Join us for the first of our 2-day IRD (International Reggae Day) London hub events at @ Goldsmiths, University Of London (click here for more info and to book for our JulyOne IRD event in Brent).
Please note that the programme starts with a free, exclusive screening of the ‘Rudeboy: The Story Of Trojan Records’, which must be booked separately. It ends with an artist and sound system performance. There will be stalls giving out information and engaging with stakeholders, prizes, awards, videos, talks, a ‘Women In Reggae’ photographic slide show and performances. This year’s IRD UK theme is ‘Reggae’s Influence On British R&B/Soul’ and the sub-theme is ‘Reggae And Mental Health & Well-Being’. Full programme booklet will be made available to those who book and posted on www.IRDUK.co.uk.
Click here to book. Also check out www.IRDUK.co.uk for more info, IRD licence, etc. To contact IRD UK co-ordinator: bbmbmc@gmail.com.
IRD UK is organised by BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress in association with Reggae Fraternity UK, and the following sponsors:
and supported by the following participating organisations:
2CB3MKN Men, women and children from the Caribbean arrive at Southampton in 1962 at the invitation of the British Government to help with rebuilding Britain after World War II. These people became the Windrush Generation due to their treatment by the British Home Office under a hostile environment policy where employers and other organisations were required to ask for visas.