The Rise of Social Media (Short Version) This storyline explores how social media changed youth culture, music, violence and storytelling. Through real oral histories, contributors reflect on TikTok, Instagram, SoundCloud, Snapchat, viral moments, public humiliation, online reputation and how conflicts that once stayed local could suddenly spread across phones and platforms. The story also asks a bigger question: who controls the story — the people who lived it, the platforms that spread it, or the media companies that frame it? Part of a Red Light Busking oral history project Kanda Vol.1 Bedroom Shut Music Up exploring Waltham Forest, African Caribbean experiences, youth culture, media, music and the criminal justice system. Content note: this audio includes references to violence, sexual assault, imprisonment, racism, trauma and difficult lived experiences. Made possible with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players. For details on our next event visit https://www.redlightbusking.com/event

Music Influenced by Imprisoned Peers This storyline looks at the relationship between music, prison, friendship groups and street culture in the early 2000s. Through real oral histories, contributors reflect on jungle raves, garage, pirate radio, MC culture, prison wings, Top of the Pops, and how music became both a creative outlet and a mirror of what was happening in the streets. The story explores a key question: when music reflects real life, how do we understand its influence without ignoring the conditions that created it? Part of a Red Light Busking oral history project Kanda Vol.1 Bedroom Shut Music Up exploring Waltham Forest, African Caribbean experiences, youth culture, music and the criminal justice system. Content note: this audio includes references to imprisonment, violence, drug use and difficult lived experiences. Made possible with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players. For details on our next event visit https://www.redlightbusking.com/event

Melinated Misconceptions - Written and performed by Jeremiah "Kaydeen" Chester Produced by Taeden "TC" Petrie samples Professor Bello and Joel Campbell oral history interview. This is part of the sound tracks released as part of our exhibition called Red Light Busking presents Kanda Vol.1 Bedroom Shut Music Up. An immersive, music-heavy exhibition exploring why music like grime was created and whether it was a reaction to, or a reflection of, life caught up in the criminal justice system, and what wider forces in society were at play... For more details on the event please visit our page https://www.redlightbusking.com/blog/categories/kanda-vol-1-bedroom-shut-music-up

Password Check - Written performed and Produced by Aydin Rahman and Shamarni Richards. This is part of the sound tracks released as part of our exhibition called Red Light Busking presents Kanda Vol.1 Bedroom Shut Music Up. An immersive, music-heavy exhibition exploring why music like grime was created and whether it was a reaction to, or a reflection of, life caught up in the criminal justice system, and what wider forces in society were at play... For more details on the event please visit our page https://www.redlightbusking.com/blog/categories/kanda-vol-1-bedroom-shut-music-up