"Pogus Caesar: Muzik Kinda Sweet"
Photographs of black musicans, from the exhibition "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Birmingham film-maker, photographer and artist Pogus Caesar.
For the past 20 years Pogus Caesar has been a television producer ...
‘Wounded Soldiers at a Concert', Southern Hospital
This postcard shows a montage of scenes of wounded soldiers attending outdoor music entertainments at the Southern General military hospital, Edgbaston, including an inset of a boy dressed in a soldier's ...
Al Anderson
Al Anderson, guitarist with Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Photographed at The Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, 1986. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
Alton Ellis
Alton Ellis, photographed in Peckham, London, 1985. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
Amazulu
Amazulu, photographed in Birmingham, 1986. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
And Why Not
And Why Not, photographed at the Irish Centre, Birmingham, 1990. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
Andy Hamilton and his band
Many musicians and artists came to Britain during the period of post-war migration in the twentieth century. With them they brought artistic forms from their countries of origin such as Trinidadian calypsos, ...
Andy Hamilton and Ralf DeCambre
Andy Hamilton (saxophinist) and Ralf DeCambre (guitarist), photographed in Birmingham, 1987. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
Andy Hamilton was born in Port ...
Apache Indian
Apache Indian, at Mobo Unsung, Birmingham Academy, 24 September 2002. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
Arrow and Rita Marley
Arrow and Rita Marley (wife of reggae legend Bob Marley) photographed at the Commonwealth Institute, London, 1987. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.
Asian Music Circle
Like African forms of dance, South Asian dance has a long history in Britain. As early as 1838, Indian dancers- the Bayadères- performed in Britain at the Adelphi Theatre in London. From the Second World ...
Augustus Pablo: Jamaican Producer
Born Henry Swaby in St Andrew, Jamaica in 1953, he was better known as Augustus Pablo, an influential keyboard player and producer of reggae/dub music. Pablo was the first to popularize the use of the ...
Bandstand at Calthorpe Park
This photograph shows crowds of people listening to a music performance in the park.
Beshara and Sly Dunbar
Members of the Beshara Reggae Group with Sly Dunbar. Photographed in 1987, from the collection "Musik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery archive.
Birmingham reggae group Beshara's biggest hit ...
Biby James: Singer
Handsworth based Biby James, a well known singer who could perform Reggae, Soul, and Rhythm and Blues with ultimate ease. With her band she constantly toured Britain, Europe and America. Throughout her ...
Birmingham Musical Festival
Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, took place from 1768 until the First World War, and was an important showcase of contemporary musical talent. The festival of 1900 included a performance of The Song ...
Black Uhuru: Jamaican Vocal Group
After Michael Rose left the group, Junior Reid took over duties as the lead singer.
Black Uhuru were photographed at The Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, 1986. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" ...
Boys Brigade on Whit Sunday March
Boys Brigade on Whit Sunday March, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.