With the hottest black music, the wildest dancing and a view of a multiracial future, Crackers was foundational for a generation of London tastemakers

Starting as a wild jazz dancer, Cleveland Anderson made his name DJing jazz-funk across the south east and the soul capitals of the north.

London legend Norman Jay takes us through a guided tour of some of London’s greatest parties

With Soul II Soul, Jazzie B took the ’80s soul-driven confidence of black Britain, crystallised it into a sound and took it to the world.