Sounds Like London
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Dickinson, Angie 39
Dickson, Dudley 90
Dizzee Rascal 339–341, 347, 377, 379, 383, 398
Dizzee Rascal on:
culture of grime 379–380
how to get ahead in grime 386
pirate radio 381–382
DJ Hype 351, 356, 358, 360
DJ Spoony 364
DJ Zinc 353, 358, 360, 370
DMZ/Digital Mystikz 372, 374
Dobell’s 259
Dome, The 179
“Don’t Touch Me Nylon” 50
Dosunmu, Ola 100
Double 99 363
“Down On Me” 365
Dreem Teem 364
drum’n’bass 360–361
dubstep 340, 368–370
the evolution of 368–370
Duke Ellington 28
Dunbar, Rudolph 24–25, 35
Dylan, Bob 203
E
“Earthquake” 398
Ed Rush & Optical 360, 363
Ed Solo 353
Edwards, Greg 301
Edward VIII 22
El-B 374
Elias & His Zig Zag Jive Flutes 102
Ellington, Ray 28
Embassy Club, The 23, 52
Equals, The 153, 172–175, 176, 203
Esquire Records 43
Evans, Victor Romero 219, 243, 244, 250
Evans, Victor Romero, on:
lovers’ rock and authenticity 245
lovers’ rock influences 219
lovers’ rock sound systems 237–238
demise of lovers’ rock 251–252
Ewens, Graeme 167
F
Fabio & Grooverider 345, 353, 360
Face, The 316
“Fairplay” 331–333, 355
Fame, Georgie 143, 144
Family Funktion 315
Farrakhan, Louis 39
Fat Man 216, 229
F.B.I. 186, 188, 194, 200, 264
Fearon, Phil 271
Fela 154, 191–192, 305
Fela’s London Scene 191
Ferris Wheel, The 182
Festival of Britain, The 63
Fitzgerald, Ella 38
Flamingo, The 179
Florence Mills Social Club, The 27
Florida Club, The 23
Flowdan 381
flyers 316–318
Fontana, Lenny 363
Forde, Brinsley 153
Ford, Emile 180
For Members Only 55
Forsythe, Gerald 86
Foundations, The 180
Four Aces, The 191, 222
Fourth National Jazz and Blues Festival, The 144
Freeez 280
Freek FM 364
Fridge, The 316
Fullardo, The 23
Funkadelic 309
Funkees, The 192
“Funky Like A Train” 203
G
Gallagher, Noel (Glastonbury rant) 340
Garage Nation 369
Garvey, Amy Ashwood 26
Garvey, Marcus 27
Gass 188
Gaubert, Philippe 24
Gaynair, Wilton 20
Gaynor, Mel 270
Geeneus 370, 381
General Levy 346–349, 351, 359
General Levy, on
sound systems and linguistics 346–349
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band 179, 181
George Robey, The 194
Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames 143, 179
Ghanaba, Kofi/Guy Warren 139
Ginger Baker’s Air Force 146
Giscombe, Junior 279, 281
Glastonbury Festival 339–340
GLC, The 170
“Going Back To My Roots” 199
Goins, Herbie 179
Goldie 360, 398
Golt, Debbie 162, 167, 170
Gonzalez 188, 194, 203, 264
Goode, Coleridge 28
Gordon Mac 316, 325
Grant, Cy 54–55
Grant, David 270
Grant, Eddy 153, 184, 194, 195, 206, 335–337
Grant, Eddy, on:
“Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys” 173–175
Coach House Studio 203–204
helping other black musicians 196–197
influencing men’s fashion in the UK 184–185
London in the 1970s 172
Grant, Freddy 25, 36
Freddy Grant and his Caribbean Rhythm 25
Freddy Grant and his West Indian Calypsonians, 25, 36
Freddy’s Calypso Serenaders 25
Frederico and the Calypsonians 25
Grant/Lyttleton Paseo Jazz Band, The 26
Great Tribulation 300
