THE MUSIC IS BLACK
Meet the artists and discover the Black British music scenes that shaped Britain. From DJ mixes and revealing documentaries to nostalgic clips from BBC Archive and the chance to share your own stories, you can listen, watch and take part right here.
The Music is Black Mixtape
Trailer for The Music is Black Mixtape. Video, 00:01:28
DJs Shortee Blitz and Beat A Maxx celebrate 100 years of Black music with a mixtape.
- AttributionBBC Radio 1Xtra
- Posted16 April
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- Available for 10 months
- AttributionBBC Radio 1Xtra
- Available for 1 month
A Mastermind quiz
A Mastermind quiz
From Sade to So Solid: How well do you know Black British music?
Challenging questions and archive gold from seven decades of Black British music.
- AttributionBBC Events
- AttributionQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- AttributionMedia Centre
On BBC Sounds
On BBC Sounds
The Music is Black collection
BBC Sounds celebrates Black British music.
Across the BBC
- AttributionBBC Radio 1Xtra
- AttributionMorning Live
- Posted17 April
Brief history of Black British Music
by BBC Bitesize for Teachers
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- Posted4 March
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- Posted30 April
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- Posted6 March
The 2 Tone collection
- AttributionBBC One
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- AttributionBBC Local Radio
- AttributionBBC World Service
- AttributionBBC Four
Meet the pioneers
Feel the Chant: The Brit Funk Story. Audio, 30 minutes
David Grant revisits a unique era in British music with the Jazz-funk explosion.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 1 Dance
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 1 Dance
- Available for 3 months
In conversation: Up close and personal
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Two
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
Around the UK: Sounds of the cities
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 10 months
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Stories set in the world of Black British music
Stories set in the world of Black British music
Grime Kids
Summer, 2001. School’s out, and the boys get ready for their first club night.
- AttributionBBC One
- AttributionBBC One
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
Off the Record: Untold stories
- AttributionBBC Three
- AttributionBBC Radio 1Xtra
Black British Music in the news
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- Posted22 May
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- Posted9 May
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- Posted12 May
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- Posted28 April
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- Posted15 April
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- Posted3 April
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- Posted3 April
- Attribution
- Posted3 April
CBeebies Bedtime Stories told by Black British artists
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- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
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- Available for over a year
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- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
