Robin Valk has been busy recording and putting together this radio documentary for Birmingham Music Heritage, featuring musicians such as UB40 who he worked with back in local radio, along with the likes of Andy Hamilton and Apache Indian.
It’s all there – the story of how the children of those early post-war immigrants came up with a vital new approach to reggae, mixed, matched and mashed up… and invented whole new styles of music along the way.
Here’s part 1 of the Handsworth Evolution documentary:
Handsworth Evolution Part 1 by Radio To Go
Listen to parts 2 & 3 over on Radio to Go.