Wikipedia:WikiProject African diaspora/British Black Music Editathon

• Date: Sunday June 30, 2-6pm
• Place: Wikimedia UK, Basement meeting room 2, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT (Old Street tube station). Once you reach the main door follow the instructions.
• Registration: Free, was captured here
• Photos from the day: here
• Contact: WMUK, Daria Cybulska on daria.cybulska (at) wikimedia.org.uk, telephone 0207 065 0994. British Black Music Month (BBMM) or BBM/BMC, please contact Kwaku on editor(at)BritishBlackMusic.com.

About the event

Wikimedia UK in conjunction with BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress (BBM/BMC), organised a Wikipedia workshop on June 30 at its London headquarters.

The aim of this free workshop was to empower internet users to be more than passive users, by being able to proactively use Wikipedia either in editing or creating new content. We explored some of the British black music histories online and worked on editing and adding information to Wikipedia.

Who was invited? Anyone particularly interested in British black music or African British history, and believe Wikipedia needs better representation of these interest areas. No particular experience in writing or technology was required - just an interest and passion to engage. Representatives from Wikimedia UK and BBM/BMC were present to show attendees how the site works and answer questions. There were also be books, magazines, and online resources to help start work documenting British black music or African British history on Wikipedia.

Wikimedia UK is a charity that supports the work of Wikipedia and its sister projects in the UK. British Black Music Month (BBMM) is a BBM/BMC initiative started in 2006. It takes place throughout June into mid-July. It offers an opportunity to celebrate domestic black music, discuss issues, better understand the music industry and copyright issues, and network. It’s not aimed exclusively at Africans nor at just those in the music industry.

What's black music?

1. Find out at the Is Black Music? debate
2. We had some online ad offline resources to support discussions
3. BBM/BMC says that the history of British black music stretches from the Roman occupation forces stationed in England at the turn of the first millennium AD; through to John Blanke in the 16th century; Ignatius Sancho in the 18th century; George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower, Joseph Antonio Emidy, Fisk Jubilee Singers in the 19th century; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Southern Syncopated Orchestra in the early 20th century, right through to today’s grime, hip-hop, jazz and R&B scenes. That’s a vast area which needs documenting, alongside organisations such The African Society of Literati, Musicians, and Artists, established in 1897, Black Music Association/Black Music Industry Association, Black Music Awards, Music Of Black Origin, Urban Music Seminar, BBM/BMC etc.

From Helen

British African music, is music of British people of African heritage, whereas African in diaspora music is music of African heritage in diaspora, in other words, people of African heritage in the world, outside of Africa, which could be in any of the 196 countries of the world except those residing in Africa Blessedbe54 (talk) 16:40, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Aim for the day

• 2-2:15pm introductions, set up
• 2:15-3:45pm or earlier, introduction into Wikipedia and editing. Giving attendees skills
• 3:45-4pm break
• 4pm onwards - editing under trainer supervision. Hands on experience
• 5:30pm - bring the group together to evaluate

Attendees

1. User:Daria Cybulska (WMUK)
2. User:Leutha - trainer
3. User:Kwaku BBM
4. User:Blessedbe54
5. User:Awulaserwah1
6. Sharon Williams

Registered but didn't attend

1. Maurice Woolger
2. Charlotte Pamulake
3. Chezella Mac
4. Des Chisholm - he did attend!
5. Mark Jackson
6. Miriam Williams
7. Michael Williams
8. SL (Siobhan)
9. Keiron Westmaas

Suggested topics

This was the list we considered prior to the event - the workshop explored more general theme of British Black Music.

• John Blanke in the 16th century
• Ignatius Sancho in the 18th century
• George Bridgetower
• Joseph Emidy
• Fisk Jubilee Singers
• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Southern Syncopated Orchestra in the early 20th century,
• African Society of Literati, Musicians, and Artists, established in 1897
• Music Of Black Origin Awards
• Urban Music Seminar
• Grime
• British Hip Hop
• Caribbean music in the United Kingdom
• We could also think about Black British musicians Category

Off line resources

Please bring anysuitable books you may have available for citation. the following books wil be there:

• Cotgrove, Mark (2009). From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1438973609.
• Dabydeen, David; Gilmore, John; Jones, Cecily (2008). The Oxford Companion to Black British History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199238941.
• de Koningh, Michael; Griffiths, Marc (2003). Tighten up!: The History of Reggae in the UK. London: Sanctury.
• fryer, Peter (1984). Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain. London: Pluto.
• McGrady, Richard (1991). Music and Musicians in Early Nineteenth Century Cornwall: World of Joseph Emidy - Slave, Violinist and Composer. Exeter: University of Exeter Press.
• Oliver, Paul (1990). Black Music in Britain: Essays on the Afro-Asian Contribution to Popular Music. Buckingham: Open University Press.
• Owusu, Kwesi (2000). Black British Culture and Society: A Text Reader. London: Comedia.
• Portelli, Tony (2006). The Music Industry Raw: Pirates, Clubs, House and Garage. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse.
• Smith, Steve Alexander (2009). British Black Gospel: The Foundations of This Vibrant UK Sound. Oxford: Monarch Books. ISBN 978-1854248961.
• Simons Andrew. Black British Swing: The African Diaspora's Contribution to England's Own Jazz of the 1930s and 1940s. Northway Publications.
• Schwartz, Roberta Freund (2007). How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues Style in the United Kingdom. Aldershot: Ashgate.

Outcomes

Feedback from the organiser can be found here.