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Black British Music
British Black music refers to music of the African diaspora, or music derived from the African diaspora which has been produced in Great Britain regardless of the ethnic background of the musicians. Awards Since 1996, an annual awards ceremony has been held for Music Of Black Origin, also known as the MOBO awards. Genres * 2-step garage * Afroswing * Bassline * Britfunk * British black gospel * British blues * British hip hop * British jazz * British reggae * British soul * Dubstep * Grime * Lovers rock * Jungle * Ragga jungle * Trip hop * UK garage * UK funky * UK gospel * UK drill * Progressive rap Organisations and events * African Society of Literati, Musicians, and Artists (established in 1897) * Music Of Black Origin Awards * Urban Music Seminar * Black Music Awards (BMA) Notable contributors to British black music 16th century * John Blanke 18th century * Ignatius Sancho * George Bridgetower * Joseph Emidy * Fisk Jubilee Singers 20th century * Samuel Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Trumpeter At Henry VIII's Tournament CROP
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grime (music)
Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, and often features an aggressive or jagged electronic sound. Emceeing is a significant element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life. The style initially spread among pirate radio stations and underground scenes before achieving some mainstream recognition in the UK during the mid-2000s through artists such as Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, and Wiley. In the mid-2010s, grime began to receive popular attention in Canada. The genre has been described as the "most significant musical development within the UK for decades." Grime is generally considered to be distinct from hip hop due to its roots primarily being genres such as UK garage and jungle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blanke
John Blanke (also rendered Blancke or Blak) ( fl. 1501–1511) was a musician of African descent in London in the early 16th century, who probably came to England as one of the African attendants of Catherine of Aragon in 1501. He is one of the earliest recorded black people in United Kingdom after the Roman period. His name may refer to his skin colour, derived either from the word "black" or possibly from the French word "blanc", meaning white. Background Historian Onyeka Nubia has written about John Blanke's possible origins in his 2013 book ''Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, their Presence, Status and Origins''. and in two articles. One is "Tudor Africans: What's in a Name?" in October 2012 for ''History Today'' magazine and the other is "The Missing Tudors. Black People in 16th Century England" for the '' BBC History Magazine'', published in July 2012. Little is known of Blanke's life, but he was paid 8 pence per day by King Henry VII. A surviving document from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 - 2004
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales rect 300 200 600 400 Handover of Hong Kong rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Pathfinder re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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