Documentary - Recounted

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.

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

// About

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

// Video

Shorts

Playlist

Gospel of The Windrush Generation

11:08

The Formation of The Choir

10:56

Making The Bands

11:59

Finding Our Own Way

11:47

12:58

Rise of Urban Gospel

11:58

Midland's Gospel Legacy

12:21

Modern Day Gospel

11:46

// Interviews

Who did we speak to?

Ray Prince

Louis Williams

Carol Pemberton

Ollie Pinnock

Patrick Hepburn

Delroy Hutchinson

Clifford Martin

Sis McCalla

Donessa Gray, Diane Wallace, Audrey Howell

Bonito Dryden (aka Bunny)

Ray Prince

Ray Prince's musical journey began at age three or four, marked by a persistent desire for toy drums and an early affinity for the tambourine, recognised in a 1977 school report for his "very good" rhythm.

Louis Williams

Louis Williams, a respected drummer and educator, shares a lifelong musical journey rooted in his Pentecostal upbringing in Willenhall and Wolverhampton.

Carol Pemberton

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

Ollie Pinnock

Orville Pinnock, the youngest of ten children born in England to Jamaican parents, grew up with music as a constant companion.

Patrick Hepburn

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.

Delroy Hutchinson

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.

Clifford Martin

Clifford Martin, born in Birmingham to Jamaican Windrush parents, shares his journey in faith and gospel music within the New Testament Church of God. He began singing solos and duets with his sister Diane at age seven for church "building fund programs".

Sis McCalla

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.

Donessa Gray, Diane Wallace, Audrey Howell

The group "Wesley," comprising Danessa Gray, Diane Wallace, and Audrey Howell, shares a collective musical journey rooted in their Jamaican heritage and upbringing within the Wesleyan Holiness Church.

Bonito Dryden (aka Bunny)

Bunny's drumming journey began at Hamstead Hall secondary school, where they discovered a natural talent for drums after being inspired by a friend, David McKenzie.

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

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