{"id":4623,"date":"2011-07-18T20:28:48","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T19:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uncarved.org\/blog\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2011-07-18T20:28:48","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T19:28:48","slug":"pauline-black-and-2-tone-london-at-housmans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncarved.org\/blog\/2011\/07\/pauline-black-and-2-tone-london-at-housmans\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauline Black and “2-Tone London” at Housmans"},"content":{"rendered":"

This just in from Nik at Housmans – sounds good, but I’m not too sure about the claim that Pauline was “the only woman in a movement dominated by men”. What about <\/em>The Bodysnatchers, an all-girl band on the Two Tone label? The group included Rhoda Dakar, whose harrowing solo-single “The Boiler” I’ve written about here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u20182-Tone London’<\/strong><\/p>\n

with Pauline Black<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday 3 August, 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a33, redeemable against any purchase<\/strong><\/p>\n

Launching her autobiography, Pauline Black, lead singer of The Selector, shares her recollections of the 2-Tone music scene, as well as her personal experiences of growing up in multi-racial London.<\/p>\n

The only woman in a movement dominated by men, Pauline Black has plenty to share about the 2-Tone music scene of. As lead singer of The Selector Pauline was very much the Queen of British Ska.<\/p>\n

But even as she found success in through music, Black struggled with her ethnic and cultural identity. Born to Anglo-Jewish\/Nigerian parents, she was later adopted by a white working-class family in Romford. In her talk, Black recounts her struggles to find her way in a community that made her feel different at every turn, and shares her personal view of early multicultural London.<\/p>\n

Combining her life at the top of the 2-Tone phenomenon with her search for her birth parents, Black will speak about her experience of London, as told in her new autobiography, Black by Design: A 2-Tone Memoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9DX<\/p>\n

Tel: 020 7837 4473<\/p>\n

www.housmans.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Entry: \u00a33 redeemable against any purchase<\/p>\n

Nearest tube: King’s Cross<\/p>\n

Forthcoming events include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018The Glorious Times of the Situationist International\u2019
\nwith McKenzie Wark<\/p>\n

\u2018Thirty Years on from the Brixton Uprising\u2019
\nwith Alex Wheatle<\/p>\n

\u2018Chavs: the Demonization of the Working Class\u2019
\nwith Owen Jones<\/p>\n

“Support the shop that supports your campaigns!”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This just in from Nik at Housmans – sounds good, but I’m not too sure about the claim that Pauline was “the only woman in a movement dominated by men”. What about The Bodysnatchers, an all-girl band on the Two Tone label? The group included Rhoda Dakar, whose harrowing solo-single “The Boiler” I’ve written about …<\/p>\n

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