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, R&B,

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and

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History

Early years

The first issue of ''Black Echoes'' (as it was originally named) was published on 30 January 1976. It was a weekly 24-page tabloid newspaper covering several genres of black music – at the time mostly soul, funk, reggae, northern soul and some blues. It took in the rise of hip-hop and R&B during the 1980s, and added jazz to its repertoire. Publishers were John Thompson, former boss of

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(where he was publisher of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Disc and Music Echo'' – later to become ''Record Mirror/Disc'' and then ''Record Mirror''), and Alan Walsh, co-founder of ''Sounds'' and former jazz journalist with ''Melody Maker''. ''Black Echoes'' was the only weekly read for black music fans across the genres. The paper's first editor was Peter Harvey, with Alan Walsh as Editor-in-Chief.

21st century

With colour playing an ever more important part in the printing process of newspapers and magazines, ''Echoes'' (as it was renamed in 1981) metamorphosed into a four-colour, glossy magazine in January 2000.

Editors

* Peter Harvey (1976–1978) * Chris Gill (1978–1983) * Debbie Kirby (1983–1994) * Chris Wells (1994–present)

Contributors

Contributors past and present include: Chris Wells – current Editor. Joined as staff soul writer in 1984; appointed Deputy Editor the same year; became Editor in 1994. Continues to specialize in soul, both new and old.

Kevin Le Gendre Kevin Le Gendre is a British journalist, broadcaster and author whose work focuses on Black music. He is deputy editor of '' Echoes'' magazine, has written for a wide range of publications, including '' Jazzwise'', '' MusicWeek'', '' Vibrations'' ...

– current Deputy Editor; broadcaster and writer on jazz.

John Masouri John Masouri is a journalist, author, reviewer and historian for Jamaican music and several of its musical offshoots including dub, roots and dancehall. He is one of the world's foremost reggae music journalist and has worked extensively over i ...

- writes about reggae, author of several books and speaker. Mike Atherton - writer on '60s/'70s soul, reggae and blues, and contributor to ''Blues Unlimited'' and ''Record Collector''. Paul Phillips – ''Black Echoes'' advertising manager wrote reports as 'The Rambler'. Paul Mooney – contributor and ''Deep Echoes'' columnist since 1976, now a music publisher and record company owner Sunil Chauhan – hip-hop writer. Andrew Lubega r. Drew– former staff writer, now regular R&B columnist and feature writer.

Adam Mattera Adam Mattera was the editor of ''Attitude'' magazine, a leading UK monthly publication aimed at the gay market, from 1999 to 2008. During the period, he secured numerous celebrity cover exclusives including David Beckham, Madonna, Tony Blair an ...

– former staff writer, former Editor of Attitude magazine, now regular contributor. Laurence Prangell – columnist and co-owner of London's Soul Brother Records. Dan Dodds oul Jones– soul, funk & slop features writer, regular contributor.

Stuart Cosgrove Stuart John Francis Cosgrove (born 12 November 1952) is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and television executive. As a journalist, Cosgrove served on the ''NME'' (as media editor) and '' The Face'' during the 1980s, before joining Channel 4 i ...

– writer and former head of Channel 4 programming.

David Rodigan David Michael "Ram Jam" Rodigan MBE OD (born 24 June 1951) is a British radio DJ who also performs as a disc jockey. Known for his selections of reggae and dancehall music, he has played on stations including Radio London, Capital 95.8, K ...

MBE – reggae broadcaster and DJ. Ian McCann – James Brown expert, national newspaper columnist, Viz contributor and Editor of

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. Stephanie Calman – author, columnist and TV sitcom writer. Lindsay Wesker – former journalist, former A&R man, now author, broadcaster and playwright. Jonathan Futrell – former Deputy Editor television and radio broadcaster travel and style writer author and music publicist.. Neil Rushton – formerly ''Black Echoes'' Deputy Editor, now record label owner, DJ and author. Clive Richardson – broadcaster and DJ. Cliff White - leading soul authority and writer and specialist on the career of James Brown. Tony Monson – broadcaster and writer. Richard Norris - former leader of '80s band The Grid. Peter Simonds ka Penny Reel– reggae journalist and author. Dom Servini - regular columnist and founder of Wah Wah Records David Toop – author and music writer. Peter Mason – journalist and author. Garry Mulholland – journalist and author. Simon Buckland – reggae writer and photographer. Ian Moody – former Fleet Street journalist, club DJ, now black cab driver. David Corio – photographer. Tim Barrow - photographer. Adam Scott - photographer. Anna Arnone – photographer and writer. Eugene Maynard – photographer. T-Max - photographer Pete Johnson – reggae writer. Julien Scanlon - writer(1988-1989)

References

External links

''Echoes'' official website''Black Echoes'' at midnightraver blog
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