4Hero 353
6X6 298
14 Hour Technicolour Dream, The 124
15, 16, 17 (trio) 251
A
Adé, King Sunny 166
Adventures of the Funki Dreds, The 321
Africa Centre, The 160, 328–330
African music and the mainstream labels 164–167
Afro Akino 198
Afro Cult Foundation 190
Afro National 198
A Homeboy, A Hippie & A Funky Dredd 351
“Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” 274
Akido 146
Alexandra Palace 276
A Life In Black and White, Michael X 97
All-British Coloured Band, The 24
All-Star Caribbean Orchestra, The 25
Amao, Abdul Lasisi 146
American influence on 1970s black London 218
Anderson, Paul ‘Trouble’ 315
Andrews Sisters, The 38
“Angel Of The Morning” 179
Angelou, Maya 39
Anti-Apartheid Movement 103
Apartheid South Africa and jazz 92–94
Appleton, Joe 24
Arkin, Alan 40
“Army” 377
Artful Dodger 366
Arts Lab, The 124
Artwork 370
Atmosfear 271
Attila the Hun 35
Atwell, Winifred 54
Authentic African Highlife Music Volumes 1 & 2 138
Ayivor, Kofi 281
B
Baah, Rebop Kwaku 145
“Baby Come Back” 184
Babylon 221
Bal Creole 68
bamboo orchestras 65–66
“The Banana Boat Song” 40
Barnard, Steve 237
Barriteau, Carl 25
Bassey, Shirley 40
BBC Jazz Club 121
“Bebop Calypso” 44
Bechet, Sidney 22
Bedingfield, Daniel 366
Beggar & Co 255, 270, 280, 289, 292
Belafonte, Harry 40
Benga 370
Bennett, Tony 38
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, The 25
Betancourt, Sterling 67, 68–71, 80
Betancourt, Sterling, on:
bamboo orchestras and steel pan development 66
emigrating to England 63–64
first steel band in London 61–63
getting steel drums in London 73–75
Russ Henderson Trio, The 70–71
Big Apple Records 373
Billy’s 157
Birds Nests, The 259
“Birth Of Ghana” 46
Black And White Minstrel Show, The 95
“Black And White Rag” 54
black Britishness in the 1990s 345–346
Black British Swing 23
Black Caesar 298
Black Echoes 166, 236, 237, 259
Black London Blues 180
Black Market Records 356
Black Music Association, The 204–206
Black Music & Jazz Review 237, 259
“Black Pride” 251
“Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys” 173–175, 178
Black Velvet 181
BLO and Apostles 192
Blue Beat 142
Blue Mink 176
beginninngs 94–95
leaving South africa 95
Blues evolves into rock 145–146
Blues & Soul 256, 258, 259, 270, 275, 301, 317
Bluesville 265
Bohannon, Hamilton 305
Bongo 53
Bop Girl Goes Calypso 39
BOSS 104
Boston Arms, The 179
Bouncer, Peter 352
Bovell, Dennis, on:
establishing lovers’ rock 231–232
Jamaicans recording in London 247–249
London sound system culture 227–230
lovers’ rock distribution 239–240
Lover’s Rock label 234
making “Caught You In A Lie” 224–225
Boy Better Know collective 377
Breakfast Band, The 265
“British Hustle” 280
Brotherhood Of Breath 120–121, 122, 124, 126–127, 128–129, 155
Brown, Dennis 249
Browne, George (aka Young Tiger) 29–30
Brown Sugar 251
Brown Sugar (the musical) 26
Burning An Illusion 242
Byrd, Donald 269
C
Cadogan, Susan 231
Café Royal, The 52
Cahuzac, Louis 24
Caister Soul Weekender 276–277
Calypso:
aristocracy, and the 52–53
BBC, at the 53–54
London’s bohemians 50–51
racial unrest 50–52
satire 55–57
21st Century 58–59
Calypso Heatwave 39
Calypso – Is Like So 40