Green Man, The 265
Greyhound, The 194
Griffiths, Derek 153, 173, 256
Grime 386–388
Growling Tiger 35
Gyan, Kiki 145
H
Hair 182
Hammersmith Palais de Danse, The 23, 25
Hancox, Diana 87
Hand Clappin’, Foot Stompin’, Funky-Butt… Live! 181
Handsworth Revolution 230, 245
Harriott, Joe 20, 42, 43, 268
Harris, Dennis 231
Hart, Rannie 43
Heartless Crew, The 364
Heatwave 270
Henderson, Russ 42, 43, 74, 137, 149
Henderson, Russ, on:
first Notting Hill Carnival 80–82
introducing steel pan to schools 83–85
Londoners and calypso 47
recording at Melodisc 44–46
steel pan and high society 72–73
Sterling Betancourt and his first trio 69
Henry, Lenny 153
Here Come the Double Deckers 153
Hessle’s 238–239, 355
High On Hope 315
Hill, Chris 299
Hinds, Camelle 262–265, 267–268, 287–288, 290–291:
Hinds, Camelle, on:
American funk bands 267–268
Americanising BritFunk 290–291
importance of the Jackson 5 262–263
new wave of funk bands 264–265
self sufficiency 293
TFB’s early days 267
treatment by record company 287–288
Hi Tension 271, 280
“Hi Tension” 280
Holder, Boscoe 53, 68–71
Holder, Ram John 180
Holland, Tom 307
Hope & Anchor, The 200
Hopelessly In Love 236
Horsepower 374
Hott Waxx 265, 271
Howe, Darcus 177
HQ 316
Hughes, Brewster 137
Hummingbird Records 35
Hunt, Marsha 182
Hunters 259
Hurlingham Club, The 52
Hutchinson, Leslie ‘Jiver’ 23
I
Ibrahim, Abdullah 94
ICE 364
“If You’re Brown” 51
Imagination 280
“I’m In Love With A Dreadlocks” 234
“Incredible” 359
“Intuition” 280
Isaacs, Gregory 249
It’s Fun To Dance 53
Ivor & Basil Kirchin Band, The 48
“I Wanna Do My Thing” 194
“I Was There (At The Coronation)” 48
J
Jackson, Root 183, 185–189, 202, 204, 206
Jackson, Root, on:
Caribbean influence on UK soul music 183–184
disco and mainstream record companies 201–203
funk meets prog rock 185–187
pub rock 187–189
recording F.B.I.’s album 200–201
Jah Rico 302
Jah Vego 215
James, CLR 52
James, Jimmy 180
Jammer 376, 384, 400
Jammer on:
a decade of grime 375–376
grime’s inherent Englishness 384–385
h
ow to deal with record companies 377–378
Java 347
Jay, Norman 300, 308, 311–312, 312–313, 325, 368
Jay, Norman on:
flyers 316
Jazz/Funk scene 307–309
new audience 320
organising London’s soul sound systems 308–310
pirate radio culture 326
pro-black agenda 304
sound system culture 300–302
jazz/funk all-dayers 276–279
jazz/funk pirate radio 275
Jazzie B 297, 302, 309, 325, 355
Jazzie B on:
Africa Centre 329–330
making records 333
Soul II Soul 323–324
sound system culture 302–303
Jennings, Al 25
Jig’s Club 28
Joachim, Peter 43
Joe E Young and the Toniks 181
Johnson, Augie 288
Johnson, Ginger 146, 150
Johnson, Ken ‘Snakehips’ 23, 25
Jones, Claudia 52, 77–79, 82
Jones, Ronnie 179
Jordan, Louis 38
Joseph, David 257, 265, 281
Joseph, David, on:
the importance of the Jackson 5 263
treatment by record company 286–287
Judge Jules 313, 316
Juilliard School of Music, The 24
Jumpin’ Jack Frost 353, 356, 360
jungle 340, 348–350, 361
K
Kabaka, Remi 145, 146
kaiso 30–31
Kaleidoscope 53, 68
Kandidate 271, 272
