Documentary

The Re/counted project, led by Roger Moore the founder of GL360 and a proud Brummie, is keen to capture the development and growth of gospel music throughout the Midlands from the arrival of Windrush.

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Re/counted has produced over 60 hours of footage storytelling from established music community legends, their key experience and the influence they deposited into the UK gospel music community. #UKGospel #HistoryofUKGospel #Recounted

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Who did we speak to?

Millicent Stephenson
Roger Moore
Irvine Lewis
Jamila Hinds-King
Carol Pemberton
Dee Moore
Beresford Dawkins
Sis McCalla
Rico Fogarty
Patrick Hepburn

Millicent Stephenson, a multi-award-winning saxophonist, podcaster, and educator, shares a lifelong musical journey deeply connected to her Jamaican heritage and faith in Birmingham.

Roger Moore, born in the UK to Jamaican and Saint Kitts & Nevis parents, embarked on a multifaceted musical journey deeply rooted in his Wesleyan-Holiness church upbringing in Handsworth, Birmingham.

Irvin Lewis, from Walsall and one of 13 children, details a musical journey deeply shaped by his Jamaican heritage, Christian faith, and self-taught talent.

Jamila Hinds-King’s passion for gospel music blossomed from her family and church upbringing in Handsworth, Birmingham, a community immersed in music.

Carol Pemberton, born in Birmingham to Caribbean parents, was raised in the Pilgrim Holiness Church—a cornerstone of her earliest musical memories.

Dee More, a gospel singer-songwriter from Birmingham, England, details a musical journey shaped by her Caribbean background and strict Pentecostal upbringing.

Born in Birmingham in 1960 to Jamaican parents, has an extensive history in music ministry, promotion, and community project leadership.

Born in Morgan’s Pass, Clarendon, Jamaica, Sister McCalla demonstrated academic prowess, completing her sixth form and passing her first-year exams at 16. Despite her ambition to become a nurse , she found her calling as a private school teacher at just five years old, teaching around 40 children.

Rico’s life, born in England to Jamaican parents, was constantly interwoven with music and eventually defined by a powerful spiritual conversion.

Patrick Hepburn, born in Birmingham in 1962 to Jamaican Windrush parents, began his musical and spiritual journey listening to Jim Reeves and Elvis Presley’s gospel on Sundays, alongside his father’s acoustic guitar with its simple G, C, and D chords.

Celebrating the musical impact of the Windrush generation in the West Midlands.

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Celebrating the musical impact of the Windrush Generation in the West Midlands & Beyond