Calypso Joe 39
Campbell, Ambrose 44, 98, 100–101, 135, 137, 140, 141, 143
“You Can’t Hide Your Love” 281
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 55
Caribbean, The 23
Carnaby Cavern, The 185
Carnivals in London, Caribbean 77, 78
Castlemorton rave, The 357
Caton, Lauderic 28
Cat’s Paw 134
“Caught You In A Lie” 224–227, 227, 235, 246
“The Censoring of Calypso Makes Us Glad” 31
“Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)” 290
Cheapo Cheapo 258
Chilkes, Jack 47
Chris McGregor Big Band, The 115
Chris McGregor Group, The 115
City Sounds 258
Clarke, Gussie 246
Clarke, Mick 332
Clooney, Rosemary 38
Club Afrique 101
Club du Faubourg 51
CND 52
Coconut Grove, The 23
Coker, Fred 155
Coleman, Fitzroy 43
Cole, MJ 366
Colherne, The 69
Columbo’s 259
Colville Hotel, The 69
Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1962, The 96
Congo Natty/Rebel MC 352, 353, 354
Cookies & Cream 364
Cook, Will Marion 22
Country Club, The 157
Count Suckle 266
Crackers 260
Cribbins, Bernard 48
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994 344, 358
Crichlow, Frank 177
Cross, Sandra 241
Curry And Chips 154
Curtis, Clem 181
Cymande 186, 188–189, 194, 199, 203
D
Dance Wicked 315
Danga, Wala 148, 160, 166–169, 171
Danga, Wala, on:
African funkateers visiting London 192
African music post-Osibisa 156–157
black bands in London in the 1960s 148–149
Eddy Grant’s contribution to African funk 194–196
Osibisa’s demise 154–155
perceived authenticity of African music 169–170
Dan the Man 316
Dark Star & Lady Di 275
D Double E 378
Dean, Elton 122
Deniz, Frank 23
Dickinson, Angie 39
Dickson, Dudley 90
Dizzee Rascal 339–341, 347, 377, 379, 383, 398
Dizzee Rascal on:
culture of grime 379–380
how to get ahead in grime 386
pirate radio 381–382
DJ Spoony 364
Dobell’s 259
Dome, The 179
“Don’t Touch Me Nylon” 50
Dosunmu, Ola 100
Double 99 363
“Down On Me” 365
Dreem Teem 364
drum’n’bass 360–361
the evolution of 368–370
Duke Ellington 28
Dylan, Bob 203
E
“Earthquake” 398
Ed Solo 353
Edwards, Greg 301
Edward VIII 22
El-B 374
Elias & His Zig Zag Jive Flutes 102
Ellington, Ray 28
Equals, The 153, 172–175, 176, 203
Esquire Records 43
Evans, Victor Romero 219, 243, 244, 250
Evans, Victor Romero, on:
lovers’ rock and authenticity 245
lovers’ rock influences 219
lovers’ rock sound systems 237–238
demise of lovers’ rock 251–252
Ewens, Graeme 167
F
Fabio & Grooverider 345, 353, 360
Face, The 316
Family Funktion 315
Farrakhan, Louis 39
F.B.I. 186, 188, 194, 200, 264
Fearon, Phil 271
Fela’s London Scene 191
Ferris Wheel, The 182
Festival of Britain, The 63
Fitzgerald, Ella 38
Flamingo, The 179
Florence Mills Social Club, The 27
Florida Club, The 23
Flowdan 381
flyers 316–318
Fontana, Lenny 363
Forde, Brinsley 153
Ford, Emile 180
For Members Only 55
Forsythe, Gerald 86
Foundations, The 180
Fourth National Jazz and Blues Festival, The 144
Freeez 280
Freek FM 364
Fridge, The 316
Fullardo, The 23
Funkadelic 309
Funkees, The 192
“Funky Like A Train” 203
G
Gallagher, Noel (Glastonbury rant) 340
Garage Nation 369
Garvey, Amy Ashwood 26
Garvey, Marcus 27
Gass 188
Gaubert, Philippe 24
Gaynair, Wilton 20
