Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs

Jeffrey Boakye & Ngade Smart

Hardcover | 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm | 206 pp

Faber & Faber | 2021 | 9780571366484

Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking musicians whose songs have changed the world. But how? This exhilarating playlist tracks some of the key shifts in modern British history, and explores the emotional impact of 28 songs and the artists who performed them. Boakye here redefines British history, the Empire and post-colonialism, and will invite you to think again about the narratives and key moments in history that you have been taught up to now.

Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster, educator and journalist with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Originally from Brixton in London, Jeffrey has taught secondary English for fifteen years. He is senior teaching fellow at the University of Manchester and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leicester

'Engaging and accomplished . . . perfectly judged for young readers.' GUARDIAN