FLASHBACK shows the development of black music in the UK from the early days of post war Britain, through cultural and political evolution to our present day multicultural society.
The influx of foreign cultures greatly influenced and reshaped music, art and culture in the UK. The movement of British black bands, clubs, pirate radio stations and a mass of black artists on TV, especially in the 1980s, included genres such as jazz, calypso, reggae, 2tone, British soul, lovers rock, Brit funk, dubstep, drum and bass, UK Garage, Hip-Hop and house music, all with their very own UK fl avour.
In FLASHBACK we not only highlight the London scene, but many areas of Britain where other music scenes, musicians and artists were producing and creating their own unique identities.
"A lot of the bands from the UK had been part of the club scene since the late 70s and early 80’s. We supported them because we knew them, bands like Incognito, Light of the World, Central Line, Junior, Linx and Imagination."
Leee John
Contains over 400 hours of film edited into various chapters, with over 100 interviews.
- Will be explanatory documentary, it will entertain and take you on a social, political, musical journey.
- One important factor about FLASHBACK is that it is a very strong visual and musical project, including unseen footage, photos and rare live performances.
- The film is essential to music history that will influence all ages; from the very young to the older generation.
- We can guarantee that there will be songs that you will recognise but you may not know the artists, or that they are British.
- As producers of FLASHBACK, we have personally committed our funds and resources to the project.
- The project is being developed into a wide range of products including a Series for broadcast and streaming platforms, a Feature length film, an App for use as an educational tool, Soundtrack album, Exhibition and much more.
