This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46296149
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Windrush celebrated at London Jazz Festival | Windrush celebrated at London Jazz Festival |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| A month-long celebration commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Windrush culminated with a four hour gala at the Barbican as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The performers and speakers behind the celebrations share their stories. | |
| The secret poet | The secret poet |
| Evelyn Burnett was one of many who migrated from the Caribbean to the UK between 1948 and 1971. | Evelyn Burnett was one of many who migrated from the Caribbean to the UK between 1948 and 1971. |
| Hers was a generation that arrived full of hopes and dreams, but was confronted with racism, prejudice and discrimination. | Hers was a generation that arrived full of hopes and dreams, but was confronted with racism, prejudice and discrimination. |
| She juggled working as dinner lady and cleaner while raising four children - roles that relegated her love of writing poetry to a hobby. | She juggled working as dinner lady and cleaner while raising four children - roles that relegated her love of writing poetry to a hobby. |
| Who are the Windrush generation? | Who are the Windrush generation? |
| Windrush: Who exactly was on board? | Windrush: Who exactly was on board? |
| Windrush citizenship fees and tests axed | Windrush citizenship fees and tests axed |
| Cherise Adams-Burnett says her grandmother's focus was on "survival... and supporting the dreams of her husband". | Cherise Adams-Burnett says her grandmother's focus was on "survival... and supporting the dreams of her husband". |
| The 23-year-old singer has composed a "musical adventure" about Evelyn's migration story, which premiered at the festival. | The 23-year-old singer has composed a "musical adventure" about Evelyn's migration story, which premiered at the festival. |
| She describes Evelyn & the Little Birds as a "sentimental labour of love" that honours her grandmother, who never had chance to develop her passion. | She describes Evelyn & the Little Birds as a "sentimental labour of love" that honours her grandmother, who never had chance to develop her passion. |
| "She was so encouraging of me being a singer and writing poetry," says 23-year-old Cherise, who has been writing poetry since she was five. | "She was so encouraging of me being a singer and writing poetry," says 23-year-old Cherise, who has been writing poetry since she was five. |
| "Then in my 20s she handed me a book of all of these poems that she'd written through the years. | "Then in my 20s she handed me a book of all of these poems that she'd written through the years. |
| "It was a part of herself that she really suppressed and didn't develop that much. This is my way of doing what she never really got to do creatively. | "It was a part of herself that she really suppressed and didn't develop that much. This is my way of doing what she never really got to do creatively. |
| "It's just a way of paying honours to that and in a way almost mourning that because I wish that she could have done it herself." | "It's just a way of paying honours to that and in a way almost mourning that because I wish that she could have done it herself." |
| The community activist | The community activist |
| Karen McCarthy Woolf spoke at the Women of Windrush event about her father, Ricky, who came from Jamaica to the UK in 1957. | Karen McCarthy Woolf spoke at the Women of Windrush event about her father, Ricky, who came from Jamaica to the UK in 1957. |
| He set up an organisation called the Afro-Caribbean radio project in the 1980s which enabled black people to "tell their own stories" and "make their own representation in society". | He set up an organisation called the Afro-Caribbean radio project in the 1980s which enabled black people to "tell their own stories" and "make their own representation in society". |
| "He felt that the reporting at the time was too biased and he wanted black people to have access to media training. | "He felt that the reporting at the time was too biased and he wanted black people to have access to media training. |
| "[My dad] inspired me because he was a community activist, he was very committed to keeping those stories and experiences alive." | "[My dad] inspired me because he was a community activist, he was very committed to keeping those stories and experiences alive." |
| Ricky went on to co-found and direct Spectrum International Radio, the first multicultural radio station to broadcast nationwide. | Ricky went on to co-found and direct Spectrum International Radio, the first multicultural radio station to broadcast nationwide. |
| It was just the start of a long career in community activism, which saw his project help disadvantaged youths. | It was just the start of a long career in community activism, which saw his project help disadvantaged youths. |
| Karen, whose mum is white English, said her combined heritage had given her an admiration for multiculturalism. | Karen, whose mum is white English, said her combined heritage had given her an admiration for multiculturalism. |
| "I'm mixed heritage and I see myself as a product of another aspect of migration. It's deeply embedded inside of me that I'm a child of that mix. | "I'm mixed heritage and I see myself as a product of another aspect of migration. It's deeply embedded inside of me that I'm a child of that mix. |
| "In London, we live in this beautifully mixed society and that is one of the results of the Windrush, that I got to be born." | "In London, we live in this beautifully mixed society and that is one of the results of the Windrush, that I got to be born." |
| 'Identity and strength' | 'Identity and strength' |
| The majority of the events at the London Jazz Festival were curated by Anthony Joseph, a British-Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician and academic. | The majority of the events at the London Jazz Festival were curated by Anthony Joseph, a British-Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician and academic. |
| He said the finale on 25 November, Windrush: A Celebration, focussed on "the identity and the strength of the Caribbean first". | He said the finale on 25 November, Windrush: A Celebration, focussed on "the identity and the strength of the Caribbean first". |
| It featured a mix of music and spoken word, including a pan-Caribbean ensemble and a roster of artists including Calypso Rose and Mighty Sparrow. | It featured a mix of music and spoken word, including a pan-Caribbean ensemble and a roster of artists including Calypso Rose and Mighty Sparrow. |
| Joseph said that while the mood was celebratory, the struggles of the Windrush generation was remembered through "dark" songs and militant quotes by Caribbean writers. | Joseph said that while the mood was celebratory, the struggles of the Windrush generation was remembered through "dark" songs and militant quotes by Caribbean writers. |
| "Rather than a defeatist 'look at the struggles that we're going through', I'm looking at how can we transcend it, how do we move forward into the future, how do we challenge it. | "Rather than a defeatist 'look at the struggles that we're going through', I'm looking at how can we transcend it, how do we move forward into the future, how do we challenge it. |
| "I'm looking at the whole black power movement of the '70s which led in to the riots of the '80s; I'm looking at the political upheavals of that time and where we are now with the Windrush scandal. | "I'm looking at the whole black power movement of the '70s which led in to the riots of the '80s; I'm looking at the political upheavals of that time and where we are now with the Windrush scandal. |
| "Sometimes even the dark history are things to learn from and celebrate." | "Sometimes even the dark history are things to learn from and celebrate." |