African War Caesar

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon river along with his army in 49 BC he is said to have stated “Alea iacta est” – “The die is cast”. Crossing this river with an army was prohibited, and doing so was seen as a declaration of war. This expression has now become a synonym for reaching a crossroads where an important decision must be made, or passing a point of no return.

The forgotten superheroes of 20th-century black music, the leather-lunged blues shouters, dominated the US nightclub stages and R&B charts for half-a-dozen years or so following World War II, before being side-lined by the bourgeoning rock n roll storm in the early 1950s. Still considered a force with which to be reckoned in the US music industry of the mid-fifties, and still at the height of their vocal prowess, many of the biggest stars were granted one or two final shots to save their flagging recording careers during rock n roll s heyday - their Last Shout.

Crossroads in our History where the world swings one way or the other. With spectacular reconstitutions created by 3D modeling specialists.