MODERN BRITAIN presents LIKE-MINDED-REBELS

If you like Indie Rock, Grime, Punk Blues, Pop Punk, UK Rap, Spoken Word. You should know Don Letts, The Clash, The Slits, Dennis Bovell, The Ruts, Poly Styrene, Linton Kwesi Johnson. These figures were involved in the iconic British Punk-Rock Era and they fused Punk-Rock with the rebellious Reggae attitude and sounds. MODERN ENGLAND is a platform that aims to celebrate Englands multi-cultural identity through making projects that highlight diversity within English culture - present and past. LIKE-MINDED-REBELS which is a project presented by MODERN ENGLAND that, highlights some key figures that were a part of the Reggae-Punk fusion and created diversity within this music genre. The aim of this project is to explore and celebrate the fusion of Caribbean and British identities through the Reggae-Punk movement of 1970s Britain. The project sheds light on how Caribbean culture played a role in British Punk-Rock’s subculture, sound and style. Inspired by my own Caribbean-British heritage and rooted in diasporic theory, this research-led, design-driven website highlights influential figures like Don Letts, Dennis Bovell, and Poly Styrene. Using urban aesthetics, motion graphics, digital illustration, and video collage to create this website and posters I aim to appeal to a Gen Z audience (ages 18–28). This project reclaims Punk culture as a multicultural space and invites Gen Z to find pride in their layered identities. Moving forward in my creative career, I’d like to continue exploring and documenting diasporic experiences and subcultures. In my practice, I often reference music to understand and connect with these cultures and then use digital design (motion design, digital illustrations (2D &3D) and web design) to visualise these experiences/ stories.