‘There were pitched battles, fist fights’: how Britfunk overcame racism to reinvigorate UK pop

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Blending jazz-funk, glam rock and punk energy in the late 1970s, Britfunk crash-landed into the charts and inspired club culture. The musicians relive one of the first homegrown Black music scenes

ast year, a few weeks before lockdown began, Gilles Peterson was watching the Brit awards when the American musician Tyler, the Creator won the international male solo artist award. In his acceptance speech, he said something deeply unexpected: “Shoutout to all the British funk of the 80s that I’ve tried to copy.”

 

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Can we have hit piece against black people after the latest black nationalist terror attack? You know, like you do everyday against White people? No?

How many rivers to cross … White Supremacy dies hard. The UK is rotten to the core.😈👿

there are criptos inside

Ask Tony Blaire if he met his messiah in Iraq ?

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