Notes for Editors:
‘Black Sound London’ is presented at Barbican Music Library from 10 March to 19 July. Admission FREE.
All requests for information, images, and interviews with Lloyd Bradley and Scott Leonard should be directed to Andrew Buckingham, Media Officer (Arts, Culture, Heritage, Licensing), Corporation / 07795 333060 / andrew.buckingham@cityoflondon.gov.uk
About the Corporation:
The Corporation, which owns and manages Barbican Music Library, is the governing body of the Square Mile dedicated to a vibrant and thriving City, supporting a diverse and sustainable London within a globally successful UK –
About Barbican Music Library:
Barbican Music Library, which is owned and managed by the Corporation and located in the Barbican Centre, holds one of the most significant public music collections in the country. As well as a large stock of books, scores, periodicals and audiovisual items, a range of digital resources is available for use by library members. The library hosts a vibrant exhibition and events programme which showcases the musical diversity of London and the UK. This has been achieved through the forging of partnerships with individuals and organisations from the world of music which has enabled us to feature a range of musical genres including pop & rock, classical, folk music, jazz, and world music.
About Lloyd Bradley:
Lloyd Bradley is one of the UK’s leading black music experts. He has been a writer for 40 years and as a broadcaster, he was Associate Producer of the award-winning BBC series, Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music, and is the author of Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital and Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King. Lloyd has lectured in black British music and culture in the UK, the US, and the West Indies. He devised and taught a course on black music and art at the University of the South Bank and curated and ran a series of music/cultural events, Sounds Like London LIVE!, to accompany his book. Lloyd lectures in magazine theory at London Met University and until the pandemic, he devised and delivered a writing course to inmates in HMP Brixton. His writing/publishing academy, Fully Booked: the Art of Non-Fiction, delivers courses and workshops on non-fiction writing, memoir writing, self-publishing, and dealing with the publishing industry. It also undertakes book packaging and production as the Fully Booked imprint. lloydbradley.net
About Scott Leonard:
Scott Leonard is a Brand and Creative Director, who has worked at agencies and brands, including Mother, St Luke’s, Karmarama, Wieden & Kennedy, Ogilvy, and brands, such as Nike, Google, Zipcar. He founded The Champion Agency, the UK’s first creative agency and social enterprise. Scott has curated and created exhibition campaigns at the Black Cultural Archives, British Library, and V&A. scottleonard.co.uk
Barbican Music Library (Barbican Centre, Level 2 – /services/libraries/barbican-music-library)
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
From the Black Sound UK website:
Black British music has been excluded and, in some cases, airbrushed out of the UK’s musical and cultural history. Black Sound’s ambition is to reconnect black British music to the culture that created it, to formally preserve it before it’s lost to time, and to be celebrated in its own right. Nationally, this is an opportunity to join Black Sound in readdressing Britain’s musical and cultural history to be more inclusive, and when told by the people that created, lived and experienced it reconnecting the two. www.blacksound.co.uk
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