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.
This brought back to me the the amazing exploits of a generation in UK music, after the struggle of the Windrush experience.
Louis Williams
This is a priceless insight of the roots we are coming from. Humbling.
Matthew Salmon
Please everyone share on your profiles.
Denise Hibbert
I have only watched 5 mins - I'm captivated GL360 - Great job.
Richard White
You don’t know what you have started with this amazing and accurate story . it was told by us for us.
Ray Prince
This is amazing, as Birmingham musicians have done a lot for our community, with very little attention.
Noel Robinson
Absolutely outstanding!
Janet Lewis
Thank you for having the passion and
inspiration to do this project. Thank you for including me in the number. I'm humbled.
Maxine Brooks
This made me proud of my foundation in the Black Church.
Jerome Bucknor
The entire project is actually a masterpiece. Well done!
Kevin Tomlin
Excellent!
Mark Letman
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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
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.
Joe Aldred’s musical journey began in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, in the twin districts of Top Mountain and Paul Mountain, before he moved to England just before he turned sixteen.
Delroy Hutchinson, married to Janet and a father of three sons, attributes his extensive musical career to his upbringing in the church and his musically inclined family.
The Ibles—comprised of Ruth, Simon, and Estella—share a compelling narrative of their upbringing and musical journey, deeply rooted in the New Testament Church of God in Highgate, Birmingham.
The seventh child of Jamaican immigrants, Tony’s musical life began in the New Testament Church of God (New T), influenced by his mother, a rare female church musician.
Owen Uriah’s journey began in the vibrant, multicultural “melting pot” of Aston, Birmingham, in the 1970s, where songs like “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” permeated the streets.
Maxine Brooks, born in Birmingham in 1964 to Jamaican parents, found her life’s purpose in a Pentecostal church, leading to a lifelong commitment to Jesus Christ. Her musical journey began early,
Lorraine Minott-Howe, born in Wolverhampton in the late 1960s, shares a rich personal history deeply intertwined with the New Testament Church of God and a lifelong passion for music.
Dee More, a gospel singer-songwriter from Birmingham, England, details a musical journey shaped by her Caribbean background and strict Pentecostal upbringing.
