{"id":65922,"date":"2025-05-16T11:58:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=65922"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:17:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:17:42","slug":"watch-sheffield-celebrating-black-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/watch-sheffield-celebrating-black-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Sheffield celebrating Black music a year on from the MOBOs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A celebration of Black music and inclusivity was hosted in the Winter Gardens yesterday afternoon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event commemorates the one-year anniversary of the MOBO (music of Black origin) awards being hosted in Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music industry leaders and artists from across South Yorkshire gathered for a panel discussion in the Millennium Gallery before Sheffield Community Choir kicked off an afternoon of performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Edwards, a singer-songwriter who led the discussions, said: \u201cThis event shows me the progress a city like Sheffield is making to try and help the young people of Sheffield to realise and reach their potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo me I think it\u2019s really important that a place like Sheffield is doing that. 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