Brent: A State of Mind
VHS Colour Sound 1994 12:32
Summary: A portrait of the multi-cultural borough of Brent.
Title number: 1628
LSA ID: LSA/2144
Description: A portrait of Brent and its strong history of multi-culturalism, with a particular focus on the Caribbean, Polish, Gujarati, Irish, and Japanese communities. Features interviews with Finbar Hooley, Brent Historian; Ben Williams, who arrived in Brent from Jamaica in 1954; T. J. Ellis from the Rostrum Music Complex, who talks about Harlesden as the reggae centre of Britain; musician Vasudev Mehta on the fusion music scene emerging in Brent; and journalist Marcia White, who explains that the cultural diversity of Brent is reflected in the politics of the Borough, with the first Black councillor elected in 1971 and the first Black mayor in 1986.
Keywords: community; Brent; Music
In galleries: Black British Heritage Collection Highlight
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