In
an uneasy time for the creative industries, Black Beacon Sound continue
to serve a vital role in the city and beyond through their
releases and their physical space at Kelham Arcade. The Dig Deep mix series sees DJs put together sets with records found in the BBS shop. Founders Benny Maths and Toby Hickman told us more.
Isilda left behind her homeland when she fled Chile’s military dictatorship in the late 1970s. She found Sheffield to be a place of sanctuary and has since become a strong link both in Sheffield’s Chilean community and her local neighbourhood of Pitsmoor and Burngreave.
Co-creator of the legendary Ultimate Breaks and Beats compilations between 1986 and 1991, Breakbeat Lou has made a huge contribution to hip hop, soul, R'n'B and pop musioc