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YOUR RIGHT TO CANCEL
If you wish to exercise your 'Right To Cancel' please inform us in writing of your intention to make a return within 7 days of receipt of the goods (email is acceptable, please include 'Right To Cancel' in the subject line). Then use the following procedure:
You should arrange for the goods to be returned to us by Royal Mail's Special Delivery in their original condition and unopened packaging.
We will refund all monies paid by you for the goods (including delivery costs), except for the return postal charges, within 30 days of your cancellation.
For faulty goods see below.
IS IT AFTER 7 WORKING DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF THE GOODS, BUT WITHIN 30 DAYS?
To receive a refund you should:
- Arrange for the goods to be safely returned to us.
- Notify us by email.
We will refund all monies paid by you for the goods except for delivery and return postal charges.
FAULTY GOODS
If the goods returned are found by us to be faulty, we will refund all monies paid by you for the goods (including delivery costs) together with any return postal charges you may have incurred (subject to these being reasonable).
IS IT MORE THAN 30 DAYS SINCE YOU RECEIVED YOUR GOODS?
We will not automatically accept any returns after 30 days. Please contact Euroblues Promotions Limited to discuss further.
PACKAGING
Please package all returned items carefully.
METHOD OF RETURNING GOODS
All returns made using your 'Right To Cancel' (as set out above) should be sent using Royal Mail's Special Delivery.
We will not accept any liability for damage or loss caused by the carrier whilst items are in return transit.
You must not return items using 'return to sender' as we are not able to guarantee how long it will take or whether the goods will reach us from the post office using this method.
When returning an item please clarify the reason for return on the rear of the delivery note and whether a refund or replacement is requested. We cannot exchange items for a different title.
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The Educational Objectives of the European Blues Association
To advance the education of the general public in the history and appreciation of African American music and culture by:
- the protection and preservation of an archive of material related to the music of peoples of African descent, including African American music and culture in general and Blues in particular; to make this accessible for the public benefit in a resource centre.
- the presentation of public recitals and lectures featuring African American music
The EBA has developed an educational programme for children, young people and adults that seeks to encourage participation and engage interest in all aspects of African American music and culture.
We believe that participation through performance can be one of the key factors in the development and maintenance of a life-long enthusiasm for music making. This in turn, can lead to the desire for deeper understanding of the cultural history and context that formed the music. To further our objectives we:
Run a well-established musical tuition programme of international quality
Offer a teaching, lecture and seminar programme for schools, community groups, colleges and universities
Provide resource materials and packs for student use
Work in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire to encourage and supervise academic research on relevant topics
Participation through performance
Blues Week
Since 2000, the EBA has promoted and organised an annual residential programme known as ‘Blues Week,’ initially held at the University of Exeter and for the past six years at the University of Northampton. Participants in this residential programmes (now over 1500) have been drawn from the United Kingdom, Eire, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Australia, Eygpt, Israel and the USA.
Tuition offered covers all levels of fingerstyle and slide guitar, harmonica, vocals and keyboard and has been provided by over 50 internationally respected artists from the USA and Europe, including; from the USA: Tom Ball, Mike Baytop, Ethel Caffie–Austin, John Cephas, Rich DelGrosso, Grant Dermody, Mike Dowling, Keith Dunn, Ari Eisinger, Joe Filisko, Mary Flower, Rick Franklin, Paul Geremia, Stefan Grossman, Dennis Gruenling, Ernie Hawkins, John Jackson, Steve James, Orville Johnson, Lazy Lester, Johnny Mars, John Miller, Louisiana Red, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Michael Roach, Kenny Sultan and Phil Wiggins;and from Europe: Sonny Black, Ian Briggs, Dana Gillespie, Alan Glen, Bob Hall, Hillery Blythe, Michel Lelong, Homesick Mac, Eddie Martin, Michael Messer, Sam Mitchell, Little George Suref and Diz Watson.
Tuition Workshops and informal sessions
Half or full day workshops are regularly organised in our Resource and Activity Centre. We will also be hosting regular informal music-making sessions - watch the 'News & Events' pages.
