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British Black Music List 2005

BMC Campaigns: Brit On The Bill & June Is BBM Month

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Black Music Congress supports London Calling

Welcome to ... BBM-ON.NET

This is the temporary holding site for BritishBlackmusic.com (BBM) and 
Black Music Congress
(BMC)
Our focus is on the British market.

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Click to find out To What Extent Does Music Influence Behaviour? Debate on Jan. 13

 

 

Click to find out about Who I Am & What I Do Networking on Nov. 17 & Directory

 

Please click on logo to go to British Black Music Month 2006 event listing. Please note that you must pre-book either by email or via online booking form at www.britishblackmusic.com. Key events include June 1: Omar album anatomy; June 3: BMC debate on music & politics; June 8: BBM Pressure disco & live; June 10: Gospel & inspirational concert; June 15, 22: Free legal and business surgeries; June 22: Black rock concert; June 26: Summit on black music viz-a-viz radio, retail, live; June 27: music industry speed learning course; June 28: Loose Ends album anatomy; June 30: A look at hair and music, and history of lovers rock.

Click image on left to find out background to our 
BOB and BBMM campaigns or click 
here to see New Nation's coverage. 

Your ideas and feedback on campaigns are welcome. If you are planning on organising an event in June that can be branded under the BOB/BBMM campaign, do let us know. It can be a performance, concert*, or talks programme, as long as it has a black British focus or content (* must include at least one British act)  editor@britishblackmusic.com. BBM/BMC, P O Box 14092, London NW10 1WL, England

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR APRIL 27 SPECIAL MINI NEWSLETTER ON LONDON CALLING EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT, AND LAST REMAINING PLACES ON UNI OF WESTMINSTER'S SUMMER SCHOOL


PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR APRIL 21 NEWSLETTER
ON GIGS, EVENTS, INDUSTRY RUNNINGS, ETC

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR MARCH 29 NEWSLETTER
ON LONDON CALLING 2006, AIM'S DIGITAL DAY, & BBMM

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR MARCH 11 NEWSLETTER INCLUDING COMPOS, FAIR VII, FAVELA RISING, TSOTSI, ETC

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR FEB. 17 NEWSLETTER INCLUDING COMPOS, LYNDEN DAVID HALL TRIBUTE, ETC

 

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHY OUR NEXT DEBATE IS ENTITLED: 'SHOULD BRITISH BLACK MUSIC SHUT UP SHOP?' 

 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR DECEMBER 21 NEWSLETTER
Includes 'Reggae Hits 35'  competition, report on the 'Lynden's Wish' cancer awareness multi-artist gig, and information on BTWSC's and City University's Cultural Industries Unit's music industry courses.

Happy New Year!

BLACK MUSIC CONGRESS DEBATE: SHOULD BRITISH BLACK MUSIC SHUT UP SHOP? THE BRITISH BLACK MUSIC REPORT 2006

Saturday Feb. 4 2006, 3-6pm at City University London Click for more info or to book

 

The BTWSC Free 8 Week Connected+ Music & Media Industry Course For Unemployed Persons Takes Place 3-6pm Mondays & Fridays, Starting Feb. 6 2006 At Tavistock Hall, London NW10.  Introduction And Queries Answered At BMC Debate Saturday Feb. 4, 3-6pm. Click for more info or to book

 

 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR DECEMBER 10 NEWSLETTER
As we think about Christmas, and some of us dust off our gospel collection, perhaps you had better read this feature
on the British hip-hop gospel scene

 

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR NOVEMBER 5 NEWSLETTER: News, listings, mini-features, compos!

 

Don't forget to check our mega reviews feature of albums
released within the last year or so. 

 

Thursday Nov. 10 - you could spend the morning at the Saro-Wiwa vigil and memorial ceremony; the day by attending  Musictank's 
Copyright Conference; and the night by attending the Remember Saro-Wiwa
 'Dance The Guns To Silence' event of poetry, film, Afro disco and Afrogroov live set at the JAMM in Brixton. 

 

 

BBM/BMC celebrated Black History Month by co-organising 'Music Power',
which screened the South African documentary 'Amandla: A Revolution In Four Part Harmony', and discussed the role of music and musicians in uplifting society
 (see images below and also click for a chance 
to win a copy of the 'Amandla' CD/DVD).
We continue to celebrate BHM by offering a whole lot of freebies in our October competitions column - more CDs, gigs, books, DVDs, etc to be added, 
so bookmark page and keep re-visiting throughout October (
STOP PRESS: Closing date extended until November 7  2005)
The only catch is that you make sure you submit 
a British Black Music List 2005 nomination also, or your entry would be void!

BBM editor Kwaku presents a Wednesday 2-4pm (GMT) show on Stonebridge, north-west London webstation www.lifefm.org.uk
The BusinessOfMusic/Mixed Bag Show covers music industry issues, plus all forms of black music with a bias towards British product. There are guest interviews,
chats, etc. Broadbanders should check it out.

Finally, we're supporting Urban Concepts' Don't Trigger anti-gun crime  campaign. We urge you buy a copy of 
'The Don't Trigger EP' (Gut Records). If it's not in stock,
please order it - it doesn't cost any more, and it gets the retailer on the case. Or buy online at HMV. The record's cool and for a good cause!

Entry in our competitions is bound by rules at the top of Competitions
Don't even try entering any of the October 2005 competitions without 
first submitting your favourite BBM tracks and albums 
for the British Black Music List 2005

To join BBM/BMC mailing list, click: editor@britishblackmusic.com  
subject
line: put me on mailing list

WE WANT YOUR INPUT, SO SCROLL DOWN & FEEDBACK TO US!

Music Power presentation: Oct. 14 2005 at Harrow Civic Centre/'Don't Trigger' campaign

BBM/BMC ed & LIfe FM presenter Kwaku, with 13 year old singer Demi, and BTWSC co-ordinator Ms Serwah support the 'Don't Trigger' campaign 

 

 

 

 


'Music Power' panellists Janine Irons (Dune Music), Kwaku (BMC), Kienda Hoji (UoW) 

'Music Power' presentation in the Council Chamber, Harrow Civic Centre, before Harrow Mayor, councillors, South African representatives, youths and BBM/BMC subscribers


Photos by Patrick Friday (red5599a@yahoo.co.uk)

 

Four years ago we launched the British Black Music List 2001. Once again, we want to know what the most popular tracks and albums are. This will give us early indications towards the 2006 list, which will be open for polling from January 2006. Please note that you can make multiple submissions, covering any genre or decade. Click to submit now! We're continuously updating our Mega Records Reviews For ease, British records are in red, so check it for some ideas on more recent releases.

 

The Black Music Congress is launching two campaigns on October 14 2005 at the Council Chamber, Harrow Civic Centre. We hope to report the progress of these campaigns in June 2006.

We'd like you to simply click the appropriate links to register your position. You may, if you wish, add any additional response within the email body. There's a link which provides some background information for each campaign proposal.

a) Brit On The Bill (BOB): is to encourage promoters to put at least one British act on any UK live music bill headlined by a foreign act (click for background).

Click to email your support               Click to email your opposition

b) British Black Music Month: as October has become too crammed with Black History Month activities, we need space to highlight British black music - not just in song and performance, but also with talks and historical programmes (click for background).

Click to email your support               Click to email your opposition

 

Click logo below for Live8 report:

Check out Mega Records Reviews Up To October 2005: more being added. British records in red.

Updated Oct. 20 2005

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