A 5-part documentary series about the extraordinary rise of British Black Music in the past thirty years and will chart all the music genres that emerged out of the Black British rave scene, starting with Jungle. We will chart all the music genres that have followed. We will look at how genres that initially found their platform on pirate radio stations in social housing created the foundations for internationally renowned sounds. We will show that beyond just being dance floor fillers, the genres reflected their time: Jungle was born out of post-Thatcherite youth disillusionment; U.K. Garage rose to prominence during the heady days of New Labour; Grime grew in prominence in youth clubs; U.K. Funky and Afro Swing were born out of a yearning for the good times and coincided with the coming of age of second-generation Africans. Whilst, Drill is arguably born out the years of austerity, the closure of youth spaces and the digitalisation of the world. THE EVOLUTION OF BLACK BRITISH MUSIC
RUNTIME: 5 x 60’ DIRECTORS: Femi Oyeniran, Nicky Slimting Walker PRODUCERS: Fan Studios, It’s A Lot, Motion Content Group COMMISSIONER: BET UK (UK)
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