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.

// 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

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Shorts

Playlist

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Who did we speak to?

Ollie Pinnock
Ruben King
Foz Gray
Irvine Lewis
DJ Alex & Paul Green
Roger Moore
Clifford Martin
Bonito Dryden (aka Bunny)
Donald Brown & Clive Palmer
Duke Kerr, Melanie Kerr, Marlene Kerr, Tracey Riggan

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

Ruben King’s extensive musical journey, marked by his roles as a musician, producer, label owner, and pastor in the New Testament Church of God, is deeply rooted in his family and the influential Birmingham gospel scene.

Foz Gray, born in Birmingham in nineteen sixty-four, details a musical journey rooted in his parents’ Caribbean heritage and their musical talents: his mother, a church organist and piano teacher, and his father, a guitarist who aspired to be a singer.

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.

Paul Green, alongside DJ Alex, formed “Yeshua Possie” in the early 90s.

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.

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”.

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.

Donald Brown and Clive Palmer, known as the comedy duo “Trio,” share a unique life story rooted in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and their Jamaican heritage.

The vocal group “Divine,” comprising Tracy, Marlene (her twin), and Duke, along with their cousin Yvonne, formed in October 1986, rooted in their upbringing in the New Testament Church of God with strong Jamaican family ties.

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