CM is a youth and community music organisation in England. CM was set up as Community Music in 1983 by John Stevens and Dave O'Donnell. Dedicated to the creation of new music through structured access and artist development. It works as an alternative to mainstream provision by targeting young people who do not have the opportunity to learn and musicians who do not have recognised qualifications. Among the venues previously partnering with CM was the

Lewisham Academy of Music The Lewisham Academy of Music was a walk-in music academy which operated in London from 1980 to 2000. History The Academy was established by music teacher, Bruce Cole and Jack Balchin, musical instigator in 1980 as a resource centre for young p ...

. Jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine started his music career as a teacher at Community Music when he was 19 years old. Asian Dub Foundation was formed in 1993 at the Community Music centre. Their 2000 album was named

Community Music ''Community Music'' is a 2000 studio album by Asian Dub Foundation. It peaked at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart. It features vocal contributions from Benjamin Zephaniah, Ambalavaner Sivanandan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Assata Shakur. Critical ...

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