​Lloyd Bradley
London, England
History belongs to those who write it down, and as one of the UK’s leading black music experts and cultural commentators, Lloyd Bradley has been documenting modern black music and culture from the UK, Jamaica and the US for over forty years.
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Over 100 Years of Black Music Culture
Black Sound, London traces the story of Britain’s fertile relationship with
contemporary black music since black American band the Southern Syncopated Orchestra brought jazz to these shores in 1919. The exhibition examines the culture that created the music, puts it in context of Britain’s evolving black presence, plots its development from big band swing to grime a drill and highlights the DIY creativity that allowed it to flourish.
Black Sound, London, is presented in conjunction with the Barbican Music Library and supported by the Brixton Brewery.
Free Admission
What they've said about Black Sound
"a wonderful exhibition ... I encourage everybody to come down and have a look" – Jazzie B
"testament to what can be achieved with a fiercely independent and DIY ethos" – Metro
"a magnificent teaching tool" – Eddy Grant
“A secret history pulled up before your eyes – you see the 20th Century of British music differently.” – Mark Cooper, former Head of BBC Music TV
Preserve
Our Heritage
On June 14 and July 5 Black Sound London will be holding Heritage Collection days at the Barbican Music Library, your chance to make sure Britain's rich black music heritage doesn't get lost.
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To take part in this historic event in Britain's black music history, simply turn up with an item that connects you to black music and the story of what that connection means - either personally or in
the wider narrative or both. We will 2D or 3D scan what you bring in and record your story. These audio/visual memories will be stored to build up a digital
archive of Britain's black
music narrative as told by
those to whom it mean so
much - the people who
lived and enjoyed it.
What you bring can be anything - a record, a flyer, a pair of shoes you used to go raving in, a concert ticket, or even a cinema poster .... as long as it comes with a story attached.
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Heritage Collection days are at the Barbican Music Library on Saturday June 14 and Saturday July 5, from 11.00 to 15.45.
Music Book of 2013: Financial Times, NME and Daily Telegraph
“Breezily written but politically astute and critically sharp” – The Guardian
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"Dizzying in its scope yet meticulous in its attention to detail, written with passion, style and gustom"
Independent
on Sunday
"far more engrossing than most bland football memoirs" – The Sunday Times
"a warm and engaging read" –the Sunday Post
"more than just a pop star autobiography – a charming, candid, laugh-out-loud story of survival, triumph, spirit and sheer force of will." The Daily Telegraph