the vibrant cultural and multi-ethnic musical landscape of the UK is to be boosted by the development of a unique online portal, launched today by not-for-profit music foundation Diaspora.

The website found at www.diaspora.uk.com will create a channel to showcase the talents of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority music communities to a global audience, whilst creating regular opportunities for an ever-growing number of diversity campaigners to engage with the wider creative sector.

Through a comprehensive programme of events and networking sessions, the initiative will promote opportunities to discuss the challenges experienced by artists from this specific sector of the music industry.

Diaspora Founder Rose Nunu said,