Sonny Roberts Blue Plaque — JetBlakMix

26 July 2023 was the unveiling of Nubian Jak Blue Plaque for Jamaican born Sonny Roberts, who opened the first black owned recording studio in the UK in 1961. The studio was located at 108 Cambridge Road Kilburn London NW6 5GR, and is now the site of the Blue Plaque. Sonny rented the space from Lee Gopthal (Trojan Records co-founder), the owner of the building, who then rented it to Chris Blackwell’s fledgling Island Records label in late 1962… Timestamp 0:00 Intro 1:05 Orleen Hilton Mayor 2:15 Monica Roberts 3:25 Mykeall Riley 6:05 Rudy Paige 7:14 Ed Bignall 8:12 Cyo Brown 11:21 Rueben Richards 14:03 Cleon Roberts 18:08 Aunt Nelly 20:08 Kwaku 24:30 Planetone legacy 26:07 Nubian Jak Plaque 27:00 Photo gallery 28:32 Outtro