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A new exhibition at V&A East in London explores 125 years of Black British music, featuring items from Stormzy and other major artists. It highlights how music from jazz to grime has shaped culture across the capital and beyond.

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00:02Stormzy's stab-proof vest worn during his Glastonbury Headlines set is now on display
00:06at the new V&A East in London's Olympic Park as part of an exhibition marking 125 years
00:13of black British music. It features Joan Armatrading's childhood guitar,
00:18stage outfits from Seal and Polystyrene, and handwritten lyrics to Michael Jackson's Thriller.
00:23The show explores how jazz, reggae and blues helped shape British music styles like grime,
00:28garage and drum and bass, reflecting themes of identity, migration and protest.
00:34Curator Jacqueline Springett says the exhibition shows how black music
00:38has shaped culture and continues to influence life in Britain today across generations.
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