The Newham project is the latest in a growing movement to archive and capture forgotten or underrepresented elements of jungle and drum’n’bass history. Julia Toppin, a jungle historian and broadcaster and another important figure in the archiving drive, has focused on researching the role black women have played in jungle’s history. Archive says she watches jungle and drum’n’bass documentaries for inspiration, and cites artists such as Breakage, Remarc and Mercury prize winner Roni Size as touchstones for her work. Jungle is music of black origin for me, and I want to bring it back but with a new 2021 version,” she said. Toppin is writing about the history of jungle from a black female perspective and believes more funding needs to be directed toward ensuring cultural histories are preserved.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2021 14:22 UTC