Plaque to mark 40 years since Bob Marley’s last London appearance
Forty years ago this month, Bob Marley and the Wailers performed their largest UK concert in South London as part of the 1980 “Uprising”...
Album of the week: Funky Kingston by Toots and...
Each week our music editor Dave Randall picks an album (with a local connection) you need to hear …
Funky...
Raves in a time of Coronavirus
The future of the UK’s underground music scene is a vital issue for Brixton. Medya Gungor considers what lies ahead, speaking with event organisers...
Album of the week: Old Wow by Sam Lee
Each week our music editor Dave Randall picks an album (with a local connection) you need to hear …
Brixton teenagers create anthem for freedom on mobiles
Brixton teenagers Youthsayers have used their phones during lockdown to record a version of Sam Cooke's civil rights era anthem A Change Is Gonna...
Album of the week: Dread Beat an’ Blood by...
Each week our music editor Dave Randall picks an album (with a local connection) you need to hear …
We...
Essential Lockdown Beats 2.0
Medya Gungor shares her current favourite tracks to spice up your lockdown playlists in June
Still singing along
Helen McDonald is still singing, but for her being online is no substitute for the live gigs in Brixton. She misses the atmosphere at POP,...
Album of the week: Treasures Untold by Tom Brosseau
Each week our music editor Dave Randall picks an album (with a local connection) you need to hear …
Album of the week: Sistahs by Big Joanie
Each week our music editor Dave Randall picks an album (with a local connection) you need to hear …
https://youtu.be/iE6Ji3dGHO4
Big Joanie describe themselves as Black...
Brixton’s Errol Linton releases new album
Music editor Dave Randall talks to Brixton resident and performer Errol Linton about his new album
There are some advantages to conducting interviews remotely in the...
Album of the week: A Work Of Heart by...
Each week our music editor Dave Randall picks an album (with a local connection) you need to hear …
https://youtu.be/DvH6SGAxhF8
I, like so many others, was...
Should you be on TV in The Voice? Act now!
Medya Gungor meets two local women who are helping The Voice look for local talent
SouthSounds was founded two years ago as a community-based creative...
Ty: Friend and mentor to Brixton’s creative community
We are deeply saddened to hear that 47-year-old Brixton hip-hop pioneer Ben Chijioke, AKA Ty, died on Thursday from pneumonia having contracted Covid-19.
He was a...
The Reggae Ticket: take a journey through jazz
Medya Gungor looks at a celebration of the influential reggae and ska label Trojan Records that was halted in its tracks by lockdown – fortunately,...
Tootawl story of musical journey to vinyl
Folk songwriter and singer Richard O’Gorman aka Tootawl’s journey from Cork to Streatham has been an unusual one. Along the way to performing in...
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Brixton music hall history – can you help?
The wonderful Loughborough Road Histories website is involved in a project, already generating enthusiasm, to research Brixton’s...