Beyond the Bassline

500 Years of Black British Music

Paul Bradshaw, Aleema Gray, Mykaell Riley

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British Library Publishing
27 April 2024

Jazz; Blues; World music

The story of Black British music is a five-hundred-year journey from the court of King Henry VIII to the 'Ends' of South London; from Africa to the Caribbean to the UK and back; from subterranean shebeens and church halls to royal command performances and sold-out stadiums; and from outsider influence to domestic chart domination. It is a story that grapples with the slave trade, the prejudice of unwelcoming institutions and the bias of ignorance while ultimately celebrating the creativity and perseverance of the pioneers and today's digital age innovators.

Published alongside the major British Library exhibition, Beyond the Bassline is a landmark volume of essays, features and interviews which traces a new timeline underpinned by the Black artists and musicians who, over centuries, have shaped Britain's unique and globally significant musical culture. Illustrating this vibrant history which traverses musical genres from classical, gospel and jazz through to reggae, jungle and Afrobeats are more than three hundred images including contemporary and classic photographs, paintings, posters and record sleeves.

Introduced by the exhibition's curators, Dr. Aleema Gray and Mykaell Riley, and edited by Paul Bradshaw, music journalist and publisher of Straight No Chaser magazine, Beyond the Bassline tells its essential story through specially commissioned pieces from musicians, composers, DJs, writers and photographers, as well as important voices in politics and history.

Authors/Contributors include: Tej Adeleye

Christian Adofo

Ishmahil Blagrove, Jr.

Stephen Bourne

Garth Cartwright

Monique Charles

Dalia Al-Dujaili

Tracy Durrant

Juliet Fletcher

Vivien Goldman

Julian Grant

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Anthony Joseph

Julian Joseph

Cassie Kinoshi

Kevin Le Gendre

Charis McGowan

Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm

Tony Montague

Malik Al Nasir

Sharon O'Brien

Michael I. Ohajuru

Lisa Amanda Palmer

Amar Patel

Ade Egun Crispin Robinson

Angus Taylor

Chardine Taylor-Stone

Andy Thomas

Julia Toppin

Ayanna van der Maten McCalman

Derek Walcott

Richard Williams

Val Wilmer

Anthony Wright

Benjamin Zephaniah

Introduction by: Aleema Gray, Mykaell Riley
Edited by: Paul Bradshaw
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 182mm,
ISBN: 9780712354899
ISBN 10: 0712354891
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 27 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Bradshaw began his career as a music journalist in the 70s. After contributing to the NME, in 1988 he launched Straight No Chaser, a 'designer fanzine' dedicated to the music of the African diaspora. Over two decades it became the hub for the global club-orientated jazz scene. Paul recently edited Gilles Peterson's Lockdown FM: Broadcasting In A Pandemic.