Kano 377
Katz, Dick 28
Kaye, Cab 45
Kay, Janet 209, 211, 241–242, 254
Kay, Janet, on:
being Jamaican, or not 246
conscious lovers’ 251
lovers’ rock, business of 252–253
lovers’ rock influences 218–220
“Keep On Movin’” 333, 355
Kele La Roc 366
Kennedy, Errol 270
Kennedy, Grace 270
Kenny Graham’s Afro-Cubists 25
Killing Stones. the 102
King, Bertie 28
King Kong 102
King’s Arms, The 265
Kiss FM 325, 328
Kit Kat Club, The 25
Kofi 251
Kokomo 186, 188, 203
L
Labrinth 389
Lansdowne Youth Club, The 227
La Rose, John 52
Laslett, Rhaune 79
League of Coloured Peoples, The 26
Lee, Alvin 200–201
Lee, Dee C 270
Les Ballets Nègres 99–100
“Let Me Love You” 199
“Let’s Have A Party” 54
Level 42 291
Lewis, Linda 182
Light Of The World 255, 280, 288
Limpopo Club, The 148, 161–164
Linx 270, 279, 280
Little Theatre Club, The 112
Lloydie Coxsone 216, 222–224, 224, 229, 230, 246, 302, 347, 378, 403
Lloydie Coxsone on:
“Caught You In A Lie” 225–227
talent contests 222–223
Lockhart, Sarah ‘Soulja’ 370
“London Is The Place For Me” 19, 50, 402
London Is The Place For Me Volume 3 101
London Philharmonic Orchestra, The 24
“London Town” 288
London Underground (radio station) 364
Loose Ends 333
Lord Beginner 20, 31, 36–37, 46, 48, 53
Lord Invader 38
Lord Kitchener 19–20, 31–33, 36–37, 42, 43, 46, 48, 50, 53, 61–63, 139
Lord of the Mics 387
Lovers’ Lounge, The 253
Lovey’s String Band 27
Lye-Fook, Byron 204
Lynch, Kenny 154
Lyttelton, Humphrey 25
M
MacInnes, Colin 101
Mackintosh, CJ 316
Mack, Bunny 199
Madhatters 309
Magic FM 364
Magpie 200
Makeba, Miriam 102
Mala 375
“Mama Used To Say” 281
“Manchester United Calypso” 30
Mangrove Nine, The 176–178
Manhattan Brothers, The 102
Mann, CK 191
Manning, Sam 26–27, 35
Mark, Louisa 226
Martin, ‘Sketch’ 270
Masekela, Hugh 94, 102–103, 305
Mastermind 309
Matata 192, 194
Matumbi 169, 224, 227, 230
Maynard, John 43
McCalman, Dr Lionel 84, 90
McCalman, Dr Lionel, on:
Olympics Opening Ceremony 89
steel pan in schools 84–86
McDonald, Trevor 153
McGregor, Chris 91, 113–114, 115–116, 116–117, 129–130
Meek, Joe 36
Melodisc Records 41–44, 136–139, 146
Mensah, ET 139
“The Message” 200
Metalheadz 360
Metro Youth Club, The 227
Mickie Most 272–273
Middle Earth 146
Midnight Express 265
Miller, Hazel 97, 126–127
Miller, Hazel, on:
Blue Notes’ African jazz 116
Blue Notes’ arrival in London 108
Minott, Sugar 247, 249–251
Mis-Teeq 366
Misty In Roots 230, 245
Mitchell, Abbie 22
Mitchum, Robert 40
Mittoo, Jackie 248
“Mix Up Matrimony” 59
modern jazz 105–106, 122–124
Moeketsie, Kippie 102
Moholo-Moholo, Louis 91, 123
Moholo-Moholo, Louis, on:
arriving in London 107–108
exploring African roots 119–120
London’s jazz scene 113–115
playing jazz in segregated South Africa 91
Monomono 191
Moondogs 259
Morrison, Mark 367
Muggikana, Bizo 155
Mulraine, Ruby 391
Mulraine, Ruby, on:
how 1Xtra was set up 393
the reasons for 1Xtra 391–392
“Music For A Gong Gong” 130
Music House 355
N
Naipaul, VS 52
Nashville, The 194
National School Steel Pan Orchestra, The 86
“Nature Boy” 287
