Red Light Busking presents Kanda Vol.1 - Bedroom Shut, Music Up

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.

Step into a teenage bedroom in early 2000s Waltham Forest. Posters on the walls. CDs and mixtapes of RnB, Bashment, Rap, and Grime scattered across the bed. Channel U flickering on the screen. Two brothers; one in school, the other behind bars. Same story, different chapters.

"Bedroom Shut, Music Up" isn’t just an exhibition it’s a time capsule. A deep dive into the sounds of a generation whose parents came from faraway places in the Caribbean and Africa. Our ancestors used music to communicate stories, struggles, and survival. Our generation spoke through Rap, Grime, Bashment, and RnB.

Grime and Rap weren’t…