The John Jackson Youth Fund
Following John Jackson's personal funding of a young student at the first EBA Blues Week in 2000, the Blues Week Class of 2001 established a fund to enable young people to attend tuition events organised by the EBA and promote educational activities with young people. The scholarships were named after John Jackson as a mark of respect for a much-loved teacher.
Since 2002 this fund has enabled many young people to attend Blues Week for tuition in guitar, harmonica, keyboards and vocals and benefit from spending time with enthusiastic adult participants and internationally respected tutors and musicians. Many of our scholarship youngsters have gone on to be respected performers on the current British and European music scene.
For further details, please contact Michael Roach, the EBA Development Officer. Students need to be between 14 and 21 and have a real interest in the music. A parent or responsible adult must accompany all students 16 and under.
If you would like to make a contribution to the fund, send your donation to the address on our 'Contacts' page, clearly marked for the John Jackson Scholarship Fund (cheques payable to the European Blues Association).
Education
Schools
From the beginning, the EBA has been engaged in educational activities with local primary and secondary schools within Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Hampshire and Herefordshire and in other areas of the UK. These have usually taken the form of seminar/workshops showing the African-American underpinnings of popular music since 1900. Led by performer Michael Roach, the programme have proved very popular with a wide range of pupils. While the presentations are currently designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum of England and Wales, they can be tailored to the individual institution’s needs.
Conferences
Since its inception, the EBA has organised and participated in a wide range of national and international conferences. The EBA presented a conference on 'Blues Media' as part of the 2002 Gloucester International Blues Festival and co-hosted the University of Gloucestershire School of Humanities successful 2004 international conference on the theme: 'Overseas blues - European Perspectives on Black Music’. The EBA co-hosted the 'Celebration of the Richard Wright Centennial' at the University of Gloucestershire in 2008 and participated in the conference 'Transatlantic Routes of American Roots'at the University of Worcester in 2009. Future participation at international conferences in Europe and the UK is planned.
Seminars
The EBA is involved in educational activities at various musical events, offering talks, panels and presentations, recently for example at the Upton Blues Festival and the Stamford Guitar Festival 2010.
We have always sought to educate Blues Week participants on the cultural context of the music whilst teaching instrumental techniques. Paul Oliver has presented seminars on ‘Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of “Conversation with the Blues” (2000), ‘The Songster Tradition’ (2001), Blues Duos’ (2004), ‘African Retentions in the Blues’(2005), Stringbands (2007), Harmonica Blues (2008), Banjo Blues Breakdown (2009) and Dr. John Cowley presented a seminar on ‘West Indies Blues’ in 2003. The transcripts of these talks will become available as downloadable files in the 'Members Only' area of the website.
EBA Seminar at Upton Blues Festival; Paul Jones, Michael Roach and Paul Oliver
The European Blues Association incorporating the Archive of African American Music is a registered charity. We are dedicated to keeping the Blues very much in the forefront of music today. As an educational institute, our aim is to become 'the resource' for our members and the general public who are interested in the historical past and the modern progression of the blues. Our goal is to promote all aspects of the music and the African American culture from which it evolved.
PO Box 347Cheltenham
GL52 2YA
United Kingdom
Phone: (44) 01452 503 775
email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Registered Charity Number: 1090158
Registered Office: Colin Coates & Partners, Webs House, Woodborough Road, Winscombe, BS25 1AD, United Kingdom
Trustees
- Graeme Dougan
- Stuart Earl
- Paul Oliver
Director of Development & Newsletter Editor
Michael Roach .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Membership Coordinator
Tony Gammage members@euroblues.org
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Incorporating the Archive of African American Music, The European Blues Association is a registered charity dedicated to keeping the the heritage of African American music very much in the forefront of today's musical awareness.
"From the tango and the rumba to the beguine and the merengue, from calypso to samba, from reggae to rap, western, and now global, popular song, music and dance have been enriched over the past century by a great variety of musical idioms of the Americas. There are literally dozens of other musical types in the Caribbean, North and South America. Some of these have had widespread international appeal, while others have been more regional, like zydeco in Louisiana or son in Cuba, both of which now have many enthusiasts abroad.
There is one fundamental characteristic that unites these various musical forms; they are all of African-American origin, created by the descendents of the slaves who were brought in their millions to labour in the Americas.
