Interviews - Recounted

Sis McCalla

Born in Morgan's Pass, Clarendon, Jamaica, Sister McCalla demonstrated academic prowess, completing her sixth form and passing her first-year exams...

Tags: Gospel of the Windrush generation

Annette B

Annette B, a gospel singer and recording artist, built her early career in lovers rock, the UK version of reggae,...

Tags: Modern Day Gospel, Rise of the Urban Gospel

Ian Reid

Ian Reid, a bass player from Wolverhampton, shares a musical journey rooted in his Jamaican heritage and deep involvement in...

Tags: Finding your Own Way, Making the Bands, The Well

Paul Streete

Paul Streete, born to Jamaican Pentecostal parents—his father a deacon, his mother an evangelist—recounts a musical journey deeply rooted in...

Tags: Finding your Own Way, Making the Bands

George Lawson-Bennett (AKA DJ Zorro)

Raised in Moseley and Balsall Heath by Jamaican parents, George's early life was deeply rooted in the Church of God...

Tags: Gospel of the Windrush generation, Midlands Gospel Legacy

Beresford Dawkins

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

Tags: Gospel of the Windrush generation, Making the Bands, The Well

Louis Williams

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

Tags: Formation of the Choir, Making the Bands

Raymond Grant, Wayne Williams, Glenn Prince & Alvin Ewen

Alvin's bass journey began accidentally when his trombonist father bought a bass that "ended up with me playing it"....

Tags: Gospel of the Windrush generation, Making the Bands

Maxine Brooks

Maxine Brooks, born in Birmingham in 1964 to Jamaican parents, found her life's purpose in a Pentecostal church, leading to...

Tags: Making the Bands, Modern Day Gospel

Gloria Stewart Blenman

Gloria Stewart, the seventh of eight children in the "Singing Stewarts," was born in Trinidad and immigrated to England in...