British Black music

Extract from the Westminster Tournament Roll probably showing John Blanke, a trumpeter of the 16th century.

British Black music refers to music of the African diaspora, or music derived from the African diaspora which has been produced in Great Britain regardless of the ethnic background of the musicians.

Awards

Since 1996, an annual awards ceremony has been held for Music Of Black Origin, also known as the MOBO awards.^[1]

Genres

• 2-step garage
• Bassline
• British black gospel
• British blues
• British hip hop
• British jazz
• British soul
• Drum and bass
• Dubstep
• Grime
• Oldschool jungle
• Ragga jungle
• Trip hop
• UK garage
• UK funky
• UK Gospel

Organisations and events

• African Society of Literati, Musicians, and Artists (established in 1897)
• Music Of Black Origin Awards
• Urban Music Seminar
• Black Music Awards (BMA)

Notable contributors to British Black Music

16th century

• John Blanke

18th century

• Ignatius Sancho
• George Bridgetower
• Joseph Emidy
• Fisk Jubilee Singers

Early 20th century,

• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Southern Syncopated Orchestra

Late 20th Century

• The Real Thing
• Aswad
• Loose Ends
• Maxi Priest
• Imagination
• Sade
• Soul II Soul
• Mica Paris
• Gabrielle
• Shola Ama
• D'Influence
• Beverley Knight
• Omar
• Lynden David Hall
• Skin (Skunk Anansie)

Early 21st century

• Wiley
• So Solid Crew
• Dizzee Rascal
• Ghetts
• Jammer
• Lethal Bizzle
• Skepta
• Kano
• Stormzy
• FKA Twigs
• Sampha
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Little Simz
• Raleigh Ritchie

See also

• Black British
• Caribbean music in the United Kingdom
• Music of Africa
• British Black Gospel

References

Further reading

• Cotgrove, Mark (2009). From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1438973609. 
• Dabydeen, David; Gilmore, John; Jones, Cecily (2008). The Oxford Companion to Black British History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199238941. 
• de Koningh, Michael; Griffiths, Marc (2003). Tighten up!: The History of Reggae in the UK. London: Sanctury. 
• fryer, Peter (1984). Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain. London: Pluto. 
• McGrady, Richard (1991). Music and Musicians in Early Nineteenth Century Cornwall: World of Joseph Emidy - Slave, Violinist and Composer. Exeter: University of Exeter Press. 
• Oliver, Paul (1990). Black Music in Britain: Essays on the Afro-Asian Contribution to Popular Music. Buckingham: Open University Press. 
• Owusu, Kwesi (2000). Black British Culture and Society: A Text Reader. London: Comedia. 
• Portelli, Tony (2006). The Music Industry Raw: Pirates, Clubs, House and Garage. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse. 
• Smith, Steve Alexander (2009). British Black Gospel: The Foundations of This Vibrant UK Sound. Oxford: Monarch Books. ISBN 978-1854248961. 
• Simons Andrew. Black British Swing: The African Diaspora's Contribution to England's Own Jazz of the 1930s and 1940s. Northway Publications. 
• Schwartz, Roberta Freund (2007). How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues Style in the United Kingdom. Aldershot: Ashgate.