EXHIBITION: BLACK SOUND

28 March onwards

This installation in the Mezzanine chronicles a century of black musical DIY creativity

This landmark, critically acclaimed installation including film, sound, historical photographs and album artwork in the upstairs Mezzanine area examines 100 years of black British music with a timeline marking the most important events – musical, political, and social – that influenced the innovators who revolutionised British music. A tribute to the incredible power of London’s dynamism and the dogged persistence of DIY musical creativity.

Co-curated by Lloyd Bradley and Scott Leonard.

Made in Tottenham, supported by Haringey Council.

Tickets: Free

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