Gaynor, Mel 270
General Levy 346–349, 351, 359
General Levy, on
sound systems and linguistics 346–349
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band 179, 181
George Robey, The 194
Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames 143, 179
Ghanaba, Kofi/Guy Warren 139
Ginger Baker’s Air Force 146
Glastonbury Festival 339–340
GLC, The 170
“Going Back To My Roots” 199
Goins, Herbie 179
Goode, Coleridge 28
Grant, Cy 54–55
Grant, David 270
Grant, Eddy 153, 184, 194, 195, 206, 335–337
Grant, Eddy, on:
“Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys” 173–175
Coach House Studio 203–204
helping other black musicians 196–197
influencing men’s fashion in the UK 184–185
London in the 1970s 172
Freddy Grant and his Caribbean Rhythm 25
Freddy Grant and his West Indian Calypsonians, 25, 36
Freddy’s Calypso Serenaders 25
Frederico and the Calypsonians 25
Grant/Lyttleton Paseo Jazz Band, The 26
Great Tribulation 300
Green Man, The 265
Greyhound, The 194
Griffiths, Derek 153, 173, 256
Grime 386–388
Growling Tiger 35
Gyan, Kiki 145
H
Hair 182
Hammersmith Palais de Danse, The 23, 25
Hancox, Diana 87
Hand Clappin’, Foot Stompin’, Funky-Butt… Live! 181
Handsworth Revolution 230, 245
Harris, Dennis 231
Hart, Rannie 43
Heartless Crew, The 364
Heatwave 270
Henderson, Russ 42, 43, 74, 137, 149
Henderson, Russ, on:
first Notting Hill Carnival 80–82
introducing steel pan to schools 83–85
Londoners and calypso 47
recording at Melodisc 44–46
steel pan and high society 72–73
Sterling Betancourt and his first trio 69
Henry, Lenny 153
Here Come the Double Deckers 153
High On Hope 315
Hill, Chris 299
Hinds, Camelle 262–265, 267–268, 287–288, 290–291:
Hinds, Camelle, on:
American funk bands 267–268
Americanising BritFunk 290–291
importance of the Jackson 5 262–263
new wave of funk bands 264–265
self sufficiency 293
TFB’s early days 267
treatment by record company 287–288
“Hi Tension” 280
Holder, Ram John 180
Holland, Tom 307
Hope & Anchor, The 200
Hopelessly In Love 236
Horsepower 374
Howe, Darcus 177
HQ 316
Hughes, Brewster 137
Hummingbird Records 35
Hunt, Marsha 182
Hunters 259
Hurlingham Club, The 52
Hutchinson, Leslie ‘Jiver’ 23
I
Ibrahim, Abdullah 94
ICE 364
“If You’re Brown” 51
Imagination 280
“I’m In Love With A Dreadlocks” 234
“Incredible” 359
“Intuition” 280
Isaacs, Gregory 249
It’s Fun To Dance 53
Ivor & Basil Kirchin Band, The 48
“I Wanna Do My Thing” 194
“I Was There (At The Coronation)” 48
J
Jackson, Root 183, 185–189, 202, 204, 206
Jackson, Root, on:
Caribbean influence on UK soul music 183–184
disco and mainstream record companies 201–203
funk meets prog rock 185–187
pub rock 187–189
recording F.B.I.’s album 200–201
Jah Rico 302
Jah Vego 215
James, CLR 52
James, Jimmy 180
Jammer on:
a decade of grime 375–376
grime’s inherent Englishness 384–385
how to deal with record companies 377–378
Java 347
Jay, Norman 300, 308, 311–312, 312–313, 325, 368
Jay, Norman on:
flyers 316
Jazz/Funk scene 307–309
new audience 320
organising London’s soul sound systems 308–310
pirate radio culture 326
pro-black agenda 304
sound system culture 300–302
jazz/funk all-dayers 276–279
