2018 Leeds Black Music Festival BBC Look North Report

Taking to the main stage this year is BBC 1Xtra Reggae know it all David Rodigan’s favourite Kabaka Pyramid. Read more here…

Perhaps better known to Leeds music fans as Chunky Butt Funky, this soul and funk legend will be storming the main stage at Black Music Festival 2016.

This year some of the acts included; Third World, VC, Mr Williamz, Anel Collins, G Vibes, Nereus Joseph, Kofi, Lloyd Brown, Royal Blood, Peppery, The Stone Roots Band and many more

Well Black Music Festival 2015 came and went under sun shine, blue skies and with the hissing of praise left ringing in our ears. The behind the scene hustle and bustle was not reflected on the stage.
Our Headliners Third World were phenomenal and had the crowd singing along to ‘Now that we found Love’ and swaying. The 1st time in years have we seen so many people in Potternewton Park dancing and enjoying music on Bank Holiday…

If someone had told us at BHI that we would be organising Black Music Festival 2015 six months ago the team would have laughed and booked themselves into our BHI Therapy service…