 When former learning mentor Clifford Harding decided to create a project that would use music as a teaching tool in the classroom his friends and colleagues were sceptical to say the least. The 31 year old from Birmingham believed that rap would be a good way to help the pupils he worked with learn their times tables, something he himself struggled with. And despite the scepticism, Harding was undeterred. |
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The World Street Dance championships took place in Blackpool recently. This year’s competition saw street dance crews from west Africa take part in this prestigious event for the first time ever. One of those crews, Soulquest were determined to fly the flag for Nigeria. 
When there is any discussion about black protest music, it’s usually songs such as Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ or Special AKA’s ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ that often come to mind, reminding us of the struggles of the American civil rights movement in the 60s or the anti apartheid struggles in South Africa. 
