Slave-owner’s concert hall considers change of name

Slave-owner’s concert hall considers change of name

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norman lebrecht

June 24, 2014

We hear that Colston Hall in Bristol – named after a 17th century English MP and trafficker in human misery – is looking for a sponsor who might relieve it of past associations.

By neat coincidence, the hall will host a performance next season by the Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra, Africa’s bravest.

 

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