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Each One Teach One: Lakuti celebrates her Black he/sheroes of the past, present & future
A snapshot of some of the brilliant work of Black people within the music industry, who are working to transform communities, propose different ways of operating and effect meaningful change.
Check out this playlist by the CDR team celebrating the Windrush Generation's impact on UK music
To mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival new wave of post-war migrants on the HMT Empire Windrush, known as the Windrush generation, we have curated a multi-genre playlist that sonically tracks their legacy and impact on UK music.
Check out the CDR team's top 5 Mina tracks
Check out the CDR team's 5 favourite Mina tracks
CDR x Afrorack join forces for MPC
This summer, CDR hosted its first MPC x Afrorack session; a collaboration between CDR, Resident Advisor and Afrorack.
CDR Regular Guava Releases Guitarist EP On New Label Tread Records
Taking the reins for the debut release on Tread Records, a brand new London based imprint, is CDR regular attendee Guava (Bradley Hutchings).
CDR founder Tony Nwachukwu sits down with Irish-Saudi Moving Still to discuss the impact and influence of his mixed heritage on his music.
For a very special "in conversation" style masterclass, CDR founder Tony Nwachukwu sits down with Irish-Saudi Moving Still to discuss the impact and influence of his mixed heritage on his music.
CDR & Saffron Team Up For Series Of Collaborative Artist Talks In Bristol
CDR and Saffron team up for the first time, as part of a shared commitment to expanding access to music making. They will collaborate on a series of three artist talks featuring some of Bristol’s most exciting acts.
CDR MPC Student Self Releases First Single on Spotify
Thomas Drew, a student at CDR’s MPC project, has just self-released his first single on Spotify titled I Like This.
CDR expands their Music Producer Club
CDR is delighted to announce the expansion of Music Producer Club, our new project aiming to transform the music education system one after school workshop at a time
Ahead of Bok Bok's artist talk at Corsica, we share our 5 favourite tracks
Bok Bok joins us for our next artist talk at Corsica on 10th October
Black Minds Matter x RA Exchange: Tony Nwachukwu
A conversation between CDR founder, Tony Nwachukwu and CDR Content & Brand Manager, Andrew Mensah for RA's partnership with Black Minds Matter.
Bruce shares emotional new single "In The Pines"
Bristol based producer Bruce returns to Timedance
A short history of Mr. Scruff's artwork
Check out this short history of Mr. Scruff's artwork throughout his career.
Reflections on Kilele: East Africa’s first music tech and innovation symposium
Director and co-founder of Santuri East Africa David Tinning reflects on the inaugural instalment of Nairobi’s underground creative music summit, Kilele.
Preamble | Mia Koden
We caught up with talented producer and DJ Mia Koden ahead of her producer talk at Corsica Studios in London.
Is There A Future For Music Journalism?
Tara Joshi reflects on the ambivalent future of music journalism in the age of streaming and social media.
Preamble | Conducta
We caught up with UKG superstar Conducta ahead of his producer talk at Corsica Studios in London.
Preamble | Adam Pits
Rising star Adam Pits shares with us his journey to date and few tips and tricks.
Preamble | Sarahsson
We caught up with the formidable Sarahsson ahead of her artist talk in Bristol.
Preamble | NIIX
We caught up with rising star NIIX ahead of her artist talk in Manchester.
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Since we started back in 2001, CDR has been all about community, creating spaces for people to connect and develop through music.
Back in the Plastic People days, you could fit all of us in one small room around one soundsystem. Today, our projects and programmes extend from the dancefloor to schools, youth centres, as well as grassroots clubs and venues across the country and further afield. But in challenging times, with grassroots organisations like ours closing all around us, every bit of support counts.
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