskiphotography.com/
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Norman Anderson (born 1966), better known as Normski, is a British broadcaster, photographer, and DJ.{{cite web|url=https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/normski|title=Ben Uri Research Unit|work=Buru.org.uk}}
Early life
Anderson was born in Camden, London. He was given his first camera at the age of nine, and was inspired by photographer Horace Ové, whose son was a friend.{{cite web|url=https://djhistory.com/read/normski-shot-the-stars/|title=Normski shot the stars|author=Bill Brewster|work=DJ History}}
Career
Anderson established himself within London's hip-hop scene in the 1980s, photographing the fashion associated with the scene for magazines including The Face and Vogue. He also became a fashion designer, using patterns associated with black African cultural heritage.{{cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/normski-hip-hop-photography/|title=Memories of documenting the 90s hip-hop scene|work=i-D}} Anderson has photographed the likes of Public Enemy, De La Soul, Ice Cube, and Queen Latifah.
Described as "larger than life and effusive",{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/home/normskis-inside-view-7436287.html|work=Evening Standard|title=Normski's inside view|date=5 April 2012|access-date=10 May 2024}} he came into wider public attention as Normski when he fronted BBC television's DEF II and Dance Energy, flagship "youth" shows on BBC2 in the late 1980s and early 1990s.{{cite episode|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07r348d|network=BBC|station=Radio 1Xtra|series=Ace|title=UK legend Normski talks about his classic music TV show 'Dance Energy' for Black History Month 2019|date=15 October 2019|access-date=10 May 2024}}{{cite journal|url=http://www.lexiconmag.co.uk/issue005/normski.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106140521/http://www.lexiconmag.co.uk/issue005/normski.html|archive-date=6 November 2009|work=Lexicon magazine|issue=5|title=normski - break from the norm}} Anderson has also appeared on various TV shows and documentaries.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1551011/|title=Normski - IMDb|work=IMDB}}
His photography on the theme of the "Black British experience" has been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/45fKwWl8klXrBfcHpqH7kVc/staying-power-photographs-of-black-british-experience-1950s-1990s|publisher=BBC|work=Arts|title=Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience, 1950s-1990s|date=16 February 2015|access-date=10 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/staying-power-photographs-of-black-british-experience|title=Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience|work=V&A}}
On the radio, he has appeared on BBC Radio 1, Kiss 100,{{cite web|url=https://internationalradiofaces.com/portfolio/normski/|title=Normski - International Radio Faces|work=Internationalradiofaces.com}} and with regular shows on Push FM{{cite web|url=http://www.radiocafe.co.uk/zold/rad_pushfm.htm|work=Radiocafe|title=RADIO STATION PROFILE {{!}} Push FM|access-date=10 May 2024}} and Flex FM.{{cite web|url=https://flexfm.co.uk/artist/normski/|title=Normski - FLEX FM 101.4FM|work=Flexfm.co.uk}}
His fanzine Darker Shade of White captures images from the 1980s UK hip-hop culture.{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/32286/1/normski-s-photographs-from-the-uk-s-golden-age-of-hip-hop-80-s|work=Dazed|title=Photographs from the UK's golden age of hip hop|first=Jessie|last=Pink|date=2 August 2016|access-date=10 May 2024}}
In September 2023, he released the book Man With The Golden Shutter, a selection of his photography.{{cite web|url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/normski-interview|title=Normski: 'Being Black has been my meal ticket in life'|work=Whynow.co.uk|date=1 November 2023}}
Publications
- Man With The Golden Shutter. UK: ACC Art Books, 2023. {{ISBN|9781788842341}}.
References
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External links
- [http://www.normskiphotography.com/ Normski official photography site]
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Category:Black British radio presenters
Category:British photographers
Category:British radio presenters
Category:British television presenters
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
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