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As we are coming to the end of Black History Month I thought I would leave with some current pioneers in the world of music. Music is very synonymous with black culture regardless...
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As we are coming to the end of Black History Month I thought I would leave with some current pioneers in the world of music. Music is very synonymous with black culture regardless...
Posted by Michael Besisira
The Black Niño Brothers were a family of sailors of African descent from the town of Moguer, Spain and were seasoned navigators who made Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the...
Posted by Ama Bartholomew
This week’s pioneers for Black History Month are individuals who are talking over the film industry behind the scenes. You might have seen some of their films or even...
Posted by Michael Besisira
As we are in the month of October, which means that it is Black History Month, I decided I would highlight another pioneer who has made it possible for others to believe in...
Posted by Michael Besisira
As we celebrate Black History Month I want to throw light on several amazing black explorers who made their mark in history. Over centuries, the world has been blessed with...
Posted by Ama Bartholomew
At the start of our hugely important Black History Month at BMS it was so good to listen to the key messages provided by Assistant Headteacher Mr Varsani and be reminded of so...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Across our curriculum we are proactively participating in the annual observance of Black History Month. While our inclusive curriculum covers pertinent issues and role-models...
Posted by Claire Till
As the UK celebrated BHM during the month of October, the humanities faculty played a part by tweaking our topics of study to capture key moments of Black History in the UK and...
Posted by Ama Bartholomew
Find out more about the issues surrounding Black History Month by exploring our display in the library featuring books on famous campaigners, activists, sports people and topics...
Posted by Teresa Turton
This month BMS is also celebrating Black History Month by exploring the Inspiring Lives series published in The Day online newspaper. Every Friday, all CD groups read an article...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
As we are coming to the end of Black History Month I thought I would leave with some current pioneers in the world of music. Music is very synonymous with black culture regardless of the country you would visit. Today I would like to introduce you to 2 individuals who have made waves within the AfroBeats music scene and got people to take note of different styles of music that you can listen to from Africa as a continent.
The first artist is Maleek Berry, born in South London is of Nigerian descent and is a singer, songwriter, and record producer. He came onto the music scene in 2012 and has made a name for himself on the AfroBeats scene with hits like “Kontrol”, “On Fire” and “Nuh Let Go” off his first album. He has also worked with several of the other big artists such as WizKid, Sarkodie, Davido, and Fuse ODG to name a few.
The second individual could be attributed for raising the profile of AfroBeats music in the UK to more of a mainstream audience. Fuse ODG was born in Tooting, South London is of Ghanaian descent, and emerged on the AfroBeats scene around 2013 with his blockbuster debut album T.I.N.A. With an array of hits on the album such as “Azonto”, “Million Pound Girl (Badda Than Bad)”, Dangerous Love, and T.I.N.A. All of this paved the way to some degree for other artists to do the same such as Davido, Sarkodie, Burna Boy, etc to push the baton even further.
If you have never listened to AfroBeats music, you should give it a try, you might find a few similarities between this style of music and what you currently listen to. Give it a try and see what you think.
On Friday night the music department took our GCSE class to see the London Philharmonic Orchestra play an evening of film music. We saw a wonderful programme of music featuring...
Richard Meyrick, a former professional concert pianist, delivered a masterclass in piano performance for 32 of our able pianists across the school on Monday December 16th. Upon...