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SUMMARY:You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British Music His and Hersto
 ries
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DESCRIPTION:Join us as we share the findings from a recent research proje
 ct\, “You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British music His and Herstor
 ies”. You will learn more about the stories of artists underrepresented 
 in the history of the Manchester music and cultural scene\, through an i
 n-conversation with the researcher\, including clips from a podcast inte
 rview series.\n\nThe 6-month project was conducted by TV producer\, radi
 o presenter\, and independent filmmaker\, Karen Gabay\, who worked with 
 Creative Manchester at The University of Manchester as a Simon Industria
 l Fellow for 6 months.\n\nDuring the research project\, Karen reflected 
 on different genres\, from Gospel and Soul to Reggae\, Pop and R&B. She 
 explored how different cultural spaces\, in Manchester have played a sig
 nificant role in the lives of these musicians and their path in the musi
 c industry over the decades. Throughout the project\, Karen accessed the
  British Pop Archive at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library\
 , interviewing various artists\, musicians\, songwriters\, and vocalists
 \, documenting the personal accounts and lived experiences of Black Brit
 ish Music and the contribution of Black music professionals to the indus
 try. Her work also reflects on collaborations and how that moves out of 
 the perceptions of British artists creating in the British popular music
 . A podcast series was created\, which will be accessible to the public 
 and launched in autumn 2025.\n\nIn this in-conversation event\, Karen wi
 ll be interviewed by Professor Dawn Edge\, The University of Manchester’
 s Academic Lead for ‘Race’\, Religion and Belief\, and Senior Lecturer i
 n the Division of Psychology & Mental Health.\n\nThis event is part of t
 he Festival of Social Science. The festival explores the world of social
  science. This year a number of our events will focus on our working liv
 es\, exploring the relationship between humans and digital technology. T
 he festival runs from Saturday 18 October to Saturday 8 November 2025.\n
 \nKaren Gabay is a TV producer specialising in pop culture\, music histo
 ry and music shows\, Her credits include Sing Gospel (BBC1)\, First Ladi
 es of Hip-Hop\, Reggae Britannia\, (UNESCO award)\,When Bob Marley Came 
 to Britain and Garms: Black Culture’s Influence on British fashion. Kare
 n is a leading radio presenter\, producer and podcast host. She has reco
 rded sessions and interviews with a huge array of British and British ba
 sed musicians including Roachford\, Lynden David Hall\, Laura White\, Le
 mar\, Billy Ocean\, Corinne Bailey Rae\, Rowetta & Babalola\, Shaun Esco
 ffrey & Nxdia.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Event space\, John Rylands Research Institute and Library\, 150 
 Deansgate\, Manchester\, Gtr Manchester\, M3 3EH
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