Spirituals, or religious songs, were introduced to Europe in the nineteenth century, as were gospel songs at a later date. Concerts and tours and, more permanently, phonographic recordings enhanced enjoyment of black music. After World War 1, Europeans rapidly embraced North American jazz, swing and subsequently be-bop and the various kinds of modern jazz.
More prominently after World War 2 was the appeal of the blues, from the ‘down home’ sounds of the south to the electric music of the urban North and of course blues-influenced rock and roll and rock music. Distanced as they were from the sources, Europeans contributed substantially to the study, recording, documentation and appreciation of African-American music.
To delight in its qualities and understand the evolution of African-American music is to know much more about our shared inheritance. That is why the European Blues Association was founded. Firmly based on its expanding Archive of African-American Music, its many activities relate to the preservation, presentation and education about such music." Paul Oliver, 2005
The Resource Activity Centre
As an educational institute, our aim is to become 'the resource' for our members and the general public who are interested in the historical past and the modern progression of all forms of African American music all aspects the African American culture from which it evolved. Our Resource Activity Centre for operations and public display provides a focus for study, performance, research, courses, talks, projects, workshops, exhibitions and displays and is located on the first floor of the Gloucester Public Library situated in Brunswick Road in Gloucester's historic city centre.
If you have an interest in African American music, drop in to see us. We are open from 11am to 4pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Our telephone number is 01452 503 775.
Aiding the Archive
Amongst the items so far contributed include the bequest of the Paul Oliver Collection, the Dave Dalton Collection, the Stuart Kidd Collection and the John Anderson Sheet Music Collection, along with individual items from many donors.
The EBA is actively seeking to expand the variety ands range of the Archive, and is negotiating with other authors, musicians, photographers and collectors to that end. If you have any items you would like to donate or would like to make a financial contribution to support our activities, please get in touch.
These collections are currently being catalogued and if you are interested in helping with this project please contact us.
Archive Contents
The Paul Oliver Collection of African-American Music and Culture
The Paul Oliver Collection is a world significant collection of musical recordings, field recordings, books, journals, broadcasts, photographs, printed ephemera, manuscripts, personal papers and artefacts gathered and produced in a career of over 50 years of research on African-American music. All of these items are rare and some are unique in the world of African-American music collections. Many of the items have been used to illustrate books and magazine articles and in radio and television broadcasts.
The collection is currently being catalogued, the following is a structural summary of its content:
Recordings
Various 78 rpm, 10" long-play, 45s, extended play 45s, 12" long-play and Compact Discs on US and English labels that cover the music of Africa, blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm & blues and soul music.
Journals and Magazines
The Archive contains publications from Black Music Research Journal, Blues Unlimited, Living Blues, Blues World, Juke Blues, Blues and Rhythm, Storyville and Sing Out among others.
Photographs
The Archive contains a large quantity of photographs and 35mm slides of African American sites and locations of blues singers, jazz musicians and vocalists, bands and instrumental groups. The Stuart Kidd Collection consists of thousands of originals taken for the U.S. Farm Services Administration documenting life in the southern states from 1935-1942.
Rare Publications
Our rare publications includes Early Songbooks, Catalogues, Publicity Sheets, Posters and postcards.
Song Sheets
The John Anderson Sheet Music Collection contains over one thousand rare African American related song sheets dating from 1830 to 1930.
Books
The books within the Archive covers a range of subject matter that includes Slavery and Reconstruction, 20th Century Black History, WPA Writers Project Reports, Urban Contexts, Music and Song Traditions for Comparative Studies, Africa, European Folk Music, African American Sacred and Secular Music, the Blues, Jazz and Entertainment.
Ephemera
The archive includes a large number of items including original manuscripts, historic radio broadcasts, films, tuition material and donations of historic world and popular musical instruments.
Original sheet music and postcard from the Archive
Objectives of the European Blues Association
To advance the education of the general public in the history and appreciation of African American music and culture by:
- the protection and preservation of an archive of material related to the music of peoples of African descent, including African American music and culture in general and Blues in particular; to make this accessible for the public benefit in a resource centre.
