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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