Black British music takes centre stage as London's V&A East opens doors

V&A East's inaugural exhibition, 'The Music is Black: A British Story'. David Parry/ V&A - David Parry

London – More than 125 years of black music in Britain is being celebrated in the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East museum in Stratford, London. RFI was at the opening to explore how music from Africa, the Caribbean and North America merged to make a distinctly British sound.

V&A East, the latest offshoot of the world-renowned Victoria & Albert Museum, opened in Stratford – the area regenerated by London's 2012 Olympic Games – on 18 April.