Location
NW1 2DB
Dates
This exhibition runs from Fri, 26th Apr 2024 to Mon, 26th Aug 2024.
Forthcoming dates:
Cost: £15
Description
For centuries, Black communities have created music in the UK, melding global influences into a Black British sound that has echoed through generations.
Beyond the Bassline at the British Library, the first major exhibition of its kind anywhere in the world, is about more than music. It’s about the places where these sounds were born: the clubs, the carnivals, the stages, the kerbside auditoriums. It is the voice of community, resistance, culture and joy. It is a celebration of the trailblazers and innovators that brought new music to the UK, and the layered Black experiences that have birthed a thriving musical culture and history.
Beyond the Bassline is a map through Black music in Britain. Transporting experiences give way to absorbing soundscapes, artworks and films produced by artists and collectives across the UK. Archival footage leads into spectacular costumes, interactive displays, and of course, music. And at the conclusion of the exhibition, Touching Bass, a South London-based musical movement and curatorial platform, present a new multi-screen film installation.
Dive into letters from 18th-century composer Ignatius Sancho, glittering props and outfits of glamorous performers, records from the likes of Fela Kuti and Shirley Bassey, nostalgic video archive of grime’s golden era captured on Risky Roadz DVD and the equipment that Jamal Edwards used to start SB.TV, the industry-defining YouTube channel dedicated to Black British Music. Here, alongside over 200 exhibits, they are woven into union as you journey through an ever-evolving and ever-expanding history.
Contact and Booking Details
More information at this website.
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Disclaimer
The information and prices in this listing are presumed to be correct at the time of publishing, but please always check with the venue before making a special trip.
All images are supplied by the exhibition organiser.
This exhibition runs from Fri, 26th Apr 2024 to Mon, 26th Aug 2024
This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:
April 2024
- Mon, 29th Apr 2024
Closed - Tue, 30th Apr 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm)
May 2024
- Wed, 1st May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 2nd May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 3rd May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 4th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 5th May 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 6th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 7th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 8th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 9th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 10th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 11th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 12th May 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 13th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 14th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 15th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 16th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 17th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 18th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 19th May 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 20th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 21st May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 22nd May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 23rd May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 24th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 25th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 26th May 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 27th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 28th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 29th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 30th May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 31st May 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm)
June 2024
- Sat, 1st Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 2nd Jun 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 4th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 5th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 6th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 7th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 8th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 9th Jun 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 10th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 11th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 12th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 13th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 14th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 15th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 16th Jun 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 17th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 18th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 19th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 20th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 21st Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 22nd Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 23rd Jun 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 24th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 25th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 26th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 27th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 28th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 29th Jun 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 30th Jun 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm)
July 2024
- Mon, 1st Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 3rd Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 4th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 5th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 6th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 7th Jul 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 8th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 9th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 10th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 11th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 12th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 13th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 14th Jul 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 15th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 16th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 17th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 18th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 19th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 20th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 21st Jul 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 24th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 25th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 26th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 27th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 28th Jul 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 29th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 30th Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Wed, 31st Jul 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm)
August 2024
- Thu, 1st Aug 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 2nd Aug 2024
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(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 12th Aug 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 13th Aug 2024
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(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Thu, 15th Aug 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 16th Aug 2024
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(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 18th Aug 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 19th Aug 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Tue, 20th Aug 2024
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(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Fri, 23rd Aug 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sat, 24th Aug 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm) - Sun, 25th Aug 2024
(11:00am - 4:00pm) - Mon, 26th Aug 2024
(9:30am - 5:30pm)