jazz/funk pirate radio 275
Jazzie B 297, 302, 309, 325, 355
Jazzie B on:
Africa Centre 329–330
making records 333
Soul II Soul 323–324
sound system culture 302–303
Jennings, Al 25
Jig’s Club 28
Joachim, Peter 43
Joe E Young and the Toniks 181
Johnson, Augie 288
Johnson, Ken ‘Snakehips’ 23, 25
Jones, Ronnie 179
Jordan, Louis 38
Joseph, David, on:
the importance of the Jackson 5 263
treatment by record company 286–287
Juilliard School of Music, The 24
Jumpin’ Jack Frost 353, 356, 360
K
kaiso 30–31
Kano 377
Katz, Dick 28
Kaye, Cab 45
Kay, Janet 209, 211, 241–242, 254
Kay, Janet, on:
being Jamaican, or not 246
conscious lovers’ 251
lovers’ rock, business of 252–253
lovers’ rock influences 218–220
Kele La Roc 366
Kennedy, Errol 270
Kennedy, Grace 270
Kenny Graham’s Afro-Cubists 25
Killing Stones. the 102
King, Bertie 28
King Kong 102
King’s Arms, The 265
Kit Kat Club, The 25
Kofi 251
Labrinth 389
Lansdowne Youth Club, The 227
La Rose, John 52
Laslett, Rhaune 79
League of Coloured Peoples, The 26
Lee, Alvin 200–201
Lee, Dee C 270
Les Ballets Nègres 99–100
“Let Me Love You” 199
“Let’s Have A Party” 54
Level 42 291
Lewis, Linda 182
Light Of The World 255, 280, 288
Limpopo Club, The 148, 161–164
Little Theatre Club, The 112
Lloydie Coxsone 216, 222–224, 224, 229, 230, 246, 302, 347, 378, 403
Lloydie Coxsone on:
“Caught You In A Lie” 225–227
talent contests 222–223
Lockhart, Sarah ‘Soulja’ 370
“London Is The Place For Me” 19, 50, 402
London Is The Place For Me Volume 3 101
London Philharmonic Orchestra, The 24
“London Town” 288
London Underground (radio station) 364
Loose Ends 333
Lord Beginner 20, 31, 36–37, 46, 48, 53
Lord Invader 38
Lord Kitchener 19–20, 31–33, 36–37, 42, 43, 46, 48, 50, 53, 61–63, 139
Lord of the Mics 387
Lovers’ Lounge, The 253
Lovey’s String Band 27
Lye-Fook, Byron 204
Lynch, Kenny 154
Lyttelton, Humphrey 25
M
MacInnes, Colin 101
Mackintosh, CJ 316
Mack, Bunny 199
Madhatters 309
Magic FM 364
Magpie 200
Makeba, Miriam 102
Mala 375
“Mama Used To Say” 281
“Manchester United Calypso” 30
Mangrove Nine, The 176–178
Manhattan Brothers, The 102
Mann, CK 191
Mark, Louisa 226
Martin, ‘Sketch’ 270
Masekela, Hugh 94, 102–103, 305
Mastermind 309
Maynard, John 43
McCalman, Dr Lionel, on:
Olympics Opening Ceremony 89
steel pan in schools 84–86
McDonald, Trevor 153
McGregor, Chris 91, 113–114, 115–116, 116–117, 129–130
Meek, Joe 36
Melodisc Records 41–44, 136–139, 146
Mensah, ET 139
“The Message” 200
Metalheadz 360
Metro Youth Club, The 227
Mickie Most 272–273
Middle Earth 146
Midnight Express 265
Miller, Hazel, on:
Blue Notes’ African jazz 116
Blue Notes’ arrival in London 108
Mis-Teeq 366
Mitchell, Abbie 22
Mitchum, Robert 40
Mittoo, Jackie 248
“Mix Up Matrimony” 59
Moeketsie, Kippie 102
Moholo-Moholo, Louis, on:
arriving in London 107–108
exploring African roots 119–120
London’s jazz scene 113–115
playing jazz in segregated South Africa 91
Monomono 191
Moondogs 259
Morrison, Mark 367
Muggikana, Bizo 155
Mulraine, Ruby 391
Mulraine, Ruby, on:
how 1Xtra was set up 393
the reasons for 1Xtra 391–392
“Music For A Gong Gong” 130
Music House 355
N
Naipaul, VS 52