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the presentation of public recitals and lectures featuring African American music
How you can support our objectives
Become an Associate Member
There are three categories of membership of the EBA, Life Member (Life Trustee) Ordinary Member (Ordinary Trustee) and Associate Member. The Life and Ordinary Members appoint and form the Board of Trustees that functions as the EBA management committee.
The Charity created the category of Associate Members to enable enthusiasts to express their support for the organisation. They form an extremely valuable resource to furthering the EBA’s aim of becoming the focus of education for African American Music and Heritage.
We have an active and increasing base of Annual and Life Associate Members - including residents from the United Kingdom, Holland, Luxemburg, Belgium, France, Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong and the USA. Associate Members are drawn from diverse backgrounds and include noted performers, academics and educationalists, in addition to those enthusiastic members of the public who are keen supporters of our aims.
Become a Volunteer
The EBA is run by volunteers from far and wide to enable our income to be spent meeting our objectives. We always need volunteers to help with maintaining the opening hours of the Resouce and Activity Centre, cataloguing and helping out with live and residential events. Keep an eye on the 'Members' Only' section for ideas on how you can help.
Take part in EBA activities
Support us by attending EBA concerts and performances and music-making events such as Workshops, Acoustic Blues Weekend or Blues Week events. If you are near enough, or passing by, join the regular Black Music study group or take part in the regular acoustic jams. Keep an eye on the News and 'Member's Only' sections for up-coming events.
Become a Benefactor
We welcome all contributions to help us meet our objectives. We would like to thank all those who have already given generously since our foundation in 1999. Their help has enabled many concerts and workshops to take place, provided facilities for housing the Archive and supported the on-going educational and archiving activities. Please contact us ff you wish to contribute to our work.
Become a Donor
Whether you have a large collection or a few items related to African American music, please consider donating them to our expanding Archive. We are interested in all items to do with any form of African American music that contribute to understanding the music or its historical context.
A brief history
Throughout Europe and the United Kingdom there is a healthy interest in the performance of African-American music. Monthly magazines are published in: France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. National and international performers and a European–wide audience travel widely to celebrate the common ground they share in their love of the music.
A number of enthusiasts, including Dr Paul Oliver MBE, a leading world authority in the field of academic research on blues music and African-American culture for the past 50 years, believed there was a need to form an organisation that would provide a major resource to foster understanding of the African-American culture from which blues and all related African American music (spiritual and secular) originated. The group believed that such a project would provide a resource for study, research and live musical activities. Regarding music as an international language strengthened the resolve to promote a greater understanding of all the musics of the African Diaspora in the New World.
In 1999 the decision was taken to form the 'European Blues Foundation' and in 2001 the name was changed to ‘The European Blues Association.' On the 18th January 2002, the European Blues Association was confirmed as a Registered Charity by the United Kingdom Charities Commission and entered in the Central Register of Charities. The EBA is administered by a Board of Trustees, currently including Paul Oliver. Past trustees have included: noted academics, well-known musicians, local broadcasters and politicians. The Development Officer, Michael Roach, is the former President of the DC Blues Society, Washington DC, USA.
Our mission:
"… to be the resource for our members and the general public who are interested in the historical past and the modern progression of African American music. We are dedicated to the appreciation and understanding of all aspects of the music and the African-American culture from which it evolved.”
In furtherance of our objective to advance the education of the general public in the history and appreciation of African American music and culture the Association will make provisions for:
- the protection and preservation of an archive of material related to the music of peoples of African descent, including African American music and culture in general and Blues in particular; to make this accessible for the public benefit in a resource centre.
-
the presentation of public recitals and lectures featuring African American music
Working with performance
Participation through performance can be one of the key factors in the development and maintenance of a life-long enthusiasm for music making. This in turn can lead to the desire for deeper understanding of the cultural history and context that formed the music.
Since 2000, The EBA has promoted and organised a range of workshops held at varied locations in the UK and an annual residential programme, ‘Blues Week’. Participants in EBA tuition residential programmes (now over 1500) have been drawn from the United Kingdom, Eire, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Australia, Eygpt, Israel and the USA. We are particularly pleased to see an increasing proportion of younger and female participants. Tuition offered covers all levels of fingerstyle and slide guitar, harmonica, vocals and keyboard, and has been provided by over 50 internationally respected artists from the USA and Europe.
