Like me, you’ve probably found that listening to old songs can transport you back in time. Memories associated with the music flood your brain and so too can the associated emotions. Research suggests ...

At 17, Riaz Bacchus was DJing on pirate radio stations in London when he stumbled on a genre of music that seemed to perfectly express his heritage. “It was Bollywood and soca mashed together – both ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There was a black musical presence in Britain many centuries before the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush at London’s Tilbury dock. In the Tudor period, it was fashionable for wealthy households to ...

It's been 75 years since the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush ship on the shores of Essex, England on June 22, 1948. On the ship were hundreds of Caribbean citizens, migrating to the UK after World ...

On screen, a woman is talking about wearing a coat. It was beautiful, she said, yet she cried as she wrapped it around her; a companion quips that she wore hers inside on an almost-daily basis. On ...

Hak Baker has spoken to NME about his single ‘Windrush Baby’, sound system culture and why he thinks pirate radio won’t be returning. The East Londoner has been championed for his introspective take ...

The founder of the Windrush Generation of Stoke-on-Trent support group is staging a music festival this weekend. Robbie Campbell formed the group after discovering that neighbours who arrived from the ...

*Windrush Day is observed every year on 22 June in Britain. It commemorates the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in Essex on 22 June 1948, when Caribbean passengers came to Britain to ...

The 52-year-old, best known for her hit Shoulda Woulda Coulda, was speaking to the PA news agency after presenting Diversity Music Community 1st, in her home city of Wolverhampton, with a £244,452 ...