Negro Theatre Workshop, The 30
“Neighbourhood” 365
Nelson, Trevor 286, 309, 310–311, 313–315, 336
Nelson, Trevor, on:
1980s club culture 297–299
Africa Centre 329–330
building a new scene 304–307
Kiss FM 326–327
making music 331
New Cross Fire, the 310
Nigeria 70 190
NME 36
Noir 188
Nostalgia Steel Orchestra 60–61, 88–89
Notting Hill Carnival:
early photo of 81
origins of 79–82
Nurse, Rupert 42–44, 137
O
“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” 148
Odyssey 199
Ofo The Black Company 191
Old Grey Whistle Test, The 130
Old Place, The 111–112, 115
Olympic Runners, The 200, 203
Omar 204
One In The Jungle 393
One Stop 258, 267
“Oops Upside Your Head” 274
Original Dixieland Jazz Band, The 22
Oris J 370
Orlando Julius & His Modern Aces 190
Osbourne, Johnny 249
Osei, Teddy 130–131, 140
Osei, Teddy, on:
African scene in London in the 1960s 134–136
black bands in London in the 1960s 149–150
Osibisa’s beginnings 150–152
Osibisa 130, 132–133, 144, 145, 148, 153, 154–156, 168, 281
Osibisa 154
Oti’s 158
P
Paramount Ballroom, The 23, 28–29, 69, 139, 314
Parkes, Dez 260–262, 285
Parkes, Dez, on:
funk clubs and record shops 260–262
racist door policies 285
Pascal, Alex 301
“Pass Out” 399
Pay As You Go Kartel 381
Pearson, Buster 239
Percival, Lance 56–57
“Pete’s Crusade” 289
Plan B 400
Playaway 173
Pot Black 54
Power, George 307, 325
Pressure 242
Preston, Denis 36, 42, 137
Priest, Maxi 253
Prince Buster 141, 143
Prince of Wales, The 206
Prince Philip 52
Princess Margaret 52
prog rock 122–124
pub rock 187–188
Q
Q Club, The 140, 149, 191, 265
Quaye, Finley 155
Quaye, Terri 155
R
R&B in London 142–144
R&B post-mod 148
race relations and popular culture in the 1970s 153–154
racial integration at the end of the 1960s 152–153
racial unrest in London 96–97
racism in 1960s London jazz 109–111
racist door policies at jazz/funk clubs 282–285
Radio 1Xtra 390
Ragga Twins, The 352, 353
Rappatack 309
Rastafari in London 221
“Raving I’m Raving” 352, 359
Ray, Johnnie 38
Ray’s Jazz 258
Reading Top Rank 276
Record Corner 259
Reece, Dizzy 20
Reggae Owes Me Money 353
Reggae’s Golden Era 210
Reggae Time 237
RetroAfric Records 167
Rhyner, Hylton 35
ringbang 206
Rinse FM 370
“RIPgroove” 363
Roaring Lion 35, 37
Roaring Twenties, The 144
Rock Against Racism 163, 245
Rodigan 237
Rogers, Bill 37
Roll Deep 362, 377
Roller Express 353
Rollers 357
Rolling Stones’ Hyde Park concert 146, 150
Roni Size 356, 361
Root and Jenny Jackson 183
Rosso, Franco 221
Ross, TT 231
Roundhouse, The 146, 267
Round Trip 288
“Rum & Coca Cola” 38
Rumba Coloured Orchestra, The 24
Russ Henderson Steel Band, The 61, 69–71, 75, 76, 79
S
Salvari, Steve 270, 292–293, 294
Salvari, Steve, on:
BritFunk and the mainstream music business 271–273
jazz/funk hits the mainstream 279–281
Level 42 291
racist door policies 282
Sanctuary, The 357
Saturday Night Fever 273
Sabanoh 75 192, 198
Saxon sound system 347, 355
“Saxophone Number 2” 50
Scott-Emuakpor, Jimmy 146–148, 150
“Scrappy” 365
Sellers, Peter 48
Selvon, Sam 52
Shakatak 281