BLX2024 | BHM: Grand Union presents Reclaiming Narratives at Poplar Union

Join the Grand Union Orchestra for an evening of music celebrating the theme “Reclaiming Narratives” during Black History Month 2024. The band’s message is to honour the rich and diverse stories of Black communities through powerful musical narratives that reflect cultural heritage and history. From Togo to Jamaica songs and stories that are political, theatrical, eccentrical and eclectical.

About GURB

There is no musical organisation on the planet quite like the Grand Union Orchestra.

For nearly 40 years, we have brought together musicians and singers born or brought up in all major musical traditions worldwide to create spectacular live shows, combining music and theatre to reflect vividly the society we live in today.

Grand Union Orchestra is the acknowledged pioneer and leading exponent of cross-cultural music-making in the UK.

Once memorably commended for ‘making cultural diversity an art-form’, Grand Union continues to blaze a trail unrivalled by any other organisation, characterised by its story-telling and the authentic lived experience of its artists.

Our music encompasses Indian ragas, Latin American salsa, Chinese melody, Bengali songs, reggae basslines, West African drumming, Bhangra and Samba rhythms, Eastern European styles, Jazz harmony and big band Blues, always dramatic and filled with human stories.

Supported by Tower Hamlets Council