东伦敦
Cockney Rebels
作者: Robert Jones Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives 2024
本书是Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives特展相关。

From ‘The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green’ to ‘Bonkers’, the people of London’s East End have always appreciated a good tune.
Our unique history, shaped by its connection to the river as a source of inspiration, work, and migration, has produced an extraordinary musical legacy, spanning everything from folk songs and sea shanties to music hall, jazz, punk, the Asian underground and grime.

Description from Brick Lane Bookstore: https://bricklanebookshop.org/product/cockney-rebels-popular-music-in-tower-hamlets-1624-2003/

The first section takes a deep dive into the roots of popular music in the East End, from folk songs and sea shanties to the Victorian music halls and pub singalongs. The second explores the influence of migration and American popular culture in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including klezmer, jazz, swing, and calypso. Moving forward, the third focuses on the rock & roll years from the 1950s to the mid-1970s, taking in pop, mod, psychedelia, glam rock and more. The final section covers everything from punk, disco, soul, and reggae in the late-70s, through post-punk, goth, dance, Britpop, and Asian underground to the early grime scene at the turn of the millennium.

Famous names such as Lionel Bart, Helen Shapiro, Small Faces, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Ocean, and Dizzee Rascal are showcased alongside lesser-known but impactful artists like Max Bacon, Stepney Sisters, Bow Gamelan Ensemble, and Joi Bangla Banned.
2026年3月15日 已读
给Brick Lane Bookshop捐的功德。本来奔着早期移民音乐看的,但书里更多的是战后流行音乐的内容。Walkin' Back to Happiness 这种60s流行曲子我经常听书店大爷放,这里找到点渊源。收录的一些海报很有意思,但这册对于特展甚至整体史料的收录大概是不全的。封面上抱着阮和二胡的中国人书里p14一笔带过,本地作为有名的Bangali Town书里似乎也只收了一张海报图片(p.34)。侧重点这件事不上升到政治讨论的话,见仁见智吧,至少有早期劳工民歌和犹太音乐。
本册配套的音乐单在Spotify上面
https://tinyurl.com/52dc3msn
里面真有那味的是Asian Dub Foundation的那首说唱
英国 音乐 当地史 Cockney 东伦敦