The Black Lives Matter movement shone a light on the overt racism still present in today’s world and the music industry is no exception.
The Black Live in Music Report (2021) showed that although representation of Black, Asian and other ethnically diverse people aged 16-24 was up from 25.9% in 2018 to 30.6% in 2020, much more work needs to be done to better support people from more marginalised ethnicities in the industry.
We’re inspired by the organisations who are doing the really important and challenging work in this area.
Source: blim.org.uk/report
Extract From Original Instagram Post By @femdiymusician March 2023
Banita’s Focus Is on Managing Projects Providing Equal Opportunities For Ethnically Diverse Musicians To Receive The Opportunities, Recognition, Respect And Chance For Progress In Their Chosen Profession That They Deserve. Achievements In This Arena Are Helping To Change, Reshape And More Accurately Represent The Narrative Within The World of Classical Music.
She Is A Big Fan of Florence Price, Who Sadly Was Underpresented And Denied The Recognition She Deserved In Her Day As A Black Female Musician And Composer. Chineke! Are Addressing That Right By Giving Her Due Recognition Today, As Well As Other Musicians Also Overlooked Back In The Day, Including Samuel Coleridge Taylor, A Favourite of The Founder Chi Chi Nwanoku @chichinwanoku Who Has Showcased Him Several Times Including In An Excellent Sky Arts Documentary And Her Own Classical Music Show On Global Radio’s Classic FM
As Well As Providing A Safe Space For Ethnically Diverse Classical Musicians And Their Friends And Allies, Mentoring Such Up-And-Coming Musicians, Showcasing Such Underrepresented And Underacknowledged Musicians of Yester-Year, Banita Hopes To Compose And Develop New Pieces of Classical Music, And Also Attract New Interest From New Audiences To The Genre.
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