Nashville, The 194
National School Steel Pan Orchestra, The 86
“Nature Boy” 287
Negro Theatre Workshop, The 30
“Neighbourhood” 365
Nelson, Trevor 286, 309, 310–311, 313–315, 336
Nelson, Trevor, on:
1980s club culture 297–299
Africa Centre 329–330
building a new scene 304–307
Kiss FM 326–327
making music 331
New Cross Fire, the 310
Nigeria 70 190
NME 36
Noir 188
Nostalgia Steel Orchestra 60–61, 88–89
Notting Hill Carnival:
early photo of 81
origins of 79–82
“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” 148
Odyssey 199
Ofo The Black Company 191
Old Grey Whistle Test, The 130
Omar 204
One In The Jungle 393
“Oops Upside Your Head” 274
Original Dixieland Jazz Band, The 22
Oris J 370
Orlando Julius & His Modern Aces 190
Osbourne, Johnny 249
Osei, Teddy, on:
African scene in London in the 1960s 134–136
black bands in London in the 1960s 149–150
Osibisa’s beginnings 150–152
Osibisa 130, 132–133, 144, 145, 148, 153, 154–156, 168, 281
Osibisa 154
Oti’s 158
P
Paramount Ballroom, The 23, 28–29, 69, 139, 314
Parkes, Dez, on:
funk clubs and record shops 260–262
racist door policies 285
Pascal, Alex 301
“Pass Out” 399
Pay As You Go Kartel 381
Pearson, Buster 239
Percival, Lance 56–57
“Pete’s Crusade” 289
Plan B 400
Playaway 173
Pot Black 54
Pressure 242
Priest, Maxi 253
Prince of Wales, The 206
Prince Philip 52
Princess Margaret 52
prog rock 122–124
pub rock 187–188
Q
Q Club, The 140, 149, 191, 265
Quaye, Finley 155
Quaye, Terri 155
R
R&B in London 142–144
R&B post-mod 148
race relations and popular culture in the 1970s 153–154
racial integration at the end of the 1960s 152–153
racial unrest in London 96–97
racism in 1960s London jazz 109–111
racist door policies at jazz/funk clubs 282–285
Radio 1Xtra 390
Rappatack 309
Rastafari in London 221
Ray, Johnnie 38
Ray’s Jazz 258
Reading Top Rank 276
Record Corner 259
Reece, Dizzy 20
Reggae Owes Me Money 353
Reggae’s Golden Era 210
Reggae Time 237
RetroAfric Records 167
Rhyner, Hylton 35
ringbang 206
Rinse FM 370
“RIPgroove” 363
Roaring Twenties, The 144
Rodigan 237
Rogers, Bill 37
Roller Express 353
Rollers 357
Rolling Stones’ Hyde Park concert 146, 150
Root and Jenny Jackson 183
Rosso, Franco 221
Ross, TT 231
Round Trip 288
“Rum & Coca Cola” 38
Rumba Coloured Orchestra, The 24
Russ Henderson Steel Band, The 61, 69–71, 75, 76, 79
S
Salvari, Steve 270, 292–293, 294
Salvari, Steve, on:
BritFunk and the mainstream music business 271–273
jazz/funk hits the mainstream 279–281
Level 42 291
racist door policies 282
Sanctuary, The 357
Saturday Night Fever 273
“Saxophone Number 2” 50
Scott-Emuakpor, Jimmy 146–148, 150
“Scrappy” 365
Sellers, Peter 48
Selvon, Sam 52
Shakatak 281
Shallit, Emil 40–43, 57–58, 136–137, 140, 142, 158–160, 197, 239
Sharpeville Massacre, The 93
Shut Up And Dance 352, 356, 359
Simmons, Renco 35
Sir George 229
Six-Five Special 68
Skream 370
Slimzee 381
Smiley Culture 349
soca 58
“Somebody Help Me Out” 289
So Solid Crew 367
Soul II Soul 295, 302, 309, 314, 315, 327, 334, 340, 343, 385, 402
Soul II Soul Festival 190
Soul II Soul’s legacy 335–336
Soul II Soul shops 320
Soul Mafia, The 275, 283, 307, 368
“Soul Makossa” 154
