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SUMMARY:Reggae and Dub Poetry in the UK: A Northern perspective
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DESCRIPTION:Karen Gabay x Creative Manchester x British Pop Archive\n\nTh
 is event is a rare opportunity to hear from three musicians from the Nor
 th West of England\, sharing their personal testimonies of developing th
 eir international careers from the foundation of reggae and dub culture.
 \n\nThe impact and deep influence of lovers rock\, roots reggae\, and du
 b is both underrated and underestimated. Our panellists will reflect on 
 this from a northern viewpoint.\n\nSince the beginning of January 2025\,
  Karen Gabay has been carrying out a Simon Industrial Fellowship at The 
 University of Manchester\, with the Creative Manchester research platfor
 m\, the Music Department at the School of Arts\, Languages and Cultures 
 and the British Pop Archive. The Fellowship “This is our Story – Reclaim
 ing Black British music’s his- and herstories” builds on Karen’s experie
 nce working in network and local radio and television including the BBC 
 and ITV\, and as an independent producer continuously creating her own c
 onnections in the music industry bringing to light stories that are cult
 urally significant but are overlooked.\n\nWe ask guests to arrive at the
  Kanaris Theatre in time for a 6pm start of the event. Doors will be ope
 n from 5.50pm.\n\nAbout the speakers\nHost – Karen Gabay\n\nKaren Gabay 
 is a TV producer specialising in pop culture\, music history and music s
 hows\, Her credits include Sing Gospel (BBC1)\, First Ladies of Hip-Hop\
 , Reggae Britannia\, (UNESCO award)\,When Bob Marley Came to Britain and
  Garms: Black Culture’s Influence on British fashion.\nKaren is a leadin
 g radio presenter\, producer and podcast host. She has interviewed many 
 of the leading lights in reggae including Lee ‘Scratch’Perry\, Cham\, Lu
 ciano\, Pauline Black\, Dawn Penn\, and Janet Kay.\n\nThis conversation 
 will shine a light on the transformational energy of reggae music in the
  city of Manchester\, the UK and how this genre that was borne in 1968 h
 as had both an educational and joyful impact on our communities.\n\nLevi
  Tafari\n\nAt the age of 16\, Levi Tafari’s life changed following a sch
 ool trip from his hometown of Liverpool to see Bob Marley & The Wailers 
 live at Belle Vue in Manchester. Levi is now a poet\, author and playwri
 ght who performs his dub poetry around the world.\n\nSylvia Tella\n\nMan
 chester born singer and songwriter Sylvia Tella is one of the UK’s most 
 successful Lovers Rock artist with a career that has roots firmly in the
  genres of roots reggae\, pop and soul.\nHer debut album Spell\, release
 d in 1981 was produced by the renowned Jamaican artist Lloyd Charmers an
 d is regarded as a reggae classic.\nSylvia has provided backing vocals o
 n albums for the giants of reggae music\, the guitarist Ernest Ranglin a
 nd also the Godfather of Rocksteady\, Alton Ellis.\n\nJ.Chambers\n\nDub 
 poet and Hip-Hop artist from Manchester. A quickfire lyricist with music
 al roots in both Jamaica and Manchester\, J. recorded his latest musical
  project in the iconic Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica.\nHis poetry and son
 gs talk of freedom\, liberation\, understanding and overstanding. J. is 
 also an educatior as well as a musician\, so delivering music with a mes
 sage\, is central to his craft. J. has performed internationally\, most 
 recently in Greece and is set to release a debut novel later this year.\
 n\n
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Kanaris Theatre\, Manchester Museum\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\,
  Phone: 0161-2752648\, Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk
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