
Place of residence
United Kingdom
National identity
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
Gender
Male
Kevin Le Gendre
Short biography
Kevin Le Gendre is a journalist and broadcaster and writer with a special interest in black music. Deputy editor of Echoes, he contributes to a wide range of publications that include Jazzwise, MusicWeek, Vibrations and The Independent On Sunday and also appears as a commentator and critic on radio programmes such as BBC Radio 3's Jazz Line-Up and BBC Radio 4's Front Row.
'A meticulous, sweeping and vivid history of black British music.' Diana Evans, Financial Times Read the full review here
Listen to Kevin le Gendre interviewed by YolanDa Brown on BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends, 26 May 2018.
Read Kevin Le Gendre's blog post on his motivations for, and experience of writing Don't Stop The Carnival
Titles featuring Kevin Le Gendre
- Don't Stop the CarnivalPrice: £19.99
- Children of the Ghetto: Black Music in Britain vol 2Price: £19.99
Book reviews for Kevin Le Gendre
- Don't Stop the CarnivalPrice: £19.99
Review written by Diana Evans for The Financial Times
Review written by Steve Barker for The Wire
Review written by Nigel Williamson for Songlines