The EBA has a facebook page for quick communication. We have a YouTube channel called euroblues2010 that has been launched as an addition to the website. It hosts 'taster' lessons from Michael Roach and Michael Messer, with other lessons in the pipeline. It also has a 'favourites' listing of some classic blues and music videos....essential stuff! We will add to these as we go, so mark it as your favourites. Click here to visit: The EBA YouTube Channel
Stefan Grossman, Blues Week 2007
Working with young people
From its foundation, the EBA has been engaged in educational activities with primary and secondary schools. We have donated musical instruments and we offer performance seminar-workshops demonstrating the African-American underpinnings of 20th Century popular music.
The 2001 Blues Week class initiated The John Jackson Youth Scholarship Fund to enable young people to attend EBA tuition events. We have awarded over £15,000 in scholarships for young people between the ages of 14-21 to attend our residential programmes for guitar, harmonica, vocals and keyboard classes. Students benefit from spending time with internationally known performers and tutors.
Working with the local community
EBA members are frequent broadcasters on national and local UK radio, for example presenting regular programmes on African American music on local community radio and Michael Roach's three-part series ‘Deep Blue’ on BBC's Radio 4.
The EBA has been pleased to work in partnership with Gloucestershire Library Services since 2003, presenting concerts and events in local libraries. Talks have been given to local community groups and a regular Black Music study group is being developed.
Working with the academic community
The EBA is working in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire to encourage the use of the Archive of American Music for graduate and post-graduate students and academic researchers. Part of the Archive is housed in the University of Gloucestershire Study and Archives Centre.
EBA members regularly present papers on African American music themes at national and international music conferences. Since 2002, the EBA has hosted and participated in national and international conferences on African American music, for example, at the Universities of Metz, Gloucestershire, Mississippi, Worcester and Nottingham.
Working with the music industry
Since 2000, the EBA has been actively involved in Gloucester International Rhythm & Blues Festival promoting concerts and seminars. Local events are held regularly, such as the 'Jug Band Weekend' in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 2009.
Each year the EBA sponsors and promotes an increasing number of concerts and tours to further our aim of ‘education through appreciation of performance'. We have featured noted African-American performers such as John Jackson, Ethel Caffie-Austin, Louisiana Red, Lazy Lester, Cephas and Wiggins and Philadelphia Jerry Ricks.
Louisiana Red, Blues Week 2002
The Educational Objectives of the European Blues Association
To advance the education of the general public in the history and appreciation of African American music and culture by:
- the protection and preservation of an archive of material related to the music of peoples of African descent, including African American music and culture in general and Blues in particular; to make this accessible for the public benefit in a resource centre.
- the presentation of public recitals and lectures featuring African American music
The EBA has developed an educational programme for children, young people and adults that seeks to encourage participation and engage interest in all aspects of African American music and culture.
We believe that participation through performance can be one of the key factors in the development and maintenance of a life-long enthusiasm for music making. This in turn, can lead to the desire for deeper understanding of the cultural history and context that formed the music. To further our objectives we:
- Run a well-established musical tuition programme of international quality
- Offer a teaching, lecture and seminar programme for schools, community groups, colleges and universities
- Provide resource materials and packs for student use
- Work in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire to encourage and supervise academic research on relevant topics
Participation through performance
Blues Week
Since 2000, the EBA has promoted and organised an annual residential programme known as ‘Blues Week,’ initially held at the University of Exeter and for the past six years at the University of Northampton. Participants in this residential programmes (now over 1500) have been drawn from the United Kingdom, Eire, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Australia, Eygpt, Israel and the USA.
