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?

Bonito Dryden (aka Bunny)
Beresford Dawkins
Gloria Stewart Blenman
Dave Gibbons
Bro keith
Carlton Powell
Roger Moore
Irvine Lewis
Patrick Hepburn
Layton Plummer
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.
Born in Birmingham in 1960 to Jamaican parents, has an extensive history in music ministry, promotion, and community project leadership.
Gloria Stewart, the seventh of eight children in the "Singing Stewarts," was born in Trinidad and immigrated to England in nineteen sixty-one.
David Gibbons, a self-taught drummer from Birmingham, details a musical journey deeply influenced by his Jamaican heritage and diverse musical tastes.
Brother Keith, born in Aston, Birmingham, to Jamaican parents who were both pastors, grew up surrounded by music in the influential urban areas of Aston, Handsworth, and Newtown.
Carlton Powell, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, to Jamaican Windrush parents, recounts his musical journey shaped by faith and evolving into a diverse professional career.
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.
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.
Layton Plummer, born in Birmingham in 1965, describes a musical journey deeply shaped by his early church involvement and a driving passion for gospel music.

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