musical group celebrating the descendants of the Windrush technology opened the primary stage at Glastonbury on Sunday with a “hugely important” and “fantastic” efficiency.

The Bristol Reggae Orchestra and Windrush Choir, a musical group from Bristol which celebrates the Windrush technology and its descendants, kicked off proceedings on the Pyramid Stage at 11am with a full orchestra accompanied by singers wearing vibrant crimson, inexperienced and yellow.

The pageant look got here 75 years after the Empire Windrush docked within the UK.

The ship carried staff from the Caribbean who had answered Britain’s name for assist to fill post-war labour shortages, arriving on the Port of Tilbury, Essex, on June 22 1948.

Opening the set, one of many lead singers stated to the group of a number of hundred: “Glastonbury how you doing? We’re going to give you a Windrush style of reggae today.”

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The group carried out songs together with Home and Windrush Child, in addition to a medley of classics from reggae legend Bob Marley.

A member of the band thanked the Eavis household, who organise the pageant, for that includes them and serving to to share the story of the Windrush technology.

“I just wanted to say thank-you very much to Michael, Emily, the family and the whole organisation… they’ve treated us so well today,” he stated.

“The fact that they’ve recognised the Windrush arrival… people here understand the story so I want to thank you all for coming.”

Jeff Peabody, 54, from Street in Somerset close to the pageant website at Worthy Farm, described the efficiency as “hugely important”.

He advised the PA news company: “It was fantastic… just people just really enjoying themselves and just spreading the music, spreading love, and that’s what Glastonbury is all about.

“I’m 54, when I grew up I didn’t know the story, but everybody knows the story now and it’s really important that story comes out and generations coming through need to hear the story.

“We’ve got to remember the tragedy the Windrush generation have had to suffer.

“This is what makes Glastonbury so special because it gives a platform for huge stars, but also gives a platform for a choir from Bristol and a chance to remember Windrush and pass on that story.”