Interviews - Recounted

Duke Kerr, Melanie Kerr, Marlene Kerr, Tracey Riggan

The vocal group "Divine," comprising Tracy, Marlene (her twin), and Duke, along with their cousin Yvonne, formed in October 1986,...

Tags: Finding your Own Way, Gospel of the Windrush generation, Making the Bands, The Well

Gary Parkes

Gary Parkes’ early life was steeped in music, primarily influenced by his mother’s singing at home....

Tags: Modern Day Gospel, The Well

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...

Tags: Finding your Own Way, Gospel of the Windrush generation

Rico Fogarty

Rico's life, born in England to Jamaican parents, was constantly interwoven with music and eventually defined by a powerful spiritual...

Tags: Modern Day Gospel, Rise of the Urban Gospel

Audrey Lawrence-Mattis & Carlene Lawrence

Audrey and Carlene Mattis, sisters from Birmingham, reflect on their childhood immersed in the New Testament Church of God, which...

Tags: Formation of the Choir, Gospel of the Windrush generation, The Well

Ollie Pinnock

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

Tags: Finding your Own Way, Making the Bands

Jerome Bucknor

Jerome Bucknor’s passion for gospel music flourished from his family and church upbringing in Handsworth, Birmingham....

Tags: Modern Day Gospel, Rise of the Urban Gospel, The Well

Jamila Hinds-King

Jamila Hinds-King’s passion for gospel music blossomed from her family and church upbringing in Handsworth, Birmingham, a community immersed in...

Tags: Modern Day Gospel, Rise of the Urban Gospel

Joshua Bailey

Joshua Bailey’s musical journey is a rich blend of cultural influences, innate talent, and decisive career choices....

Tags: Midlands Gospel Legacy, Rise of the Urban Gospel

Colin Peters

Colin Peters, born in Birmingham in 1967 to Jamaican parents, began his profound musical journey in the Church of God...

Tags: Finding your Own Way, Making the Bands, Midlands Gospel Legacy, Modern Day Gospel

DJ Alex & Paul Green

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

Tags: Rise of the Urban Gospel, The Well

Wayne Blake

Wayne Blake was born and raised in Wolverhampton to a mother from Saint Ann's, Jamaica, and a Jamaican father....

Tags: Gospel of the Windrush generation, Making the Bands, Midlands Gospel Legacy

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