{"id":12187,"date":"2022-03-14T10:40:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/?page_id=12187"},"modified":"2022-04-13T01:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T00:08:06","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_custom color_primary with_shape\"><div class=\"l-section-shape type_triangle-2 pos_bottom\" style=\"height:6vh;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 8\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\">\r\n\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M64 8 L0 8 L0 0 L48 7.9 L64 0 Z\"\/>\r\n<\/svg><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Music<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_916d5e53 height_custom\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-grid type_grid layout_12109 cols_3 pagination_ajax overflow_hidden\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--gap:15px;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:1024px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:50%}}@media (max-width:600px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-list{margin:0}#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:100%;padding:0;margin-bottom:var(--gap,0px)}}.layout_12109 .w-grid-item-h{background:var(--color-footer-bg);border-radius:1.25rem;box-shadow:0 0.04rem 0.08rem rgba(0,0,0,0.1),0 0.13rem 0.4rem 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us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12476\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/amanda-aldridge\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Amanda Aldridge\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/amanda-aldridge\/\">Amanda Aldridge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Amanda Aldridge was an influential opera singer and teacher who taught notable students like Roland Hayes and Paul Robeson.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12490 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12490\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/benji-webbe\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Benji Webbe\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/benji-webbe\/\">Benji Webbe<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Benji Webbe is a Welsh singer, songwriter and musician and is most known for his role as lead vocalist for the Skindred, a heavy metal&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12514 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12514\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/dandy-livingstone\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Dandy Livingstone\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/dandy-livingstone\/\">Dandy Livingstone<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">David Livingstone is a British Jamaican reggae musician and producer.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12563 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12563\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/deborahe-glasgow\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Deborahe Glasgow\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/deborahe-glasgow\/\">Deborahe Glasgow<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Glasgow is a reggae musician who got thrown in to the music business at a very young age.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-13906 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"13906\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/evelyn-mary-dove\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Evelyn Mary Dove\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/evelyn-mary-dove\/\">Evelyn Mary Dove<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">The singer Evelyn Dove achieved a number of firsts throughout the course of her lifetime. Perhaps most notably, she was the first woman of African&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12587 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12587\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/iris-williams-obe\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Iris Williams OBE\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/iris-williams-obe\/\">Iris Williams OBE<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Iris Williams is a Welsh singer whose big hits were Pererin Wyf and He Was Beautiful. 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She was a founder and patron of Black History Wales. She is&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12954 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12954\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/paul-robeson\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Paul Robeson\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/paul-robeson\/\">Paul Robeson<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Jeff Sparrow summarised Paul Robeson as a man who \u2018possessed one of the most beautiful voices of the 20th century. He was an acclaimed stage&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12507 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12507\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/pauline-black\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Pauline Black OBE\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/pauline-black\/\">Pauline Black OBE<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Belinda Magnus OBE (better known as Pauline Black) is a singer, actress and author. She started her music career with the group The Selecter who&hellip;<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12483 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12483\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/shirley-bassey\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Shirley Bassey (Dame)\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/shirley-bassey\/\">Shirley Bassey (Dame)<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Dame Shirley Bassey has had an extremely successful singing career and is often regarded as one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-12241 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"12241\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/tony-etoria\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Tony Etoria\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/tony-etoria\/\">Tony Etoria<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Tony Etoria is a Welsh singer, songwriter, music producer and actor of Jamaican descent., best known for his 1977 hit &#8220;I Can Prove It&#8221;.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-13898 us_portfolio type-us_portfolio status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry us_portfolio_category-music\" data-id=\"13898\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/winfred-atwell\/\" class=\"w-grid-item-anchor\" aria-label=\"Winfred Atwell\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 align_left valign_top\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:0.5rem\"><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistorywales.org.uk\/resources\/resource\/winfred-atwell\/\">Winfred Atwell<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1 has_text_color\">Winifred Atwell was the first Black musician to have a UK No 1. 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