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Amid the BLM protests of 2020 came a call to make the music industry accountable on race – but while new initiatives are helping, real change is still slow in the UKIt is a year since two Black female music executives, Jamila Thomas of Atlantic Records and Brianna Agyemang of Platoon, … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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The young band reflects on their newfound fame after a clip of their performance at the Los Angeles public library exploded onlineMila, 10, had barely heard of the coronavirus when a boy in her school said his father told him to stay away from Chinese people.“It was my first experience … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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When a DJ called on listeners to destroy disco records in a Chicago stadium, things turned nasty – and 40 years on, the ugly attitudes behind the event ring out loud and clearIn the summer of 1979, Vince Lawrence had got himself a part-time job as an usher at Comiskey Park … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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From psychedelic sketch shows to far-out satire, black artists are expressing the absurdity of life in a racist society by embracing the disturbing and bizarreThere he was, dangling into the void. Sinking, arms outstretched, helplessly clawing at the air. Jordan Peele’s satirical horror Get Out introduced us to the … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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The performer salutes the black British classical composer whose work inspired him to unpack the stereotypes often associated with the genreI never let myself forget that I’m really lucky in my work to be able to discover so many people and places, and to have the opportunity to bring some … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian