39 min
All Roads Lead to Bentley's East London Music History
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- History
Bentley’s was a renowned soul club on the Barking Road, Canning Town East London which operated from 1982 to 1986 before it was closed by the largest police raid in Newham’s history at the time and which was accused of being racially motivated.
The club launched with DJ Froggy who was soon superseded by Derek Boland. In an area that was deeply racist, with the highest number of racist attacks and highest number of National Front members in the country, Bentley's became a bastion of Black culture.
This podcast includes interviews with the owner, DJs and club goers who visited. Sharing personal testimonies are: Cleveland Anderson, Roy Balfourth, Jerry Butler, Linden C, Neil Charles, Duke, Freddie Green, Mark Homer, Dennis Lewis, Debbie Mills, Carmella Obinyan, Kelvin Page, Nigel Power, Elayne Smith, Tim Strudwick, Dave VJ, Dezzi D, Tosca Jackson, Trevor Nelson, Ron Tom and Zak.
Bentley’s was a renowned soul club on the Barking Road, Canning Town East London which operated from 1982 to 1986 before it was closed by the largest police raid in Newham’s history at the time and which was accused of being racially motivated.
The club launched with DJ Froggy who was soon superseded by Derek Boland. In an area that was deeply racist, with the highest number of racist attacks and highest number of National Front members in the country, Bentley's became a bastion of Black culture.
This podcast includes interviews with the owner, DJs and club goers who visited. Sharing personal testimonies are: Cleveland Anderson, Roy Balfourth, Jerry Butler, Linden C, Neil Charles, Duke, Freddie Green, Mark Homer, Dennis Lewis, Debbie Mills, Carmella Obinyan, Kelvin Page, Nigel Power, Elayne Smith, Tim Strudwick, Dave VJ, Dezzi D, Tosca Jackson, Trevor Nelson, Ron Tom and Zak.
39 min