Soul Spectrum 285
sound systems:
coming to London 214–215
disc cutting and record pressing 238
Environmental Health 310–312
in London in the 1990s 345–347
origins of 213–214
Southern Syncopated Orchestra, The 22, 28
Sowande, Fela 26
Speakeasy, The 149
“Spirit of the Sun” 363
Spontaneous Music Ensemble, The 113
steel pan
history of 65–68
in London schools 83–84
Stevens, John 113
Stowe, Maxine 249
Stravinsky 269
Sunshine Records 259
Super Afro Soul 190
Super Mambo 191
Surman, John 122
T
Tabernacle, The 171
Target 381
Taylor, Ebo 191
Telegraph, The 179
“Ten Pounds To Get In” 351
TFB (Typical Funk Band) 257, 263, 265, 265–267, 271
That Was The Week That Was 55
Third World, The 146
Thirty Years of BritFunk concert 294
Three Horseshoes, The 265
Tiffany’s 276
Till Death Us Do Part 154
Timothy, Al 43
Tippett, Keith 122
“Tom Hark” 102
Tong, Pete 275
Tonight 68
Too Damn Funky 315
Top of the Pops 130, 153, 209, 218, 280, 281
Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (T.A.S.P.O.) 62–63, 64, 68, 71
Trojan Records 217–218
Tuff Jam 364
Twice as Nice 364
TWJ 298
Tyers, Will 22
U
the beginnings 362–364
Union of Students of African Descent, The 26
Upstairs at Ronnie’s 259
V
Valbonne, The 185
Van Reenen, Jumbo 165–166
Velvettes, The 102
Vidal, Paul 24
Visconti, Tony 151
W
WAG Club, The 286
warehouse scene 312–315
Waterman, Pete 231
WBLS 326
“We Are I.E.” 350
We Got Rhythm 53
Wellington, Kenny, on:
BritFunk influences 255–256
funk clubs and record shops 259–260
“London Town”/“Somebody Help Me Out” 289
musical lineage 268–270
racist door policies 282–284
TFB at the Q Club 265–267
West African Independence 133
West African music in 1960s London 134–136
West African Rhythm Brothers, The 99
West African students in London 131–134
West African Student Union, The 26
Westbrook, Mike, on:
folk culture 117
jazz/rock 127–128
London’s 1960s jazz scene 106–107
Old Place, The 112–113
West Indian All-Stars, The 28
West Indian Dance Orchestra, The 25
West Indian Gazette, The 77
West Indian Students Association, The 77
Westwood, Tim 326
“We’ve Got The Funk” 274
White, Barry 274
Whyte, Tyrone 325
Williams, Danny 180
Williams, Marc 342, 345, 349, 351, 377, 388, 398, 403
Williams, Marc, on:
contemporary black music’s longevity 398–400
London’s black music 340–341
meeting Simon Cowell 388–389
the origins of jungle 342–343
Williams, Richard 126
Winchester Road Community Centre, The 157
Windrush, SS Empire 19–21, 23, 35, 335–337, 383
Winifred Atwell Show, The 53
Wookie on:
business of jungle 356
cutting dubplates 354–356
demise of jungle 359
devolution of UK garage 364–365
early jungle 351–352
evolution of UK garage 366–367
origins of UK garage 362
world music 167
Wretch 32 377
Y
Yates, Derek 295, 299, 319, 321
Yates, Derek, on:
1980s youth culture 295–296
clubbing in the 1980s 297
flyers 316–317
Soul II Soul’s visuals 321–324
“Yes, I Heard The Beat Of A Steel Pan” 61
“You Can’t Hide Your Love” 281
Z
Zed Bias/Dave Jones 357, 365, 382
Zed Bias/Dave Jones on:
Club FWD>> 371–373
evolution of dubstep 370–371
Garage Revolt of 1999, The 368–369
large scale raving 357–359
origins of UK garage 363–364