Name: Escaping Babylon. An Intimate History of Black British Music
SKU: 67016303
Price: 31.56 EUR
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Author: Jesse Bernard
ISBN: 9781788169356

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Escaping Babylon. An Intimate History of Black British Music

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Author

Jesse Bernard

Year

2026

Pages

336

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.4x15.3 cm

ISBN13

9781788169356

Escaping Babylon. An Intimate History of Black British Music

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Synopsis "Escaping Babylon. An Intimate History of Black British Music"

Shapeshifting, collaborative, endlessly inventive and robustly empowering: Black music has transformed British culture and society, and gifted generations of Black Britons a powerful means to reject misrepresentation and find freedom and joy in sound. From the height of jungle and hip-hop in the 90s to the London uprisings in 2011, the birth of UK trap and the rise of grime superstars like Stormzy, filmmaker and DJ Jesse Bernard examines how Black culture in Britain is moulded by creativity drawn from Lagos and Los Angeles, Sao Paolo and South London. Escaping Babylon takes a deep dive into the history of Black British music to celebrate its richness, heritage and towering legacy.

Shapeshifting, collaborative, endlessly inventive and robustly empowering - Black music has in the last three decades reshaped Britain and made a lasting impact on our culture and society. Each generation of Black Britons has remade the music scene, and, against a backdrop of misrepresentation and marginalisation, found freedom and joy in community.In this landmark book, the journalist, DJ and filmmaker Jesse Bernard dives deep into the genesis and history of homegrown Black music, from the height of jungle and UK hip-hop in 1990, through the 2011 London riots, the birth of UK trap and the rise of grime superstars like Stormzy. Despite existing on the margins, Black British music has thrived through the creativity and resourcefulness of creators and communities; in Escaping Babylon Jesse Bernard examines how Black barbershops became conduits for new music, how the Internet changed the spread of Black culture and how music in Britain is moulded by the Black diaspora from Lagos to Los Angeles, Sao Paolo to South London.Escaping Babylon is the definitive account of Black British music - its vibrant history and towering legacy.