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The MUSIC is BLACK.
The Music Is Black: A British Story, has been 4 years in the making and as the summer arrives in the capital this much anticipated exhibition is finally open to the people. Welcome to V&A East. “Music is the soundtrack … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Deep stuff, fusion, Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings, music, Sound & Power, Urban runnings..., Words, Sound & Power
Tagged 2 Tone, 4 Aces, :Leroy 'Lepke' Anderson, A Guy Called Gerald, Afrobeats, Art, ‘Bluey’ Maunick, Beatles, Blue Note, Brit funk, Broken Beat, Calypso, Carnival, Carroll Thompson, Chad Stennett, Chantalle Fiddy, Co-op, Dame Sonia Boyce, Dennis Bovell, Denzil Forrester, DJ Paulette, DJ Storm, DJ Target, Dread Broadcasting Company / DBCC, drum & bass, Duke Vin, Fabio & Grooverider, grime, Gus Casely-Hayford, Hewan Clarke, Hi Life, Janet Kay, Jaqueline Springer, Jazz, Jerry Dammers, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Armatrading, Julia Toppin, Jungle, Kenny Wellington, Little Simz, Lord Woodbine, lovers rock, LR Vandy, Mega, Mel & Kim, Mike Vernon, monique Charles, Morcheeba, museums, music, Neville Staple, Pauline Black, Poly Styrene, Ragga Twins, Reggae, reviews, Rhoda Dakar, rocksteady, Sade, Seal, Seklecter, Shake & Fingerpop, Sir Frank Bowling, Ska, Skin, Skin and DJ Paulette, Slaves Bible, Smith & Mighty, Sokari Douglas Camp CBE, Specials AKA, Stormzy, trip hop, UK Garage, Wimifred Atwell, writing, Zak Ove
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THE MAN FROM WAREIKA HILLS: RICO RODRIGUEZ 1934 -2015
THE MAN FROM WAREIKA HILLS: RICO RODRIGUEZ 1934 -2015 Always loved this photo of Rico Rodriguez and his daughters by my bredren Jean Bernard Sohiez. Veteran of the legendary Alpha Boys School band and further educated in the camp of … Continue reading
WORD SOUND & POWER: The Exhibition
WORD SOUND & POWER: Reggae Changed My Life. As Black History month approaches I have to wonder why I’m struggling to get people around the nation to host the exhibition that Swift & I put together at the British Music … Continue reading
DON DRUMMOND: Genius and Tragedy
‘Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World’s Greatest Trombonist’ is a brand new book that gets to grips with the tragic life of the legendary Skatalites trombonist. Scanning through a catalogue of forthcoming books from McFarland, a US … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist', Alpha Boys School, Anita Mahfood, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, Count Ossie, Don Drummond, Heather Augustyn, Jamaica, Margarita, Rhumba, Rico Rodrigues, Ska, Skatalites, Studio One
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