Roots, Routes and Return: J Hus and the Potential of an Afro Swing Revival
Written by Danielle Welbeck On Thursday, 7th June 2023, J Hus continued his hotly-anticipated return to the soundwaves with the single...
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Danielle Welbeck
- 4 min
Roots, Routes, and Return: Birth of Ghana
By Danielle Welbeck 'This day will never be forgotten The sixth of March, Nineteen Fifty-Seven When the Gold Coast successfully Get their...
Medomfo Owusu
- 3 min
Praising and Bopping: The Story Behind Mary Lou Williams’ Black Christ of the Andes
Written by Medomfo Owusu When the name Mary Lou Williams is mentioned in jazz circles, many descriptions come to mind. She was a...
Danielle Welbeck
- 4 min
Roots, Routes and Return: The story of 'All for You' by E.T Mensah and the Tempos
Written by Danielle Welbeck At the former slave castles in Elmina, Cape Coast or Osu, 'The Door of No Return' is the name given to the...
Matthew Williams
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Black Majority Churches and the Meaning of 'Secular Music'
What do you mean by Secular? ‘Secular’ comes from the Latin ‘saeculum' meaning, a period of time (an age or era). This is partly where we...
Matthew Williams
- 2 min
Black Gospel and the Devil's Music
It is well-known that black gospel music shares historical roots with pop music such as R & B, Jazz, Blues, Rock n Roll, etc. Yet among...
Matthew Williams
- 2 min
NPR Tiny Desk: Coldplay and the Symbol of the Black Gospel Choir
The black gospel choir is arguably the most internationally recognised musical ‘offspring’ of black sacred music. In our so-called...
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