Black Sound Coventry will tell the story of 100 years of musical creativity and DIY ingenuity with an exhibition, a panel event and a citizen curation day - all taking place at the university’s Delia Derbyshire building.

The aim is to shine a spotlight on the pioneers that made it all possible, from the players and promoters to the punters who supported the city’s music scene. It also seeks to show the importance of black British music to wider culture in Coventry.

Co-curated by acclaimed creative director Scott Leonard, and Lloyd Bradley, one of the UK’s foremost black music experts, Black Sound is a collaboration involving the Gallery of Living History, which has previously worked with Coventry University for the Gallery of Living History Schools Competition.

The Gallery of Living History’s aim is to encourage people to re-visit our history by telling the stories of those who may have been overlooked, forgotten or ignored.