I’ll be writing and sharing a series of articles discussing the presence of black composers and artists in the western classical music world. I’ll be drawing attention to black artists of today and discussing the influence of classical music on black people and vice versa. There will also be contributions featured from students, teachers and eminent artists sharing their experiences as people of Afro-Caribbean heritage being successful in the industry.
The further I delved into classical music and immersed myself in it, the more I realised that there weren’t many artists who look like myself i.e. of African/Caribbean descent. So I decided to explore…
I’m sure many people have heard of Scott Joplin but how about other black composer/performers such as Joseph Bologne (Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges), Joseph Antonio Emidy and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor?
The Black Faces of Classical Music Explained
Read about my black female inspiration for International Women’s Day 2017
Here is Julian Joseph’s interpretation of Coleridge-Taylor’s “Deep River” No.10 from 24 Negro Melodies Op.59.
