"We Need More Women In Here" is a short documentary that looks at the experiences of 8 empowering women of colour working within the London music industry.
We sit down with 8 inspiring women, Alex Ampofo a live events curator, Sue Lily and Lovelle who are both singers, Vels of Society Of Alumni, Lashawna Rose a presenter on Reprezent Radio, Danika Magdalena a photographer who shoots under the name sirius film, Nadia Jae a BBC 1xtra presenter and DJ, Ashleigh Stunna a stylist.
We discuss their passions, the adversities they've faced in their careers, how they've overcome them and the successes that have come from their determination.
For a long time, the scene that has birthed artists like Skepta, Stormzy and J Hus has been largely male-dominated but we are seeing more female empowerment movements growing and working to inspire female creatives in London and in the UK.
The London Creative Scene is becoming a more diverse space with more female rappers like Vels, Ms Banks, Little Simz, Lady Leshurr and Stefflon Don leading the wave and female singers like Lovelle, Sue Lily, Cheryll, Etta Bond and Jorja Smith creating timeless music, there are a lot more sources to draw inspiration from.
There are also a lot more opportunities for career growth and support with platforms like Reprezent Radio, Boiler Room, NTS and BBC 1 radio providing more opportunities to BAME women and newer platforms like socialfixt founded by Mercedes Benson, gal-dem founded by Liv Little, Foundation FM and grl gang founded by Naysap, pushing to create more unity for london women in music. But there is still more work to be done.
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You can follow the women we interviewed below:
https://instagram.com/Ashleighstunna https://instagram.com/Planetalex https://instagram.com/Suelily https://instagram.com/Love_lovelle https://instagram.com/Lashawnarose https://instagram.com/_vels https://instagram.com/Nadiajae https://instagram.com/Siriusfilm