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Sonny Roberts

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Jamaican-born carpenter-turned-producer who in 1961 opened Planetone in a Kilburn basement — cited as the first Black-owned recording operation in Britain — and later ran the Orbitone label and Harlesden record shop, a lovers-rock and African-music hub; commemorated with a blue plaque.

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Sonny Roberts, Jamaican producer who opened Britain's first Black-owned recording studio, honoured with blue plaque

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DJ Mag report on Sonny Roberts and Planetone.

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