Institute of Education Bar

It is well known that the blues originated from African Americans in the deep south, however when it came to England the names associated were overwhelmingly white: The Rolling Stone, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin to name a few. While Jimi Hendrix features in this list, as he famously moved to London, the Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll genre has, as a whole, been whitewashed.

This event aims to breakdown the whitewashing of this genre and bring to light the amazing black musicians, who not only influenced the big British bands but also played at the same time in and around London.

Unfortunately, our speaker dropped out, so this event will not go ahead as planned. However, all is not lost, as UCLU Jazz Soc have agreed to make their Monday IoE jam night Black History Month themed. So come along to the IoE bar to celebrate music of black origin, such as blues, rock ’n’ roll and jazz