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Blog: Black History Month

Black History Month: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

To celebrate Black History Month, the ISM is producing a series of blogs featuring black musicians who have influenced the industry. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, who died in Croydon now more than a century ago, remains by general consensus Britain’s greatest black classical music composer.

Black History Month: Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE

To celebrate Black History Month, the ISM is producing a series of blogs featuring black musicians working in the industry today. Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, a foremost musician in her own right, is working tirelessly to tackle the issue of diversity in the music sector.

Black History Month: Derin Adebiyi, Public Affairs Officer

To celebrate Black History Month, the ISM is producing a series of blogs featuring black musicians working in the industry today. Read about the ISM's Derin Adebiyi, a musician and Public Affairs Officer, in the introductory post of the series.