Of Us (2024) at Beyond the Bassline: 500 years of Black British Music British Library

Staring Venice & Monet Williams

British Library Lead Curator for Beyond The Bassline Dr Aleema Gray Dr Aleema Gray positively glowing from the satisfaction of being at launch day. Loved the way Aleema thanked all of the research team during her speech. All of their hard work is clearly evident.

Tonight is the Night!
'An Evening with Eddy Grant' as part of the 'Beyond The Bassline' Season (500 years of Black British Music).
7pm (GMT)/2pm (EST)
British Library

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Stunning ✨✨

Lovely watching Dr Mykaell Riley and Dr Aleema Gray introduce the Beyond The Bassline exhibition British Library
#BlackMusic #BlackBritishMusic

The ‘Beyond the baseline’ exhibition about 500 years of Black British music is officially open! Huge congratulations to Dr Aleema Gray Dr Mykaell Riley and everyone at the British Library who worked so hard to deliver this incredible show.

Big night at British Library: Dr Mykaell Riley & Dr Aleema Gray open Beyond the Bassline. As Aleema said, not end point but ongoing conversation on role of Black British music on society, culture and politics - and on core duty of libraries to preserve the stories that count.

NEW: Popular Rastafarian High Priest laid to rest today 🙏🏾💔💛💚

Ras Bandele Selassie I was the #Rastafari High Priest of the South West of England and founded the Rastafari Cultural Centre in #Bristol in the 1990s.
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WE ARE HIRING a freelance Programme coordinator! Deadline April 29th! ☀️☀️

Wouiiiiiii plant a seed and watch it grow 🌱

Back outside with our first online lab of the year.

Join us for a deep dive into Kimberly Drew’s curatorial practice 🫶🏽

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Photography by Clement Pascal

Ahead of Beyond the Bassline opening, I am really proud to open Liz Johnson Artur's exhibition British Library drawing on visuals from her Black Balloon Archive. Tickets to her artist talk + private view on Thursday 18th April now available to rsvp via
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HOUSE OF DREAD 🚀

been bubbling this one for a while the time is now and now is the time. give thanks for the ones and ones supporting work rooted in community, intentional practices and affirming histories. the journey continues @houseofdread_ follow + share more soon come 📚

Omega Rising + Born in-a Babylon | + Discussion with Dr Aleema Gray (Dr Aleema Gray) and Carmen Andall Woodroofe (@carmen_a_w), Monday 25th March 2024, 6:30pm - 10:30pm, MayDay Rooms.

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NEW: Exhibition documents 500 years of Black music in Britain

'Beyond the Bassline' will feature events with Joan Armatrading, Eddy Grant and No Signal confirmed with more to be revealed

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Life is the place where living comes through. So happy to be home by the riverside 🇯🇲
Connected. Restored. And giving thanks. Apologies for my delayed responses to emails etc. My laptop screen crashed one week after landing. I am taking it as Divine intervention. I choose life.

Huge congratulations to June Givanni, who is presented with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award. ✨ #EEBAFTAs