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Black Music

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British monthly magazine published by IPC from December 1973 to April 1984, the first UK publication to treat reggae as a serious cultural phenomenon and among the first to cover African music; its launch was shaped by staff writer Carl Gayle.

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Wikipedia (Black Music magazine); Google Arts & Culture ("Black British Music Magazines").

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Society, politics & receptionDiaspora & global influence

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Story · Well supportedThe critics, the columns and the airwaves

How a scattered corps of print critics and radio DJs first wrote and broadcast reggae into international recognition.

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