"An outstanding combination of musical and Black British history"
Winner of the UKLA Book Awards 2023: Information Books 3 - 14+
An outstanding combination of musical and Black British history which shows the strength and cultural significance of Black music and reveals the people behind the music, what they’re really saying and why.
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Music can carry the stories of history like a message in a bottle. Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . .
Groundbreaking musicians whose songs have changed the world. But how? This exhilarating playlist tracks some of the key shifts in modern British history, and explores the emotional impact of 28 songs and the artists who performed them.
This book redefines British history, the Empire and postcolonialism, and will invite you to think again about the narratives and key moments in history that you have been taught up to now. Thrilling, urgent, entertaining and thought-provoking, this beautifully illustrated companion to modern black music is a revelation and a delight.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Musical Truth and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Musical Truth features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, History, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Music, Featured Books for 13+ readers
Musical Truth is available in Paperback, Hardback
Musical Truth was written by Jeffrey Boakye and published by Faber & Faber
Musical Truth has 210 pages
£7.19
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