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Sounds & Stories: A Free V&A East Event Exploring and Celebrating Black British Music
As part of The Music is Black Festival with East Bank, V&A East are putting on a free event. You are invited to contribute to conversations about Black British culture and celebrate a new collection of writing and creative work from emerging talent.
Expect a live DJ set from Elijah, collective zine making, and an opportunity to explore a new collection of writing and creative responses by young emerging writers based in East London. Here you can collect your free copy of V&A East’s new zine about Black British Music, and have your say about what this means to you.
Sounds & Stories has been running since April 2026 to open a space for conversations about the programming of the inaugural exhibition at V&A East Museum: The Music is Black: A British Story.
Sounds & Stories has been running since April 2026 to open a space for conversations about the programming of the inaugural exhibition at V&A East Museum: The Music is Black: A British Story.
This paid creative project for young people has responded to themes of resistance, decolonisation, Black British music and identity. Exploring how Black British music has shaped British culture, young people have created their own short form video content and written an article each which has taken the shape of a collaborative 64 page zine.
Throughout the Sounds & Stories showcase event, you can expect to hear from these talented young East Londoners about the research they have conducted on Black British Music – and celebrate their creative responses on display.
Copies of the zine will be given out on the event day along with stickers designed by the young artists.
Header image: Artwork by Sounds and Stories Participants