THE MUSIC IS BLACK
Meet the artists and discover the Black British music scenes that shaped Britain. From DJ mixes and revealing documentaries to nostalgic clips from BBC Archive and the chance to share your own stories, you can listen, watch and take part right here.
Latest on BBC Sounds
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for 13 days
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
A Mastermind quiz
A Mastermind quiz
From Sade to So Solid: How well do you know Black British music?
Challenging questions and archive gold from seven decades of Black British music.
The Music is Black video playlist
More from BBC Sounds
Black British artists who shaped D&B: The Music is Black special. Audio, 60 minutes
Charlie celebrates Black British artists who shaped D&B for The Music is Black special.
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for 14 days
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for 13 days
- AttributionBBC Radio 6 Music
- Available for 28 days
- AttributionBBC Radio 6 Music
- Available for 21 days
- AttributionBBC Radio 6 Music
- Available for 14 days
- AttributionBBC Radio 6 Music
- Available for 7 days
- AttributionMedia Centre
The Music is Black on Morning Live
- AttributionMorning Live
- Posted17 April
- AttributionMorning Live
- Posted18 June
- AttributionMorning Live
- Posted15 June
- AttributionMorning Live
- Posted4 June
On BBC Sounds
On BBC Sounds
The Music is Black collection
BBC Sounds celebrates Black British music.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- AttributionBBC Events
- AttributionQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- AttributionMedia Centre
Black British music history across the BBC
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 1Xtra
- Available for 4 months
The Music is Black: from the archives
- Attribution
- Posted31 May 2024
- Attribution
- Posted21 May
Brief history of Black British Music
by BBC Bitesize for Teachers
- Attribution
- Posted4 March
- Attribution
- Posted30 April
- Attribution
- Posted6 March
Around the UK: Sounds of the cities
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 6 months
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The 2 Tone collection
- AttributionBBC One
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- AttributionBBC Local Radio
- AttributionBBC World Service
- AttributionBBC Four
Meet the pioneers
The Reunion: Island Records. Audio, 42 minutes
Island Records founder Chris Blackwell reunites with some of the legends of Jamaican music
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 1 Dance
- Available for 9 months
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Radio 1 Dance
- Available for 9 months
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
In conversation: Up close and personal
- AttributionBBC Two
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Radio 2
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
On BBC iPlayer
On BBC iPlayer
The Music is Black collection
Compelling Black British music performances, documentaries and dramas on BBC iPlayer
- AttributionBBC One
- AttributionBBC Three
- AttributionBBC Three
- AttributionBBC Radio 1Xtra
Black British Music in the news
- Attribution
- Posted6 days ago
- Attribution
- Posted18 September
- Attribution
- Posted1 September
- Attribution
- Posted20 August
- Attribution
- Posted4 July
- Attribution
- Posted22 June
- Attribution
- Posted14 June
- Attribution
- Posted14 June
- Attribution
- Posted5 June
- AttributionBBC Bitesize for Teachers
- AttributionBBC Bitesize for Teachers
- AttributionBBC Bitesize for Teachers
CBeebies Bedtime Stories told by Black British artists
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
- AttributionCBeebies
- Available for over a year
