The Root: Sounds born from Windrush

About the show

Originally curated for radio on Worldwide FM, The Root explores community archiving in Sheffield through sound, memory, and identity. This Windrush Day 2026 listening session, in collaboration with Migration Matters Festival, brings people together to share records rooted in community and history. Tracing sonic lineages across the Caribbean and Africa, it reflects on Black identity and honours the Windrush generation’s legacy.

Curated by Sheffield-based archivist and producer Ella Barrett for the Bantu Archive Programme, The Root highlights how space and sound both act as interconnected forces in shaping cultural and collective life.

Think archive meets techno, oral history meets ambient textures. It’s about hearing the city differently and asking what sound can tell us about who we are and where we come from.