Tuition offered covers all levels of fingerstyle and slide guitar, harmonica, vocals and keyboard and has been provided by over 50 internationally respected artists from the USA and Europe, including; from the USA: Tom Ball, Mike Baytop, Ethel Caffie–Austin, John Cephas, Rich DelGrosso, Grant Dermody, Mike Dowling, Keith Dunn, Ari Eisinger, Joe Filisko, Mary Flower, Rick Franklin, Paul Geremia, Stefan Grossman, Dennis Gruenling, Ernie Hawkins, John Jackson, Steve James, Orville Johnson, Lazy Lester, Johnny Mars, John Miller, Louisiana Red, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Michael Roach, Kenny Sultan and Phil Wiggins; and from Europe: Sonny Black, Ian Briggs, Dana Gillespie, Alan Glen, Bob Hall, Hillery Blythe, Michel Lelong, Homesick Mac, Eddie Martin, Michael Messer, Sam Mitchell, Little George Suref and Diz Watson.
Tuition Workshops and informal sessions
Half or full day workshops are regularly organised in our Resource and Activity Centre. We will also be hosting regular informal music-making sessions - watch the 'News & Events' pages.
The John Jackson Youth Fund
Following John Jackson's personal funding of a young student at the first EBA Blues Week in 2000, the Blues Week Class of 2001 established a fund to enable young people to attend tuition events organised by the EBA and promote educational activities with young people. The scholarships were named after John Jackson as a mark of respect for a much-loved teacher.
Since 2002 this fund has enabled many young people to attend Blues Week for tuition in guitar, harmonica, keyboards and vocals and benefit from spending time with enthusiastic adult participants and internationally respected tutors and musicians. Many of our scholarship youngsters have gone on to be respected performers on the current British and European music scene.
For further details, please contact Michael Roach, the EBA Development Officer. Students need to be between 14 and 21 and have a real interest in the music. A parent or responsible adult must accompany all students 16 and under.
If you would like to make a contribution to the fund, send your donation to the address on our 'Contacts' page, clearly marked for the John Jackson Scholarship Fund (cheques payable to the European Blues Association).
Education
Schools
From the beginning, the EBA has been engaged in educational activities with local primary and secondary schools within Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Hampshire and Herefordshire and in other areas of the UK. These have usually taken the form of seminar/workshops showing the African-American underpinnings of popular music since 1900. Led by performer Michael Roach, the programme have proved very popular with a wide range of pupils. While the presentations are currently designed to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum of England and Wales, they can be tailored to the individual institution’s needs.
Conferences
Since its inception, the EBA has organised and participated in a wide range of national and international conferences. The EBA presented a conference on 'Blues Media' as part of the 2002 Gloucester International Blues Festival and co-hosted the University of Gloucestershire School of Humanities successful 2004 international conference on the theme: 'Overseas blues - European Perspectives on Black Music’. The EBA co-hosted the 'Celebration of the Richard Wright Centennial' at the University of Gloucestershire in 2008 and participated in the conference 'Transatlantic Routes of American Roots' at the University of Worcester in 2009. Future participation at international conferences in Europe and the UK is planned.
Seminars
The EBA is involved in educational activities at various musical events, offering talks, panels and presentations, recently for example at the Upton Blues Festival and the Stamford Guitar Festival 2010.
We have always sought to educate Blues Week participants on the cultural context of the music whilst teaching instrumental techniques. Paul Oliver has presented seminars on ‘Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of “Conversation with the Blues” (2000), ‘The Songster Tradition’ (2001), Blues Duos’ (2004), ‘African Retentions in the Blues’ (2005), Stringbands (2007), Harmonica Blues (2008), Banjo Blues Breakdown (2009) and Dr. John Cowley presented a seminar on ‘West Indies Blues’ in 2003. The transcripts of these talks will become available as downloadable files in the 'Members Only' area of the website.
EBA Seminar at Upton Blues Festival; Paul Jones, Michael Roach and Paul Oliver
Incorporating the Archive of African American Music, The European Blues Association (EBA) is a registered charity established as an educational organisation in the United Kingdom in 1999.
We promote performances of African American Music in its many forms and provide participative educational activities for young people and adults. The EBA encourages research into African American Music and its cultural heritage, and in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire, facilitates study and discussion of issues related to the development of Black Music and its relationships with pop music and culture.
If you have an interest in African American music please drop in and see us. Our Resource Activity Centre is located on the first floor of the Public Library in Brunswick Road, GL1 1HT in the historic city centre of Gloucester.
We are open from 11am to 4pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Our telephone number is 01452 503 775